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In plain sight: Malicious ads hiding in search results

September 3, 2024

Sometimes there’s more than just an enticing product offer hiding behind an ad. One thing is true: Malware developers are deeply invested in improving their malware and exploring different ways to compromise end users. Malware spreading through ads is nothing new; for a long time, cybercriminals have had their sights fixed on online advertising networks as a distribution … More In plain sight: Malicious ads hiding in search results

HotPage browser injector capable of replacing web content and redirecting users

July 18, 2024

HotPage browser injector is capable of replacing web content and opens the system to other vulnerabilities. ESET Research has discovered a sophisticated browser injector: This threat, which ESET dubbed HotPage, comes self-contained in an executable file that installs its main driver and injects libraries into Chromium-based browsers. Posing as a security product capable of blocking … More HotPage browser injector capable of replacing web content and redirecting users

The ABCs of how online ads can impact children’s well-being

April 16, 2024

From promoting questionable content to posing security risks, inappropriate ads present multiple dangers for children. Here’s how to help them stay safe. In today’s digital world, ads are practically unavoidable. From pop-up ads on your daily Wordle to sneaky affiliate posts on your favorite social media accounts, we are constantly bombarded with targeted marketing messages … More The ABCs of how online ads can impact children’s well-being

Six tips to help you avoid targeted marketing

February 23, 2018

Do you ever get that feeling that advertisers are stalking your every move? At this point, most of us can recite a story from our own personal experience or that of a close friend or family member, where an ad had a particularly spooky kind of relevance. This sort of targeted marketing is not necessarily … More Six tips to help you avoid targeted marketing

Birthday Reminder looks benign but the devil’s in the details: Hooks DNS, serves dodgy ads

June 23, 2017

The strange behavior of a simple Windows application caught our attention and sparked ESET’s analysis of previously undocumented malware. A contact at the Norwegian HealthCERT — following a question about this from the regional healthcare provider Sykehuspartner — reached out to us asking about DNS queries to domains with the format [0-9a-f]{60}.smoke. There is no .smoketop level domain, … More Birthday Reminder looks benign but the devil’s in the details: Hooks DNS, serves dodgy ads

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