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Make Dark AdwareMake Dark Adware

make dark is the name of a typical advertising-supported application. The purpose of such apps is to generate annoying advertisements. Typically, they are promoted and distributed using questionable (often deceptive) methods. Our team has discovered at least two shady websites promoting the make dark adware. This application is supposed to provide a dark mode for websites. However, it also shows coupons, banners, pop-ups, and (or) ot...

Extra-Dark Adware

Extra-Dark Adware

Extra-Dark is a browser extens...

Stopfiles Ransomware

Stopfiles Ransomware

Stopfiles is ransomware that b...

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XHAMSTER Ransomware

XHAMSTER Ransomware

Ransomware is a form of malware that cybercriminals use to blackm...

Chrome "Managed By Your Organization" Browser Hijacker (Windows)

Chrome "Managed By Your Organization" Browser Hijacker (Windows)

"Managed by your organization" is a Google Chrome feature (it can...

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Qakbot Deploys New Distribution MethodQakbot Deploys New Distribution Method

Qakbot, also tracked as QBot, is well known for its botnet distributing the credential-stealing trojan component of the malware via malicious Microsoft Office documents. In many instances, Office documents, especially Word documents, would abuse the application’s macros feature to run malicious code. This would often involve tricking the victim into enabling macros by alerting the victim to the document containing important information tha...

SpringShell: The Latest Java Vulnerability

SpringShell: The Latest Java Vulnerability

The last set of vulnerabilities ...

AcidRain Wiper Joins the List of Modern Wipers

AcidRain Wiper Joins the List of Modern Wipers

This publication has covered how...

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Combo Cleaner Anti-Malware (for Windows computers)

Combo Cleaner Anti-Malware (for Windows computers)

As well as enterprise level antivirus scan engine, Combo Cleaner ...

Combo Cleaner: Antivirus and System Optimizer (for Mac computers)

Combo Cleaner: Antivirus and System Optimizer (for Mac computers)

Although Mac computers are thought to be more secure than Windows...

Avast One

Avast One

Despite the rebranding older products like Avast Premium is still...

Malwarebytes Premium

Malwarebytes Premium

Typically, offerings that include more than one license, here 10 ...

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