Tag: hotpage

ESET Research Podcast: HotPage

September 5, 2024

ESET researchers discuss HotPage, a recently discovered adware armed with a highest-privilege, yet vulnerable, Microsoft-signed driver. Usually when someone mentions adware, people think of low-quality half-baked malicious code used to spam victims with sketchy ads. But as we explain in this episode of our podcast, not all adware is created equal. HotPage is a recently … More ESET Research Podcast: HotPage

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: ESET Research has discovered a sophisticated browser injector ESET dubbed HotPage. It is a signed, vulnerable, ad-injecting driver. The threat poses as a security product that blocks advertisements; however, it introduces … More HotPage browser injector capable of replacing web content and redirecting users