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New Android Malware Campaigns Evading Detection Using Cross-Platform Framework .NET MAUI
Mar 24, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
Takedown Stops Polymorphic Botnet
Several global law enforcement agencies and McAfee this week successfully dismantled the "Beebone" botnet behind the polymorphic worm W32/Worm-AAEH.POS Malware Uses Time-Stamp Check to Evade Detection
PoS malware uses timestamp check to make its campaign shot life and evade sandbox by exiting initially to stop running...Teslacrypt Joins Ransomware Field
A newly crafted ransomware, Teslacrypt, has arrived in the malware genre that encrypts user files using AES...
Attacks On Indian Organizations Continue – More Exploits Focused On Events
In November last year, McAfee Labs researchers reported about Operation Mangal, an ongoing targeted attack campaign against...Amazon Gift Card Malware Spreading via SMS
McAfee Labs recently published its Hacking the Human OS report, which details a number of ways in...Steamstealer Attacks Victims via Chat
During the last few months, McAfee Labs has seen an increase in Steamstealer samples. The following chart...The Rise of Backdoor-FCKQ (CTB-Locker)
By Raj Samani (@Raj_Samani) and Christiaan Beek (@ChristiaanBeek) In the McAfee Labs Threats Report published in November...Apps Sending Plain HTTP Put Personal Data at Risk
At the AVAR Conference in November 2014, McAfee Labs presented how to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability...Slow File Infector Spies on Victims
Sourabh Kadam contributed to this blog. In the middle of 2012 McAfee Labs observed the complex malware...McAfee Adds Flash Exploit Detection to NSP 8.2
Adobe Flash vulnerabilities and exploits have worried users and security professionals for many years. The situation today...InstallCube: How Russian Programmers Turn Adware Into Cash
We often observe applications bundled with ad-displaying programs to generate revenue for those products. These are not...Is This Your Photo? No, It’s SMS Spam With Mobile Malware
One of the most important concerns of Internet users is privacy. For this reason one of the...
