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Types of Malware in 2025: What Tactics Do Hackers Use Most?

Discover the types of malware in 2025, from backdoors to ransomware, and learn which families hackers use most in real-world attacks.

Hackers push fake apps with malware in Google searches

Hackers use fake Google search results to trick users into downloading lookalike apps laced with malware that have been ...
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Antivirus vs Anti-malware: which is best for you?

It’s no secret that the sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks have been growing steadily for the last few years, in part due to AI opening the doors to even low-skilled threat actors to launch ...
The Hacker News

EvilAI Malware Masquerades as AI Tools to Infiltrate Global Organizations

The campaign has been codenamed EvilAI by Trend Micro, describing the attackers behind the operation as "highly capable" owing to their ability to blur the line between authentic and deceptive ...
InfoWorld

New malware overwrites Adobe software updaters

For the first time security researchers have spotted a type of malicious software that overwrites update functions for other applications, which could pose additional long-term risks for users. The ...

Look out - these fake Microsoft Teams installers are just spreading dangerous malware

The site is optimized for search engines, a practice known as “SEO poisoning”. People searching for “teams download” (and ...
Blockonomi

North Korean Hackers Use BeaverTail Malware to Steal Crypto Data

North Korean hackers deploy BeaverTail malware to steal crypto data from non-developer job applicants in the cryptocurrency ...
PC World

5 devious ways malware can sneak past your PC’s antivirus

Back in 2023, we asked anti-virus expert Andreas Marx of AV-Test how so many infections escape antivirus software, even though it actually protects well. His answer: “Many programs successfully fend ...
PC Magazine

This Malware Can Infect Your PC With Over 20 Malicious Programs

The NullMixer malware can download a large number of Trojans to a PC all at once, according to antivirus provider Kaspersky. When he's not battling bugs and robots in Helldivers 2, Michael is ...
SecurityWeek

SonicWall Updates SMA 100 Appliances to Remove Overstep Malware

SonicWall has released a software update for its SMA 100 appliances to help users remove the Overstep malware deployed in a ...
IT Business Edge

Top 10 Computer Malware Programs

Research carried out by G Data Security Labs indicates that unclosed security holes in browser plug-ins are very much in fashion with bands of cyber criminals. This distribution concept means that ...
PC Magazine

What Does Malware Look Like? Check Out These Real-World Examples

Most people never come face-to-face with malware, but having tested security software for decades, we're not most people. Let's take a deep dive into the dark web to show you what malware actually ...