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- How Proactive Security Cleans the Ad Supply Chain Learn how real-time detection platforms help a Publisher block malicious scripts, auto-redirects, and deceptive ads before they scale.
- Violation Report Q3 2026: Why ad networks protect the supply chain Q3 2026 violation report: auto-downloads up 2,542%, crypto miners doubled. See the top ad threats and how ad networks can protect their supply chain.
- Maintaining a Clean Ad Supply Chain: Q2 2026 Violations Increase Maintaining a clean and compliant ad supply chain is a constant battle. In this Violation report, we explore the significant surges in malvertising violations in Q2 2026
- AdSecure with EXADS: One Integration, Full Campaign Protection AdSecure now integrates directly with white label ad serving platform EXADS
- Violation Decrease: The Impact of Real-Time Malvertising Prevention Last quarter, there were decreases in common Malvertising detections. Read this article to learn how a robust ad security solution like AdSecure protects brands.
- AdSecure Violations Report: Keep your ad supply chain secure Discover the most alarming malvertising trends in Q1, 2026. Read on to learn how you can protect your brand reputation against Malvertising attempts.
- Malvertising News: Malicious Claude Code Clones Deliver "Amatera" Infostealer Stay ahead of the Amatera infostealer! Learn how this sophisticated malvertising campaign targets developers with "Claude Code" clones on Windows and macOS, and how AdSecure can protect your platform.
- AdSecure Violations Report: Q4, 2025 Check out our latest Violation Report. We explore 6 violations that saw a surge in malvertising attempts during Q4 2025. Stay ahead of the curve and protect your brand!
- Ad Security Trends and Threats for 2026! In this article, we will explore 4 ad security predictions for 2026 and what businesses should do to keep their end users safe in the coming year.
- Malvertising News: The Calendly phishing scam Calendly phishing scam How to protect your brand from malicious ads How the Calendly phishing scam works
- How to protect brands against common violations in user security, experience, and advisory In this edition of the violations report, we will uncover even more violations that increased in the last quarter when compared to Q2. Read on to learn how to protect your business.
- Most Common Malvertising Violations in Q3, 2025 Most common Malvertising Violations in Q3 Most frequently targeted GEOs for Malvertising Largest ad violation increases in Q3, 2025. How to prevent malvertizing attempts on your network
- Major Cybersecurity Alert: Campaign Uses Trojan Malware to Steal PDF Editor Data Major Cybersecurity Alert Campaign Uses Trojan Malware to Steal PDF Editor Data Trojan Malware to Steal PDF Editor Data What is Trojan Malware? How to protect your brand from malicious ads
- Macs Under Attack: The New Era of Malvertising and Information Stealers advanced information-stealing malware Advertising scams Malware-as-a-Service Trojanized Installers & Fake Updates Malvertising & SEO Poisoning
- AdSecure’s Violations Report: Malvertising trends in Q2 2025 Malvertising trends 2025 AdSecure’s Violations Report Malvertising trends in Q2 2025 Q2 2025: Violations detected per scan most targeted GEOs by cybercriminals User Security Violations Most detected violations in Q2 2025 Dangerous Malvertising Trends in Q2 2025
- Malvertisers Hijack user data from WordPress, Netflix, and Microsoft Support! Malvertisers are hijacking user data from WordPress, Netflix, and Microsoft Support! Learn how to spot and Avoid Search Parameter Injection Scams and how to protect your brand!
- User Experience Violations: How to avoid a bad user experience online Want to learn how to avoid a bad user experience online? Read on to learn how protect your brand from threats to user experience.
- Cybercriminals Using Trusted Google Domains to Spread Malicious Code New Malvertising scam! Cybercriminals are using trusted Google Domains to spread Malicious Code. Read on to learn how to protect your end users from these malicious attacks.
- Top threats to User Security in Q2, 2025 Want to learn how to ensure a secure online experience for end users in 2025? Read on for the top 3 Malvertising trends in Q2 so far!
- Malvertising News: Hackers target end users with fake Crypto ads Protect your brand from Malvertisers Malvertising News Hackers target end users with fake Crypto ads How did Hackers target Facebook users with fake Crypto ads? Protect your end users from Malvertising attempts How to protect your end users from Malvertising attempts
- How to block Fast Flux, Influencer Deepfakes and Gootloader scams Learn about the latest ad security threats of 2025 and how to block Fast Flux, Influencer Deepfakes and Gootloader scams.
