Malware

The total count of mobile malware rises about 40 percent in 2018. G DATA Analysts have identified around 3,2 million malicious apps by the end of the third quarter of 2018.

Our researchers wanted to take a closer look at the GandCrab ransomware. Then they found an entire cybercrime network, operating from Ukraine.

From 3 to 5 October, the IT security industry met in Montreál, Canada, for the annual Virus Bulletin Conference. Tim Berghoff was there for G DATA.

Antivirus programs no longer only work with malware signatures. Read about the next-generation technologies G DATA uses and how you can benefit from them.

More often than not, today's malware is distributed via the web – executable files are becoming less of a problem. Also, the G DATA security experts were able to identify a particular trend in the first half of the year that targets users' computers.

Investments in IT security are difficult for many companies, mainly because their economic benefits are not always easy to calculate. Current examples show that this can quickly become expensive, as the producer of the iPhone chips had to experience for himself.

AI malware presented at Blackhat security-conference is currently attracting a lot of attention. The clou: This new form of malware uses Artificial Intelligence to decide whether a certain computer will be attacked or not. Although the approach is interesting, G DATA-Experts see no imminent danger.

Tech support scams from call centers in India have long been a nuisance to Windows users. The fraudsters are currently particularly active, as demonstrated by internal numbers from G DATA.

The game Abstractism prides itself with minimalistic graphics and limited functionality - but leads to even more work for computers. The reason: In the background, crypto currencies are mined on and the players are ripped off.

G DATA security experts discovered a new malware strain every 7 seconds in the second quarter.Cyber criminals are attacking Android users with increasing force.