Fake Java Update Popup Found in Malicious WordPress Plugin
Puja Srivastava We recently assisted a customer who reported a persistent and concerning “Java Update” pop-up appearing on their WordPress website. This type of deceptive notification is…
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Fake “Fix It” Pop-Ups Target WordPress Sites via Malicious Plugin to Download Trojan
In our recent investigation, we discovered a new malware campaign targeting WordPress sites through a fake plugin, universal-popup-plugin-v133, which delivers deceptive browser fix pop-ups. This…
Hundreds of Websites Targeted by Fake Google Chrome Update Pop-Ups
Fake Browser Update campaigns are known for their deceptive tactics used by hackers to trick users into downloading malicious software. These campaigns typically involve injecting…
New Malware Campaign Found Exploiting Stored XSS in Popup Builder < 4.2.3
In January, my colleague reported about a new Balada Injector campaign found exploiting a recent vulnerability in the widely-used Popup Builder WordPress plugin which was…
Thousands of Sites with Popup Builder Compromised by Balada Injector
Denis Sinegubko On December 11, 2023 WPScan published Marc Montpas’ research on the stored XSS vulnerability in the popular Popup Builder plugin (200,000+ active installation) that was…
Malicious Pop-up Redirects Baidu Traffic
Krasimir Konov Malicious pop-ups and redirects have become two extremely common techniques used by attackers to drive traffic wherever they want. \ During a recent investigation, we…
“Google Fonts” popup leads to malware
Luke Leal A recent malware injection in a client\’s WordPress file was found to be targeting website visitors that were using the Google Chrome browser to access…
Fake Plugins with Popuplink.js Redirect to Scam Sites
Since July, we’ve been observing a massive WordPress infection that is responsible for unwanted redirects to scam and ad sites. This infection involves the tiny.cc…
Unwanted Pop-ups Caused by Injectbody/Injectscr Plugins
On February 8th, 2018, we noticed a new wave of WordPress infections involving two malicious plugins: injectbody and injectscr. These plugins inject obfuscated scripts, creating…
Malicious Pop-ups in vBulletin
Fernando Barbosa Pop-up ads are annoying. Unfortunately many sites rely on them to pay for their operational expenses and even to make some extra cash. However when…
Why Delaying WordPress Updates Increases Security Risks
Sucuri WordPress updates help close known vulnerabilities before automated attacks can find and exploit them. Once a patch is released, attackers often move quickly to scan…