- Dangerous Malvertising trends on Q1 2025 and how to stop them Learn about the most dangerous Malvertising trends on Q1 2025, the top 10 GEOs targeted by Malvertisers, and how to prevent malicious advertising.
- March Malvertising News: Github, Deepfakes and Facebook Malware Read the March edition of AdSecure's Malvertising News and learn how to block Github Deepfakes and Facebook Malware and how to detect malicious redirects and block scams.
- 4 AI Malvertising tactics to be aware of in 2025 Read this article to learn 4 AI Malvertising tactics to be aware of in 2025, how to prevent them, and how to detect and eliminate AI generated Investment Frauds.
- This is how cybercriminals bypassed ad security scans in February Learn how cybercriminals bypassed ad security scans in February, how to detect malicious redirects on a bad ad and prevent Phishing scams with AdSecure.
- How Malvertisers endangered user security in 2024 Read this article to find out how Malvertisers endangered user security in 2024, and how AdSecure stepped up their game to protect user experience and online safety.
- AdSecure’s January 2025 Malvertising News Update On this January 2025 Malvertising News Update, we explore a new Double-Clickjacking Malvertising strategy detected, and 2 campaigns targeting financial apps Google Advertisers.
- Digital threat and ad security predictions for 2025 Read this article to find out about AdSecure's digital threat and ad security predictions for 2025, originally posted in MarTech series on 10th January 2025.
- This is how Malvertisers exploited ad vulnerabilities in November Read this article to find out how Malvertisers exploited ad vulnerabilities in November, how to protect your ad campaigns from ad tech support scams, how Malvertisers bypass ad blockers, and more!
- Top online Malvertising security risks registered in the UK, US and EU Read this article to find out how to detect and block online threats with security software and how to prevent online fraud and phishing in the US, UK and EU.
- How to protect end user experience from bad ad quality and security threats Read our latest edition of AdSecure's Violations report to find out how to protect end user experience from bad ad quality and security threats in Q3 2024.
- Latest new Malvertising methods by cybercriminals to spread Malware Find out October's latest new Malvertising methods by cybercriminals and how to prevent AI generated malware from ad supply chain with AdSecure!
- How to protect my platform from User Experience advertising attacks We address, how to protect my platform from User Experience advertising attacks, how do compromised ads affect user experience on my website, and how to protect your platform against such violations.
- September Malvertising News: 3 attacks that exploited Ad Network tools In this edition of AdSecure’s September Malvertising News update, we explore 3 attacks that exploited Ad Network tools and we tell you how to prevent them!
- News Update! How to detect Facebook and Google malicious ad campaigns Read this edition of AdSecure's Malvertising News Update to find out how to detect Facebook and Google malicious ad campaigns and remove them from your Ad Network.
- How Landing-page-error violations impact end user experience Learn how Landing-page-error violations impact end user experience, how to detect landing page errors on ad campaigns, keeping your website or Ad Network safe!
- Violations Report Q2 2024: Stop IAB Standards Ad Sizes violations Read our Violations Report Q2 2024 and learn how to curve Malvertiser focus, learning how to stop IAB Standards Ad Sizes violations!
- AdSecure Malvertising news update! Malware and Unwanted-programs Trojan attacks Unwanted-programs Trojan attacks, Malicious Google ad campaigns with Unwanted-programs... Malvertisers are evolving their tactics. And to help you preempt them, we bring you this month's AdSecure Malvertising June 2024 news update!
- How do US ads hijack my Back Button? Back-button-hijack in America AdSecure detected that the top 1 violation in the US was Back-button-hijack, which was 26.8% of all violations country-wide. In this article we tell you how do ads hijack end users Back Button and how to prevent it.
- Recent Malvertising scams spreading Unwanted-programs & Ransomware Read about 3 recent Malvertising scams using Ransomware and Unwanted-programs and how Malicious Advertisers can use Google Ads to lead major Malvertising campaigns.
- Malvertiser activity in the US vs the EU in Q1 2024 In this article we analyze Malvertiser activity in the US vs the EU in Q1 2024 to give you further insights to protect your online business against online threats!
- Protect your brand: why comply with the IAB Standards? In this article, we will explore the questions 'Why comply with the IAB Standards?', 'How to improve my website's performance?' and 'How do I protect my brand against IAB violations?' to help you improve the end user experience and maintain your brand's image.
