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Malvertising Campaign via Pop-under Ads Sends CryptoWall 4

January 7, 2016 - We have caught a new malvertising campaign on the PopAds network launching the Magnitude exploit kit via pop-under ads. A pop-under is an ad...

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DirectRev Advert Loads Self Sufficient Flash Exploit, CryptoWall

November 5, 2015 - We have been observing a series of malvertising attacks using an unusual but familiar delivery method recently. Indeed, instead of relying...

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Ukrainian Media Site RBC[dot]UA Drops CryptoWall Ransomware

July 27, 2015 - Popular news site rbc[dot]ua is currently hacked and infecting its visitors via the RIG exploit kit. The majority of the traffic to...

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Popcash Malvertising Leads to CryptoWall

June 11, 2015 - The online advertising industry is a very lucrative business and so it comes as no big surprise that cyber-criminals have taken...

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Booby-trapped Hugo Boss Advert Spreads Cryptowall Ransomware

April 13, 2015 - Malicious advertising attacks (malvertising) have been plaguing mainstream sites and their visitors a lot these past few years. While some are...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News | Threats

Xtube Exploit Led to Cryptowall Malware

March 31, 2015 - We wrote about the adult site xtube.com being compromised, redirecting visitors to a landing page for the Neutrino Exploit kit last...

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MALWARE

Ransomware

Short bio Ransom malware or ransomware is a threat that prevents users from accessing their system or personal files and demands ransom payment...

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EXPLOIT KITS

Nuclear

Short bio Exploit kits are efficient and effective tools for cybercriminals to distribute malware. Exploit kits include exploits for multiple vulnerabilities...

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MALWARE

Neutrino

Short bio The Neutrino exploit kit is a malicious tool kit, which can be used by attackers who are not experts...

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PUPs

Ad fraud

Short bio Advertising (ad) fraud, also called click fraud or click spam, is a practice by bad actors, specifically dubious advertising networks,...

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