Silicon UK |
AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Targets Unsuspecting Web Users
Silicon UK Malwarebytes has discovered a large malvertising campaign that is using the Astrum exploit kit to spread malware to unsuspecting users as they browse the web. The notorious AdGholas group is believed to be behind the campaign and is rather cleverly … |
SC Magazine |
AdGholas malvertisers experiment with ransomware, delivered through Astrum EK
SC Magazine The AdGholas malvertising threat group conducted a new campaign in May and June 2017 using the Astrum exploit kit to infect victims with Mole ransomware – an unusual change-up for these adversaries, who historically have favored banking trojans, … |
Threatpost |
Microsoft Shuts Down Zero Day Used in AdGholas Malvertising Campaigns
Threatpost An attack group behind a long-running malvertising campaign made effective use of a previously unreported low-level vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Edge browsers to rake in money via banking Trojans and ad fraud. Microsoft patched … Microsoft Patches Zero Day Flaw Used In Two Massive Malvertising Campaigns Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Used by Malvertising Gangs The Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability Finally Patched |