- How to protect my website against Unwanted Programs In this article, we will answer the question "How to protect my website against Unwanted Programs" and learn how you can protect your brand and your end users from Malvertising attempts with AdSecure's real-time threat detection technology.
- How to stop the 4 most dangerous Ad Security threats in 2024 Learn how to stop the 4 most dangerous Ad Security threats in 2024 with AdSecure's detection software.
- Global malicious advertising trends and poor ad quality insights from 2023 Read our latest Violations report to find out about the global malicious advertising trends and poor ad quality insights from 2023!
- Protect end users from Ransomware as it reaches a new peak! In 2023, Ransomware hackers set a new record and earned $1.1 billion! AdSecure has got the solution to protect your end users from Ransomware. Keep on reading to find out!
- Inside AdSecure: How clients scan for Malvertising In this dynamic environment, staying one step ahead is crucial. That's why it is a good idea to dive into our client's scanning activities and explore how AdSecure's cutting-edge technology empowers them to navigate the digital advertising space with confidence.
- Q&A with Guandi: What is a Customer Success Team in ad safety In today's competitive digital landscape, Customer Success has become a crucial aspect of driving growth and increasing company value. This is especially true when it comes to ad security products.
- How AdSecure protects end users from New Year sales scams Let’s have a look at the most popular eCommerce New Year sales scams and how to recognize Red Flags to spot Malvertising scams.
- AdSecure’s Market Outlook: 4 Ad Security Predictions 2024 Read this article to find out what are the top 4 Ad Security Predictions 2024 and how to prevent them with AdSecure.
- Gambling fraud and Malvertising in Brazil in Q3 2023 After our latest AdSecure Violations Report for Q3 2023, in this article we delve into Gambling fraud and Malvertising in Brazil.
- What are Malicious Software Download threats and how to detect them with AdSecure? Malicious software downloads encompass a variety of digital threats designed to infiltrate the end user's device with with harmful intent.
- AdSecure Violations Report: Worldwide Malvertiser activity in Q3 2023 Read this report to find out about worldwide malvertiser activity in Q3 2023 and learn how to protect end users against online threats!
- DMEXCO Industry trends digest: A shift in focus towards ad compliance and brand safety solutions The past 20th and 21st September, AdSecure, one of the top ad compliance and brand safety solutions, exhibited at DMEXCO in Cologne, Germany, along with our partner, white-label ad serving.
- AdSecure’s TAG Membership: Increasing trust and transparency in digital advertising AdSecure is proud to continue being a member of TAG! Demonstrating our dedication to upholding the highest standards of transparency and accountability in the industry.
- Malvertising trends in the UK in Q1 & Q2 2023 In this article, we are comparing malvertising trends in the UK from Q2 against Q1 2023.
- Find out about EXADS and AdSecure’s ad compliance integration at DMEXCO The lack of ad compliance and bad quality ads are highly damaging for ad serving platforms. This is where AdSecure comes into play!
- Forced cybercrime and trafficking in South East Asia From AdSecure we bring you the top malvertising trends perpetuated by cyber criminals in South Asia in Q1 2023.
- AdSecure is exhibiting at DMEXCO AdSecure is exhibiting at DMEXCO! Meet with Customer Success Manager Guandi Bai on our stand in the Hall 07.1 | Stand F021 at the show.
- Boost your ad quality with the AdSecure API Callback feature AdSecure's powerful API Callback feature enables users to boost ad quality by promptly detecting and halting violations on the spot.
- How cybercriminal activity compares in the US vs China in Q2 2023 To give you key information to protect your brand against cybercriminals, we analyzed cybercriminal activity in the US vs China in Q2 2023.
- Malvertising Trends in April to June 2023 and Cybercriminal Activity: AdSecure Violation Report On this edition of AdSecure Violations Report, we have a look at Malvertising Trends and Cybercriminal Activity in Q2 2023.
- What you need to know about AdSecure's Digest Report: Monthly malvertising and ad quality report AdSecure's Monthly Digest Report is an in-depth overview of what is happening in your ad supply chain.
- Latest Ransomware attacks in ad tech: How to stop Ransomware attacks with AdSecure How does Ransomware affect end users? Continue reading to know more!
- Why is online brand safety important for online advertising? As malvertising trends keep evolving and growing overtime, so does the demand for security monitoring to maintain online brand safety.
- What are Auto Downloads? How they can damage your online reputation with Android users In this article, we will explain the danger of Malicious Auto Downloads for Android devices and Malicious PUA/APK Files.
