Adware stories

Avast warns of a surge in fake online shops targeting New Zealanders, with nearly 80,000 counterfeit websites identified as the holiday shopping season nears.

As the festive shopping season approaches, researchers have identified nearly 80,000 counterfeit websites, endangering online shoppers seeking deals.

Shoppers in the UK are advised to remain vigilant over holiday discounts, as a report reveals soaring risks of digital identity theft amid festive deals.

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new malware stealing users credentials, address, credit card data, cryptocurrencies, and accounts.

Adware poses the biggest threat to Android devices, accounting for 45% of mobile threats in 2021, says research from Avast.

The report also reveals that adware is a rising problem, with its share among all Android malware types having increased by 38% in the past year alone.

The Zacinlo malware, which Bitdefender classes as an advanced strain of spyware, has been operating covertly since 2012.

Low-cost Android devices from manufacturers such as ZTE and Archos are being pre-installed with adware, researchers at Avast say.

Nearly five million Android devices may have pre-installed 'RottenSys' adware, researchers reveal, implicating distributors in the alarming spread.

Asia Pacific is a hotspot for ransomware, hijackers, spyware and worms and one security expert believes that the region is becoming a major target.

It was only weeks ago that one of the single largest data breaches in history was announced - now Equifax may have been hacked again.

A pervasive auto-clicking adware by the name of GhostClicker has infected as many as 340 apps from Google Play.

A new browser hijacker malware called Fireball is taking over 250 million computers and has already infiltrated 20% of corporate networks worldwide.

The Android Ewind family has just become a little bigger, after Unit 42 researchers discovered multiple new samples of the family.

Before the close of 2016, Symantec discovered a number of new cyber security trends, helping banish a number of old and new threats.

ESET is warning Android users to watch out for fake patch apps, the first of their kind to take advantage of the QuadRooter vulnerability.

ESET has debuted a new range of secure USB drives to aimed at preventing malware from spreading via portable drives.

Alcatel-Lucent malware report shows significant rise in mobile infections via PCs and adware in first six months of 2015.

The instructions come amid backlash after it was revealed Lenovo preinstalled software that made devices vulnerable to hacking.