Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for September 13 - September 19, 2020
This week, the SpyHunter malware research team has highlighted a weekly roundup of common and critical malware threats that are currently affecting computers around the world. Take a look at this week's report and stay ahead of trending malware threats!
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This Week in Malware Video
This episode discusses the following topics: How Q2 of 2020 is seeing over 143 million malware attacks, how the Zeppelin Ransomware has made a comeback using a new Trojan horse the evade detection, and finally how the ZShlayer Mac Trojan horse is using heavyly obfuscated Zsh scripts to bypass detection from popular security tools.
Malware Security Alerts of the Week
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Mac Clean Mac Clean is a bogus system optimization tool that is designed for Mac OS computers. The Mac Clean application may offer the ability to detect and fix performance hindering issues on a Mac computer but may fail to do so as it becomes a major annoyance. Read more |
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Mac SpeedUp Pro Mac SpeedUp Pro is a questionable application that makes claims of being able to boost performance of a Mac OS computer by cleaning potential malware and parasites from the system. Mac computer users may find Mac SpeedUp Pro to be more of an annoyance than a help to improving system performance, which as deemed Mac SpeedUp Pro to be a potentially unwanted program. Read more |
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Avg-Online-Scanner.com The Avg-Online-Scanner.com website is a browser hijacker and a misleading site that may leverage the well-known computer security application name of AVG. By using the AVG name, Avg-Online-Scanner.com may trick computer users into downloading potential malware that is disguised as an antivirus application for their computer. Read more |
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Triada Android Trojan The Triada Android Trojan is a dangerous threat that may load on Android devices, including smartphones and tablets, where it could compromise personal data and allow a remote attacker to gain access. Those utilizing Android devices should utilize the necessary tool to detect and eliminate Triada Android Trojan from their device to prevent situations that may lead to identity theft. Read more |
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This Week’s Most Interesting Computer Security and Malware News
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Second FBI Warning about ProLock Ransomware Issued The ProLock Ransomware has propagated to new heights prompting a stern warning that was recently given by the FBI for computer users to beware of the threat as it is making demands of a $2 million ransom for victimized computer users. |
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Google Removes 17 Apps from Play Store for Malware Infection About 17 Android apps have been flagged for having malware. As a quick prompt to curtail malware spread through the Google Play Store, Google has stepped in to remove upwards of 17 malware-infected apps from the store. We uncover those apps. |
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NZ Government Warns of Emotet Email Campaigns The Emotet Trojan has become a destructive force among vulnerable computers prompting a warning from the NZ government of aggressive email campaigns that are actively spreading the Emotet threat, often disguised as legitimate email messages and attachments. |