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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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Cidox Trojan Spoofs HTTP Host Header to Avoid Detection

Lately, we have seen a good number of samples generating some interesting network traffic through our automated framework. The HTTP...

Mobile Security

Where, oh Where, Does That QR Code Lead?

What is square, flat, and black and white all over? If you answered “a QR Code”, you’re correct. One of...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Hackers are Cashing in on Instagram Likes

They say popularity has its price. This saying holds a new weight when it comes to the growing influence of...

Internet Security Family Safety

What is Encryption?

Encryption is the science of encoding and decoding secret messages.  It began as cryptography—the ancient Greeks used it to protect...

Family Safety

New Apps Make It Easy to Save SnapChats

The SnapChat smart phone app is one of the newest crazes for teens because it allows a user to send...

McAfee Labs

Andromeda Botnet Hides Behind AutoIt

Last month, I posted a blog about an increase in the use of AutoIt scripts by malware authors to carry...

Mobile Security Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

Mirror Mirror Online, Who Is the Most Dangerous Celebrity of Them All?

We all do it. We probably all just don’t admit it. Well I admit it—I’ve searched for that elusive picture...

Family Safety

SnapChat-Like Apps Hide Content on Twitter, Facebook

Just when parents figured out SnapChat, an app that makes photo texts disappear, two new apps hit the social scene that...

Internet Security Mobile Security

The Search for Celebrity Gossip Could Land Your Phone in Hot Water

They may be glamorous, but celebrities can make things quite ugly when it comes to the safety of your mobile...

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