Why blocking ads is good for your digital health

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We take a look at why blocking adverts and tracking is one of the best things you can do to keep your devices healthy.

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Expiro: Old Virus Poses a New Challenge

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:17:13 +0000

A recent virus infection faced by some users was swiftly detected as being caused by Expiro. We have…

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Fake Hogwarts Legacy cracks lead to adware, scams

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With Hogwarts Legacy becoming the popular game it was expected to be, online criminals have resorted to old tricks to get users clicking.

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PowerShell: An Attacker’s Paradise

Credit to Author: Mrigank Tyagi| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:13:02 +0000

  PowerShell was originally intended as a task automation and configuration management program for system administrators. However, it…

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Auto-launching HiddAd on Google Play Store found in more than 6 million downloads

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:11:19 +0000

HiddenAd or HiddAd are icon-hiding adware applications. The prime motive of HiddAd is to generate revenue through aggressive…

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The evolution of a Mac trojan: UpdateAgent’s progression

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Our discovery and analysis of a sophisticated Mac trojan in October exposed a year-long evolution of a malware family—and depicts the rising complexity of threats across platforms.

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Mac adware is more sophisticated and dangerous than traditional Mac malware

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:34:48 +0000

Adware and PUPs can actually be far more invasive and dangerous on the Mac than “real” malware. We demonstrate with analysis of Crossrider, a sophisticated Mac adware that uses evasion and persistence techniques more complex than nation-state malware.

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Google purges 600 Android apps for “disruptive” pop-up ads

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:26:22 +0000

These apps plunk ads in front of us when we’re trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xlWz9s2MFTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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