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Doctor Web’s February 2024 review of virus activity on mobile devices

According to detection statistics collected by the Dr.Web for Android anti-virus, February 2024 saw a significant increase in Android.HiddenAds trojan family activity―it was up 73.26% from January. At the same time, users were 58.85% less likely to encounter the adware trojan family Android.MobiDash.

Doctor Web’s February 2024 virus activity review

An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus detection statistics for February 2024 revealed a 1.26% increase in the total number of threats detected, compared to January. At the same time, the number of unique threats decreased by 0.78%. Once again various ad-displaying trojans and unwanted adware programs occupied the leading positions in terms of the number of detections. Moreover, malicious apps that are distributed with other threats to make them more difficult to detect remained highly active. In email traffic, malicious scripts, phishing documents, and programs that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office software were most commonly detected.

01.04.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews

Doctor Web’s January 2024 review of virus activity on mobile devices

According to detection statistics collected by the Dr.Web for Android anti-virus, in January 2024, users were most likely to encounter Android.HiddenAds trojan applications; these were detected on protected devices 54.45% more often than in December 2023. At the same time, the activity of another adware trojan family, Android.MobiDash, remained virtually unchanged, increasing by only 0.90%.

29.03.2024 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews

Doctor Web’s January 2024 virus activity review

An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus detection statistics for January 2024 revealed a 95.66% increase in the total number of threats detected, compared to December 2023. At the same time, the number of unique threats increased by 2.15%. Unwanted adware software and adware trojans were most frequently detected as were malicious programs distributed with other threats to make the latter more difficult to detect. In mail traffic, malicious scripts and phishing documents were most commonly observed.

29.03.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews

Study of a targeted attack on a Russian enterprise in the mechanical-engineering sector

In October 2023, Doctor Web was contacted by a Russian mechanical-engineering enterprise that suspected malware was on one of its computers. Our specialists investigated this incident and determined that the affected company had encountered a targeted attack. During this attack, malicious actors had sent phishing emails with an attachment containing the malicious program responsible for the initial system infection and installing other malicious instruments in the system.

11.03.2024 | Dr.Web products | About viruses | Real-time threat news

Major update for remotely administered Dr.Web corporate products

Doctor Web is rolling out a major update for its remotely administered Dr.Web 12.0 and 13.0 products for business. The update introduces new security-administration features and delivers fixes for identified software defects.

06.03.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates

Dr.Web bot for Telegram now available to corporate customers

Good news for companies that connect with their employees and customers over Telegram. Now, thanks to the commercial version of Dr.Web Bot for Telegram, they can keep their communications well protected.

28.02.2024 | Dr.Web products

Dr.Web FixIt! updated to version 2.3

Dr.Web FixIt! constantly evolves—just like any other Doctor Web product. We keep an eye on current user demands and strive to design solutions that will be both effective and easy to use.

28.02.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates

Protect your digital world: Get 25% off Dr.Web Security Space!

As winter comes to an end, we’re announcing the launch of a spring celebration promo: starting today and through March 10, get 25% off when you buy a 12-month Dr.Web Security Space license for 2 computers and 2 Android devices.

26.02.2024 | Dr.Web products | Promos

Update scheduled for Dr.Web vxCube

Doctor Web has scheduled an update for the cloud-based version of its Dr.Web vxCube sandbox. As a result, the service will be unavailable on February 7 between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. GMT.

05.02.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates

Doctor Web’s December 2023 review of virus activity on mobile devices

According to detection statistics collected by the Dr.Web for Android anti-virus, in December 2023, adware trojans from the Android.HiddenAds family were again the most active malicious programs. However, users encountered them 53.89% less often, compared to the previous month. In addition, the number of banking malware and spyware trojan attacks also decreased—by 0.88% and 10.83%, respectively.

30.01.2024 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews

Doctor Web’s December 2023 virus activity review

An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus detection statistics for December 2023 revealed a 40.87% increase in the total number of threats detected, compared to November. The number of unique threats also increased by 24.55%. Once again, most commonly detected were adware trojans and unwanted adware programs as well as malicious programs that are distributed with other threats to make them more difficult to detect. In email traffic, phishing documents of various formats were most frequently found.

30.01.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews

Dr.Web products win SKD AWARDS prizes

Dr.Web products have received SKD AWARDS honours, which since 2013, have been bestowed upon the most outstanding products among those tested and certified by SKD Labs. Dr.Web Security Space for Windows was recognised as best product in the “Personal Computer Security” category, and Dr.Web Mobile Engine SDK earned top honours in the “Anti-virus engine” category.