- How malvertising trends compare in the US vs South Asia in Q1 2023 The latest USA cyber criminal activity and the latest South Asian cyber criminal activity, accounted for 28.5% of all violations detected during the first quarter of 2023.
- Q1 2023 Malvertising Trends AdSecure is the best malvertising detection solution for ad networks and publishers. Check out the latest malvertising trends from Q1 2023.
- How Cybercriminals attacked mobile users in Q1 2023 Let’s take a closer look to see the many different tactics used to target malicious advertising on mobile devices.
- Publishers! How to monitor your ad inventory with the Ad Discovery feature Are you a publisher that wants to learn how to monitor your ad inventory to avoid bad ads? Use AdSecure's Ad Discovery feature!
- Update! New Devices added for mobile advertising ad security Great News! We've updated our device list and added some new devices of the most commonly used in the mobile digital marketplace today.
- Malvertising scams: Malware, Browser Locker and Scareware Ad networks and publishers serving these Malvertising scams via malicious ads to end users, will suffer damage to their online brand.
- How to stop Back Button Hijack According to AdSecure’s Violations report 2022, 18.9% of User Experience Violations were Back Button Hijacks. Eliminate this threat with AdSecure!
- Ad Security Alert! AdSecure's Violations Report 2022 AdSecure brings you a historic outlook of data analysis for 2022 in the detection of malicious ads, malicious campaigns, cybercriminal malvertising behaviour ad compliance and poor ad quality.
- The damage Malvertising can do to your online brand reputation Keeping a great online brand reputation is important to reach new customers and keep them loyal to the brand.
- Digital threat and ad security predictions for 2023 At AdSecure, we wanted to share with you some of our ad security and digital threat predictions for 2023 to help you get your ad security up-to-date.
- Protect your online business! The Importance of Brand Safety Online brand safety should be at the top of online companies' priority list, keeping brand reputation safe with AdSecure.
- AdSecure Violation: What Is a Malicious URL? Malicious URLs are inserted into ads with the intent of hosting all kinds of unsolicited content such as spam and phishing.
- What is Malvertising? And how to stop it Malvertising is distributed throughout the digital advertising ecosystem, here we explain what is Malvertising? And how to stop it.
- How to prevent malvertising with AdSecure’s new RTB Integration How to prevent Malvertising in the programmatic advertising ecosystem with AdSecure's new RTB integration.
- DMEXCO Report: The need to highlight the importance of ad compliance Read our DMEXCO report! After meeting with ad tech companies, there is a need to hightlight the importance of ad compliance.
- Tech Support Scams increase as global prices soar With the rise of global prices AdSecure is detecting more and more tech support scams as Malvertisers ramp up their activities.
- Threat Intelligence: AdSecure’s URL security checker The AdSecure Threat Intelligence feature acts as the first line of defence against cybersecurity risks in Ad campaigns.
- How does the EU compare to the US for ad security in 2022? Discover what cyber criminals did in the EU and the US during Q1 & Q2 2022, and get useful insights into ad security to protect the end user.
- Detection of Malicious Ad Campaigns: AdSecure releases Q1 & Q2 Violations Report 2022 For AdSecure's Violations Report, we analyzed over 100 million ad campaigns looking for insights into cyber criminal behavior in Q1 & Q2.
- What is Ad Cloaking? Learn how to detect and eliminate it Ad Cloaking can hide from ad scanning tools or manual compliance checks, and can go completely undetected by ad platforms and publishers.
- Brand new AdSecure detection: Keyword-Crypto! AdSecure has released a new detection to help publishers and ad networks identify crypto ads compliance: Keyword - Crypto Violation.
- URL Phishing attack: Google WebRisk user security threat A phishing attack is a user security violation detected by AdSecure which targets a user to trick them into revealing personal information.
- Cryptojacking and How to Protect End Users Cryptojacking is a User Security violation detected by Adsecure that Malvertisers use to take over an end user’s device to secretly mine cryptocurrencies through their browser.
- AdSecure’s New Heavy Ad Detection Heavy Ad Detection is a new detection from AdSecure aimed at identifying Ads not aligned with IAB Standards and can be blocked by Chrome.
- What is Adware? AdSecure explains adware violations and shows the current trend in adware used by malvertisers.
- How to choose an Ad Quality solution If you are looking to protect your advertising business in this blog post we aim to show you how to choose an ad quality solution.
- