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The Hacker News - Cybersecurity News and Analysis: adware
42 Adware Apps with 8 Million Downloads Traced Back to Vietnamese Student
October 24, 2019
Mohit Kumar
First of all, if you have any of the below-listed apps installed on your Android device, you are advised to uninstall it immediately. C...
New Malware Replaced Legit Android Apps With Fake Ones On 25 Million Devices
July 11, 2019
Swati Khandelwal
Are you sure the WhatsApp app you are using on your Android device is legitimate, even if it's working perfectly as intended? ...Or...
Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users
January 09, 2019
Swati Khandelwal
Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users. ...
No.1 Adware Removal Tool On Apple App Store Caught Spying On Mac Users
September 07, 2018
Swati Khandelwal
A highly popular top-tier app in Apple's Mac App Store that's designed to protect its users from adware and malware threats has ...
Python-Based Adware Evolves to Install Malicious Browser Extensions
June 26, 2018
Wang Wei
Security researchers have been warning of a few newly detected variants of python -based adware that are being distributed in the wild no...
Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones
March 15, 2018
Swati Khandelwal
Security researchers have discovered a massive continuously growing malware campaign that has already infected nearly 5 million mobile de...
Beware of Windows/MacOS/Linux Virus Spreading Through Facebook Messenger
August 24, 2017
Unknown
If you came across any Facebook message with a video link sent by anyone, even your friend — just don't click on it. Security researche...
Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users
August 23, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Over 500 different Android apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times from the official Google Play Store found to be inf...
Hackers Hijacked Chrome Extension for Web Developers With Over 1 Million Users
August 03, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
From past few years, spammers and cyber criminals were buying web extensions from their developers and then updating them without informi...
Someone Hijacks A Popular Chrome Extension to Push Malware
July 31, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Phishers have recently hacked an extension for Google Chrome after compromising the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t...
Gang Behind Fireball Malware that Infected 250 Million PCs Busted by Police
July 26, 2017
Mohit Kumar
Chinese authorities have recently initiated a crackdown on the operators of a massive adware campaign that infected around 250 Million co...
Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million Computers Worldwide
June 01, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Security researchers have discovered a massive malware campaign that has already infected more than 250 million computers across the worl...
Judy Android Malware Infects Over 36.5 Million Google Play Store Users
May 29, 2017
Mohit Kumar
Security researchers have claimed to have discovered possibly the largest malware campaign on Google Play Store that has already infected...
Verizon to pre-install a 'Spyware' app on its Android phones to collect user data
March 30, 2017
Mohit Kumar
If the death of online privacy rules wasn't enough for Internet Service Providers and advertisers to celebrate, Verizon has planned t...
This Malware Can Delete and Replace Your Entire Chrome Browser with a lookalike
October 20, 2015
Swati Khandelwal
Security researchers have uncovered a new piece of Adware that replaces your entire browser with a dangerous copy of Google Chrome , in...
Kemoge: Latest Android Malware that Can Root Your Smartphone
October 08, 2015
Khyati Jain
Google Android has been a primary concern of the attackers. Counting from a simple text message that could hack an Android phone remotel...
Google Removes 200 Ad-Injectors Chrome Extensions
April 02, 2015
Swati Khandelwal
In the War against Ad injectors , Google has started removing ad-injecting extensions for its Chrome browser after it discovered as many...
Lenovo Shipping PCs with Pre-Installed 'Superfish Malware' that Kills HTTPS
February 19, 2015
Swati Khandelwal
One of the most popular computer manufacturers Lenovo is being criticized for selling laptops pre-installed with invasive marketing soft...
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