25.01.2024 | Dr.Web products

Hidden crypto miner in pirated software makes cybercriminals rich at the expense of their victims

Doctor Web is reporting on an increase in cases of cryptocurrency-mining trojans being found hidden in pirated software that is available in Telegram and on some Internet sites.

15.01.2024 | Dr.Web products | Real-time threat news

Doctor Web’s November 2023 virus activity review

An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus November detection statistics revealed an 18.09% decrease in the total number of threats detected, compared to October. At the same time, the number of unique threats also decreased by 13.79%. Among the most commonly detected threats were unwanted adware programs, adware trojans, and malicious apps that are distributed along with other threats to make the latter more difficult to detect. Email traffic was dominated by phishing documents. Also commonly encountered were malicious scripts, programs that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office documents, and various downloaders that download other malware onto target computers.

21.12.2023 | About viruses | Virus reviews

Doctor Web’s November 2023 review of virus activity on mobile devices

According to the detection statistics collected by Dr.Web for Android, in November 2023, users were less likely to encounter adware trojans from the Android.HiddenAds and Android.MobiDash families. The activity of the former decreased by a quarter (25.03%) and the latter—by more than a third (35.87%). Moreover, banking trojans and malicious spyware apps were detected less often—by 3.53% and 17.10%, respectively.

21.12.2023 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews

Holiday magic is already here!

Following company tradition, we’re launching our holiday season Advent Calendar.

15.12.2023 | Promos

Doctor Web’s October 2023 review of virus activity on mobile devices

According to detection statistics collected by Dr.Web for Android, in October 2023, adware trojans from the Android.HiddenAds family were most often detected. Their activity increased by 46.16%, compared to the previous month. The second most widespread adware trojans, which belong to the Android.MobiDash family, also increased in number—by 7.07%. In addition, users encountered spyware trojans and banking malware more often—by 18.27% and 10.73%, respectively.

22.11.2023 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews

Summer heat in November: a 40% discount for 3 computers for 2 years!

During autumn sale days, Doctor Web isn’t standing on the sidelines. It’s offering its anti-virus at 40% off. With this discount, you can purchase Dr.Web Security Space to protect 3 computers at once—for 2 years. The promo will run from November 20-26.

20.11.2023 | Dr.Web products | Promos

Doctor Web’s October 2023 virus activity review

An analysis of Dr.Web October detection statistics revealed a 49.73% decrease in the total number of threats detected, compared to September. At the same time, the number of unique threats increased by 12.50%. As before, adware trojans and unwanted adware programs were detected most often. In email traffic, malicious scripts, phishing documents, and apps that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office documents dominated once again.

17.11.2023 | About viruses | Virus reviews

Update scheduled for Dr.Web vxCube

Doctor Web is updating its Dr.Web vxCube sandbox to introduce error fixes and upgrades. The cloud-based version of the service will be unavailable on October 31 between 09:00 and 10:00 GMT due to the scheduled maintenance.

30.10.2023 | Dr.Web products | Updates

Doctor Web’s September 2023 review of virus activity on mobile devices

In early September, Doctor Web published a study of Android.Pandora.2, a backdoor that creates a botnet of infected devices and can carry out DDoS attacks at the command of threat actors. In the middle of the month, our specialists informed users about malicious programs from the Android.Spy.Lydia family. These multi-functional spyware trojans target Iranian users. Members of this family are camouflaged as a financial platform for online trading; they can perform various malicious actions at the command of attackers. This includes intercepting and sending SMS, collecting information about user phonebook contacts, hijacking clipboard contents, loading phishing websites, and so on. The Android.Spy.Lydia trojans can be used in a variety of fraudulent schemes and to steal personal data. Moreover, with their help, threat actors can steal their victims’ money.

Doctor Web’s September 2023 virus activity review

An analysis of Dr.Web September detection statistics revealed a 0.44% decrease in the total number of threats detected, compared to August. The number of unique threats also decreased— by 11.98%. Adware trojans and adware programs again were among the most popular threats. In email traffic, malicious scripts, phishing documents, and software that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office documents were detected most often.

26.10.2023 | Dr.Web products | About viruses | Virus reviews

Dr.Web FixIt! scheduled for maintenance on October 12

Doctor Web is rolling out an update for Dr.Web FixIt!—its targeted-attack discovery and analysis service.

11.10.2023 | Dr.Web products | Updates

Dr.Web Security Space now supports macOS Sonoma

On September 26, Apple made the new macOS Sonoma (version 14) available to the general public. With that in mind, Doctor Web is pleased to notify its customers that its Dr.Web Security Space for macOS fully supports this latest major OS release.

28.09.2023 | Dr.Web products | Corporate news