During the past few weeks there has been an increase in malvertising attacks, for example via a series of compromises of open source…
Tag: malvertising
Malvertising remains a favourite distribution platform for pushing out malware and we typically see certain exploit kits associated with particular campaigns. As…
We have been tracking a malvertising campaign distributing the Cerber ransomware linked to the actor behind the Magnitude exploit kit for months.It…
While overall exploit kit activity has been somewhat low during the past weeks, we have noted some changes in Neutrino, the leading…
We have not seen very many large scale malvertising attacks following the mysterious disappearance of the powerful Angler EK. The ones we…
A lot of folks in the business (and consumer) world are shaking in their boots about ransomware. It’s understandable. Ransomware is…
Update 6.15.16: An earlier version of this article mentioned a specific adblocking product. Its inclusion was intended to be illustrative only,…
Update (06/13/2016): Still no sign of Angler EK activity since late June 6th PST. In the meantime, the actor known as ihateclowns/SadClowns…
Ransomware! Ransom Software! Encrypting Ransomware! AHHH!No doubt the last year exposed you to this term numerous times and I doubt any…
Malvertising isn’t only used to infect users via drive-by downloads or to deceitfully push fake software updates. A campaign currently going…