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1. Malicious GhostPoster browser extensions found with 840,000 installs

   By aum, January 17
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   • 316 views
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   • Added by aum
   • January 17

2. Malicious KMSPico installers steal your cryptocurrency wallets

   By Karlston, December 5, 2021
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   • 1,709 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 5, 2021

3. Malicious KMSPico Windows Activator Stealing Users' Cryptocurrency Wallets

   By aum, December 6, 2021
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   • 1,560 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 6, 2021

4. Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions steal passwords, open remote shells

   By alf9872000, May 17, 2023
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   • 1,459 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • May 17, 2023

5. Malicious Notepad++ Google ads evade detection for months

   By Karlston, October 18, 2023   

   • notepad++
   • google ads
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • notepad++
     • google ads
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,237 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 18, 2023

6. Malicious NPM Package Caught Stealing Users' Saved Passwords From Browsers

   By aum, July 21, 2021
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   • 1,213 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 21, 2021

7. Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS

   By Karlston, October 30, 2025   

   • npm packages
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 494 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 30, 2025

8. Malicious PyPi packages create CloudFlare Tunnels to bypass firewalls

   By alf9872000, January 7, 2023
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   • 1,288 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 7, 2023

9. Malicious PyPI packages hijack dev devices to mine cryptocurrency

   By Karlston, June 22, 2021   

   • cryptominers
   • 0 comments
   • 1,325 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 22, 2021

10. Malvertising Campaign On Google Distributed Trojanized AnyDesk Installer

    By vissha, May 27, 2021   

    • google
    • malware
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • malware
      • anydesk
      • google ads
      • adsense
    • 0 comments
    • 1,282 views
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    • Added by vissha
    • May 27, 2021

11. Malware & Threats Tens of Thousands of Malicious NPM Packages Distribute Self-Replicating Worm

    By aum, November 13, 2025
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    • 313 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 13, 2025

12. Malware Attack on South Korean Entities Was Work of Andariel Group

    By aum, June 16, 2021
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    • 1,336 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 16, 2021

13. Malware botnets exploit outdated D-Link routers in recent attacks

    By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

    • d-link
    • routers
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • d-link
      • routers
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,217 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2024

14. Malware caught using a macOS zero-day to secretly take screenshots

    By mood, May 24, 2021   

    • malware
    • macos
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • malware
      • macos
      • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 2,143 views
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    • Added by mood
    • May 24, 2021

15. Malware dev claims to sell new BlackLotus Windows UEFI bootkit

    By alf9872000, October 18, 2022
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    • 1,136 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 18, 2022

16. Malware dev open-sources CodeRAT after being exposed

    By alf9872000, September 3, 2022
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    • 1,372 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 3, 2022

17. Malware dev says they can revive expired Google auth cookies

    By Karlston, November 22, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 963 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2023

18. Malware devs already bypassed Android 13's new security feature

    By Karlston, August 17, 2022   

    • android 13
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 1,463 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 17, 2022

19. Malware found in over 100 signed Windows drivers

    By alf9872000, July 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,093 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 12, 2023

20. Malware infiltrates Microsoft Store via clones of popular games

    By Karlston, February 24, 2022   

    • microsoft store
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,237 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 24, 2022

21. Malware now using stolen NVIDIA code signing certificates

    By Karlston, March 5, 2022   

    • nvidia
    • data leak
    • 1 comment
    • 2,270 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • March 6, 2022

22. Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

    By alf9872000, May 17, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,530 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 17, 2023

23. Malware with faked timestamps on the rise to bypass Windows protections

    By alf9872000, July 17, 2023
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    • 1,405 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 17, 2023

24. Malwarebytes 4.4.4 adds RDP Brute Force Protection among other things

    By Karlston, July 31, 2021   

    • malwarebytes
    • 0 comments
    • 1,561 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 31, 2021

25. Malwarebytes mistakenly blocks Google, YouTube for malware

    By Karlston, September 21, 2022   

    • malwarebytes
    • bug
    • 0 comments
    • 1,022 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 21, 2022