Adware

Updated on 2022-12-22: Glupteba returns The Glupteba ad fraud trojan has returned to operations after being disrupted by Google last year and after the conclusion of a recent lawsuit between the two parties. Read more: Tracking Malicious Glupteba Activity Through the Blockchain Disrupting the Glupteba operation Updated on 2022-12-19 A surge in infection by the …

Updated on 2022-11-15 China-based threat actor, named Fangxiao, has built a network of 42,000 web domains that mimic over 400 popular brands, to redirect users to malicious sites, found Cyjax. Read more: Fangxiao: a Chinese threat actor Overview: Fangxiao group Cyjax has a deep dive on a threat actor known as Fangxiao, a Chinese group …

Updated on 2022-11-02 A set of four malicious apps, developed by the Mobile apps Group, was found propagating the HiddenAds trojan. The apps have been downloaded over a million times from the Google Play Store. Read more: Malware on the Google Play store leads to harmful phishing sites Updated on 2022-11-01: New malware from the …

Updated on 2022-10-21 Google Play Store removed 16 malicious apps, with a cumulative download of 20 million, that were propagating the Clicker malware for mobile ad fraud. Read more: Google Play apps with >20M downloads depleted batteries and network bandwidth Overview McAfee researchers have a report out on the Clicker adware, which they said they …