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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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Family Safety

The Dilemma of Anonymity and Dangers of Ask.fm

Anonymity affords a precarious, irresistible power to teens online. Ask.fm is one app that’s exploding in popularity by allowing users...

McAfee Labs

Android App Contains Windows Worm

When developers are unaware of security they open the door to threats against their customers and users. We are not...

McAfee Labs

Java Back Door Acts as Bot

The current threat landscape is often driven by web-based malware and exploit kits that are regularly updated with newly found...

McAfee Labs

Bitcoin Miners Use AutoIt-Complied Programs With Antianalysis Code

Last year, my colleague Itai Liba blogged about the association between malware and AutoIt, a very convenient environment for malware...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Japanese One-Click Scammers Abuse Mobile Traffic Exchange Service

McAfee has been monitoring and reporting extensively on one-click-fraud malware for Android in Japan this year. These attacks, primarily on...

Mobile Security Family Safety

Cheating and Bullying: It’s a Bigger Problem than You Think!

The whole purpose of your “youth” is to grow and learn. It’s time to take in lots of information, so...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Introducing App Reputation for Android Apps

McAfee has always been in the forefront of finding new ways to secure our customers against threats and risks posed...

Family Safety

5 (Kind) Reminders for Overly Nosy Parents

Last night I sat next to my teenage son as he played video games. It did not take long before...

Mobile Security McAfee Labs

Android Master-Key Malware Already Blocked by McAfee Mobile Security

The Android Master Key vulnerability, which was first reported by BlueBox Security, has been big news this month. McAfee explained...

Mobile Security

Is Your Mobile Device Misbehaving? How to Catch Common Malware Misbehaviors

Nothing in life is free, and that’s especially true when it comes to mobile apps. Thousands of free apps are...

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