- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 19th, 2020
After Microsoft, It’s Apple’s Turn to Be Accused of Bombarding Users with Ads
iOS 13 is adware, says a Tumblr software engineer
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- March 8th, 2019
Android Apps with Over 700,000 Installs Use New Trick to Escape Full Removal
New malicious apps caught in the Google Play Store
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 12th, 2018
Fake Miners Mine Fake Coins, Make Money by Displaying Ads
The fake cryptomining apps claim to mine for unminable coins
- Spyware Threats
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 7th, 2018
Fifth Top Paid App on the Mac App Store Steals Users' Browsing History Update
Instead of cleaning adware, the Adware Doctor app is sending its users' browsing history to servers from China
- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- April 26th, 2018
Fake Flash Player for Mac Locks Down Safari and Chrome Homepages
Crossrider malware used in new Flash Player-based attack
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 20th, 2017
CCleaner Now Offering Avast Free Antivirus in Typical Adware Push
Avast Free Antivirus integrated into CCleaner installer
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 13th, 2017
Hundreds of Malicious Apps Posing as Virus Scanners Found in App Stores
These virus scanners will actually do you harm
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 29th, 2017
Android Adware Infects 36.5M Devices via Google Play
More than 41 Android apps managed to bypass Google's protections in the Play Store, makes heaps of cash for devs
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 15th, 2017
Fake WhatsApp Site Helps Spread Adware via Chrome Extension
This is a rather complex scheme to get people to install a Chrome extension that's actually adware
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 11th, 2017
Over 50 Apps in Google Play Infected 55 Million Users with Adware
The discovery was made by security firm Sophos and the apps have yet to be removed from the Play Store
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 6th, 2017
McAfee Report: Mac Malware Grew 744%, Most Is Adware
While the numbers grew in 2016, the detected instances are still nothing compared to Windows or Android malware
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 14th, 2017
Google Kills Android Malware Family Chamois, One of the Largest Discovered
The malware hid behind many protection layers
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 9th, 2017
Skinner Adware Using Precision Targeting Spotted on Google Play
The infected app has since been removed from the store
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 28th, 2017
2016 Mobile Malware Trends: 40 Million Attacks and the Rise of Ransomware
The number of malicious installation packages grew three times over in 2016, up to over 8.5 million
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 13th, 2016
Youndoo Adware Keeps Coming Back via Chrome Profile and Windows Scheduled Task
Adware uses hidden Scheduled Task to keep coming back
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 11th, 2016
Microsoft and Malwarebytes Boost PUP Detection
PUP software should be called malware, not PUP
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 12th, 2016
Over 75 Million iOS Users Infected with Adware from Third-Party App Store
Chinese 3rd-party app store at the root of all infections