adware

Avast Threat Report shows humans are better targets that software
When you think of cybercriminals, you might conjure up a movie image of people working in dark rooms with complex spreads of monitors filled with lines and lines of code as they ...

Web-based adware’s crafty games and how to sidestep them
If you've ever been online (and, well, you're here, so obviously you have), you've probably crossed paths with something called web-based adware. Let's take a moment to unpack that. ...

What was in store in the first quarter? Q1 2022 threat roundup
The threat landscape is as active as ever. This past quarter, Communication Service Providers that use Allot Secure saw several interesting new threats., including several threats that we thought had disappeared. Here ...
Spyware: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prevent It
You might feel safe while using your phone or laptop packed with all the latest security features. However, it might not be entirely true sometimes. There may be something in your machine ...

Apple Notarized Malware by Mistake, Hackers Ran it Through Third-Party Website
Notarized apps should be safe on macOS Threat actors try to deploy “approved” malware through website Apple revoked certificates, but malware is still up Apple’s notarization system let a piece of malware ...

Apple’s Big Brother Attitude Fails to Keep Users Safe
Apple’s insistence on “notarizing” apps fails to “give users more confidence,” as Cook’s crew promised ...

Aggressive Adware Promised Free Stuff to Android Users Just to Stay Installed
Aggressive adware apps invade tens of thousands of devices Operators designed the apps to run unhindered in the background Google removed all of the fake apps from the Play Store Security researchers ...

APTs, RATs and Code-Signing Attacks
Code-signing certificates have become a high-value target for cybercriminals. Here’s how to keep your certificates safe There’s a lot of buzz right now about a report, recently released by BlackBerry that reveals ...

Malwarebytes Report: Apple OS X Threats Quadrupled in 2019
Apples’ macOS operating system is no longer the safe haven from cybercrime it was once thought to be. That’s according to security vendor Malwarebytes and its “2020 State of Malware Report,” which ...
New Research on the Adtech Industry
The Norwegian Consumer Council has published an extensive report about how the adtech industry violates consumer privacy. At the same time, it is filing three legal complaints against six companies in this ...