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McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021

In this edition, we present new findings in our traditional threat statistical categories – as well as our usual malware, sectors, and vectors – imparted in a new, enhanced digital presentation that’s more easily consumed and interpreted.

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Patch Now: Simple Office ‘Protected View’ Bypass Could Have Big Impact

Protected View is a security feature of Microsoft Office. According to research from MWR Labs, Protected View mode is a strong...

McAfee Labs

Pay-Per-Install Company Deceptively Floods Market with Unwanted Programs

For the past 18 months, McAfee Labs has been investigating a pay-per-install developer, WakeNet AB, responsible for spreading prevalent adware...

Internet Security

PayPal Users: Here’s What You Need to Know About the New Phishing Scam

It’s the season of giving, which means internet scams are practically everywhere, as cybercriminals are trying to trick eager holiday...

Family Safety

PC Gamers (and Parents of Gamers) Rejoice!

Of all the pastimes that took off during the pandemic, it’s not surprising that online gaming was one of them....

McAfee Labs

PDF Phishing: Beyond the Bait

By Lakshya Mathur & Yashvi Shah  Phishing attackers aim to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information for financial gain, credential...

McAfee Labs

Peeling Back the Layers of RemcosRat Malware

Authored by Preksha Saxena McAfee labs observed a Remcos RAT campaign where malicious VBS files were delivered via phishing email....

Mobile Security Family Safety

Perception vs. Reality: Facebook Anonymous Login Feature

Perception plays a huge role in many aspects of daily life. However, the reality of something is often not as...

McAfee Labs

Periodic Connections to Control Server Offer New Way to Detect Botnets

A number of recent botnets and advanced threats use HTTP as their primary communications channel with their control servers. McAfee...

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Personal and Professional Development From Home

Personal and Professional Development from Home Like so many of us, I’m doing my best to look forward. While everyone’s...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Security News

Petya is Here, And It’s Taking Cues from WannaCry

Just over a month after the infamous WannaCry attack, a new worldwide cyberattack is here again. Its name is Petya, or Petwrap, it’s...

McAfee Labs

Phishing Attack Replaces Android Banking Apps With Malware

Mobile devices are also increasingly being used to manage a critical and important asset for all of us: our money....

McAfee Labs

Phishing Attacks Employ Old but Effective Password Stealer

A few months ago we received a sample from a customer that turned out to be a password stealer (PWS). One...

McAfee Labs

Phishing Campaigns featuring Ursnif Trojan on the Rise

Authored by Jyothi Naveen and Kiran Raj McAfee Labs have been observing a spike in phishing campaigns that utilize Microsoft...

Mobile Security

Phishing Goes Mobile: New Android Malware Hits Google Play

Sometimes, things just aren’t as they seem to be. For example, last year, Google Play hosted a round of mobile...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Security News

Phishing Scam Targets Walmart.com Online Customers

Late last week, Walmart alerted the public to an email-based scam that used the company’s name (misspelled as “Wallmart”) to...

McAfee Labs

Phishing Threat Uses UTF-8 BOM in ZIP Signature to Evade Detection

This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. Last week, we noticed thousands of malware files in the wild that employ...

McAfee Labs

Phishing Android Malware Targets Taxpayers in India

Authored by ChanUng Pak   McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently found a new Android malware, Elibomi, targeting taxpayers in India. The malware steals sensitive financial and private information via phishing by pretending...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection Security News

Phony Adobe Flash Update Hosts Malware, Targets Apple Users

Computer maintenance is often a simple equation: avoid behavior that might land you a virus, and keep your software up-to-date....

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