How to know if your computer is infected with the ad-based malware. — -- Adware continues to be one of the most pervasive scams on the Internet, according to Google, which found more than five ...

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PBlock+ is a Google Chrome extension that claims to be a popup blocker, but instead displays advertisements in the browser. When installed, this extension will open new tabs in the browser that ...

If you are constantly seeing popups, advertisements on sites where their shouldn't be, or tech support scams then you are most likely infected with Adware. One of the biggest problems facing computers ...

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Security researchers have found dozens of Android apps in the Google Play store serving ads to unsuspecting victims as part of a money-making scheme. ESET researchers found 42 apps containing adware, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 6 years old. Google’s Android Play Store has ...

Cybersecurity company Human has uncovered another adware campaign engaging in ad fraud that is targeting iOS and Android devices. In the simplest terms, ad fraud allows a bad actor to either visibly ...

Changes in Google Chrome extension ownership can expose thousands of users to aggressive advertising and possibly other threats, two extension developers have recently discovered. At least two Chrome ...

We detected a large adware campaign running for about a year, with the involved apps installed eight million times from Google Play alone. We identified 42 apps on Google Play as belonging to the ...

Years ago, Apple fans believed Macs were safe from malware. Now, everyone from regular users to power users to Apple itself knows that’s simply not true. Cybercrime is on the rise, so the idea of ...