Adware

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:58:32 +0000

La desinstalación de una aplicación de Android que hemos identificado como adware es normalmente fácil de realizar: simplemente consiste en hacer clic y arrastrar hacia la esquina superior derecha de la pantalla y a la papelera. La aplicación desaparece, idealmente seguido de una calificación negativa en Google Play para alertar a otros sobre su mal […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/SgrM9-3TkWk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Icon-hiding Android adware returns to the Play Market

October 8, 2019 admin Adware, andr/hiddad, Android, Android malware, Google Play, hidden adware, hidden apps, SophosLabs, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Pankaj Kohli| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:00:37 +0000

Adware apps attempt to evade easy removal by, literally, hiding their app icons from users<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/CXlzdUIihFw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Kaspersky Security

Malicious Android app had more than 100 million downloads in Google Play

August 27, 2019 admin Adware, Android, apps, CamScanner, Google Play, news, paid subscriptions, Threats, trojans

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:33:34 +0000

Kaspersky researchers found malware in CamScanner, a text recognition app that was downloaded more than 100 million times from Google Play.

MalwareBytes Security

Meet Extenbro, a new DNS-changer Trojan protecting adware

July 15, 2019 admin Adware, bundler, bundleware, DNS, DNS servers, DNS-changer, Extenbro, malware removal, Root certificate, scheduled tasks, Trojan, trojans

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0000

We found a new Trojan that uses aggressive techniques, including blocking access to security sites, to deliver an adware bundler. Read up on what Extenbro can do and how to get this pest off your system.

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Trojans

Tags: adware bundler bundleware dns DNS servers DNS-changer Extenbro malware removal Root certificate scheduled tasks trojan Trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:01:32 +0000

The Labs team discovered that businesses are being targeted with 235 percent more threats than the previous year. Download the report and find out which threats are revving up, and which are dying out.

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Tags: adware business threats cryptomining emotet malware ransomware threats Trojans Troldesh Troldesh ransomware

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Meet Extenbro, a new DNS-changer Trojan protecting adware

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