Smartphone malware

It was identified by McAfee that 60 legitimate apps (in Google Play and South Korea’s ONE Store) have been infiltrated with a malicious library identified as "Goldoson". Please note that the apps themselves are fully legitimate and were not meant to be malicious by their developers. It is the third-party library, to which these apps were connected and which suddenly got injected with Goldoson malware. The downloads for these apps range from 1 million to even 10 million downloads, meaning a lot of innocent users have become victims of this malicious library. The malware itself is capable of collecting sensitive data from installed apps, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth-connected devices, and the user's GPS location as well. In addition, it was discovered that Goldoson malware can stealthily click on advertisements in the background with a special HTML code. This, therefore, helps cybercriminals generate additional revenue from infected users. Although this malware does not have as disruptive capabilities as banking trojans, it is still enough to put users' safety and privacy at risk. Luckily, a number of applications from Google Play have removed the malicious library and are safe to use after installing the latest update. Some, unfortunately, did not do it in time and are no longer available in Google Play.

Grakorte.com is an unwanted web-site that overlays your PC with suspicious advertisements. To do so, it tricks you into allowing a fake push-notification box located in the top left corner once you open the page. It may claim that it is necessary for watching a video, entering a page, downloading a file, pass a captcha, or something similar. If Grakorte.com opens up in your browser on its own, then more likely your browser settings were modified using a social engineering trick. Oftentimes, the website presents the page, that says: Click "Allow" button to subscribe to push notifications and continue watching. Clicking on the Allow button in the dialog box leads to modification of related browser settings and result in displaying push-notifications. We prepared instructions to remove Grakorte.com. To make sure that all traces are wiped out, follow our guide presented below.

Rockdriller.top is a dubious website that uses push notifications to display unwanted ads and notifications to users. When a user visits Rockdriller.top, they may be prompted with a message that asks if they want to allow push notifications from the website. If the user clicks "Allow," then Rockdriller.top can send push notifications to their device, even when they are not on the website. These notifications can be intrusive and can appear as pop-ups, banners, or other forms of ads. Rockdriller.top uses social engineering tactics to trick users into allowing push notifications, such as hiding the actual prompt to allow push notifications under a transparent or disguised element, such as a fake CAPTCHA, download button, or pop-up message. When the user clicks on the element, they inadvertently click on the hidden "Allow" button, which subscribes them to Rockdriller.top's push notifications. Once subscribed to Rockdriller.top's push notifications, users may see unwanted ads and notifications on their device, even when they are not browsing the internet. These ads can be intrusive and may redirect users to other potentially harmful websites. Rockdriller.top can potentially affect all web browsers that support push notifications, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. It can also infect devices running on various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Use our instructions to remove Rockdriller.top and get rid of its ads.

Load28.biz uses push notifications to deliver its unwanted ads and notifications to users. Push notifications are a legitimate feature of many websites and apps that allow them to send messages directly to a user's device, even when the website or app is not open. However, Load28.biz abuses this feature by tricking users into subscribing to its push notifications, and then sending them unwanted ads and notifications. When a user visits Load28.biz, they may be prompted with a message that asks if they want to allow push notifications from the website. If the user clicks "Allow," then Load28.biz can send push notifications to their device, even when they are not on the website. These notifications can be intrusive and can appear as pop-ups, banners, or other forms of ads. Load28.biz can potentially affect all web browsers that support push notifications, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. It can also affect devices running on various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Follow our instructions to remove Load28.biz from browsers and stop notification ads.

N01.biz is one of thousands of spam websites, that are used by third-party advertisers to deliver unwanted and annoying ads on user's desktops via browser push notifications. It targets all popular browsers, like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Edge on all major types of devices and operating systems (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS). N01.biz tricks users into allowing push-notifications, which grants it permission to show ads and pop-ups in form of notifications on the desktop or in the notification field on smartphones. These ads may contain malicious links or lead to third-party commercial sites, promote low-quality goods and services. Infection by N01.biz can be presented just by browser setting modification or by installed adware in form of browser add-on or app. In most cases, unwanted setting can be cleaned manually, but we recommend using an antimalware tool to make sure all traces and instances of malware were removed. In this article we explain all necessary steps to get rid of N01.biz.

8mono.biz is a malicious website that uses various methods to display unwanted content and redirect users to harmful websites. One of the ways it infects computers is through the use of browser push-notifications. While push-notifications are designed to provide updates from websites, 8mono.biz uses them to display unwanted ads and redirect users to malicious websites. Users who accept push-notifications from 8mono.biz may find their browsers hijacked with unwanted content or redirected to other harmful websites. The website can infect a wide range of browsers and operating systems, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and others. It primarily targets Windows users, but it can also affect users on other operating systems (Mac, Android, iOS). We recommend you to perform provided instructions to remove 8mono.biz from browsers and stop ads and pop-ups via notifications.

Waicaiwhosha.com may use browser push notifications to display unwanted pop-up ads to users. When a user visits the website, they may be prompted with a notification asking for permission to display notifications. If the user grants permission, the website can send push notifications to the user's browser even when they are not actively browsing the site. These notifications can appear as pop-up ads, banners, or alerts, and may contain links to other potentially harmful websites. The notifications can also be used to collect personal information from the user, such as their browsing history or location data. It is important to note that users can control which websites are allowed to send push notifications in their browser settings. If you have inadvertently granted permission to Waicaiwhosha.com or any other suspicious website, you can revoke the permission in your browser settings to prevent further notifications from being displayed. Waicaiwhosha.com can potentially affect various operating systems including Windows and Mac, as well as mobile devices such as Android and iPhone. Websites infects various web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, and others. Follow instructions below to remove Waicaiwhosha.com and stop annoying ads.

Justcoolcaptcha.top is a website that employs push notification to display ads and uses social engineering and deceptive tactics to manipulate browser settings. This results in the website gaining the ability to send notifications, which, when clicked, lead users to additional ads or malicious websites. Justcoolcaptcha.top can infect various browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge. It can also affect different operating systems, such as Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. This means that regardless of the device you are using, you may still be at risk of being infected by Justcoolcaptcha.top and other similar adware. Through the use of pop-ups and misleading instructions, Justcoolcaptcha.top can trick users into subscribing to its notifications. Once enabled, these notifications will continue to show up on the user's desktop or mobile device until manually disabled. The ads displayed may be intrusive, fraudulent, or contain harmful links that could potentially compromise the user's system. Furthermore, adware like Justcoolcaptcha.top may also collect users' personal information, which can be used for malicious purposes. In this article we explain ways to remove Justcoolcaptcha.top and stop unwanted advertising.