Apple has disabled the ability to silently install macOS profiles from the CLI in macOS 14, a measure that was widely employed by adware and malware gangs. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Tag: adware
Google removes 600 Android apps in Play Store adware crackdown
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•Google removes Android apps and bans app developers who used out-of-app ads to spam users. …read more Source:: Open Source S
DealPly adware abuses Microsoft, McAfee services to evade detection
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•The malware leverages interesting techniques to avoid discovery by AVs. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Almost 150 million users impacted by new SimBad Android adware
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•SimBad adware found in 210 Android apps available on the official Google Play Store. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Top Mac anti-adware software in App Store steals your browsing history
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•A Mac app ranked in the top App Store tiers secretly sends the browsing history of users to a server in China. …read more Source:: Open Source S
This adware created a backdoor into 250 million PCs, say researchers
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•250 million machines are infected with revenue-generating Fireball adware which is also able to run any code on a victim computer. …read more Source:: Open Source S