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Title: SilverInstaller Uses New Techniques to Install PUA/PUP
Post by: HCK on October 19, 2016, 04:05:13 pm
SilverInstaller Uses New Techniques to Install PUA/PUP

Today malware researchers at Intego have discovered a new fake Adobe Flash Player installer, which Intego has labeled "SilverInstaller." These types of installers are nothing new these days and usually result in the same or similar adware to infect a system. Some examples are Flashback, ClickAgent, InstallMiez and InstallCore. This behavior was expected of SilverInstaller […]

Source: SilverInstaller Uses New Techniques to Install PUA/PUP (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/silverinstaller-uses-new-techniques-to-install-puapup/)