Adware
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Internet pollution is only getting worse
Opinion With online advertising becoming more pervasive and insidious, it won’t be long until they’re as ever present as microplastics
By Jon Honeyball Published
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New Adload malware bypasses Apple’s XProtect to infect macOS devices
News Old malware retooled to evade Apple defenses
By Rene Millman Published
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Common malware slipped past the macOS notarization process twice
News Apple immediately revoked the notarization, but the adware slipped through again
By Justin Cupler Published
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WakeNet AB accused of ‘deceptively' spreading adware
News Bad actors are using tools like 'embed movie' to coax victims into installing software that house adware
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Zacinlo malware threatens Windows 10 PCs
News Malware takes screenshots of users' desktops, and has been operating silently for six years
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Lenovo vows to cut bloatware after Superfish
News The company says it will drop adware after its Superfish debacle left customer data at risk
By Clare Hopping Published
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Facebook warns of new Superfish threat
News The fake security certificate used by the Lenovo-installed adware can be re-used by hackers, says social network
By Joe Curtis Published
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Lenovo stops shipping Superfish adware with consumer devices
News Superfish adware had potential to make browser data available to hackers
By Khidr Suleman Published
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Yahoo serves up New Year malware to European customers
News Malicious adverts infect users’ computers.
By Jane McCallion Published
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Malwarebytes flags fake Flash update
News Unusual and inappropriate ads injected into websites.
By Jane McCallion Published
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File sharing infects 500,000 computers
News McAfee reveal details on what it calls the most significant malware outbreak since 2005, as peer-to-peer networks look under threat.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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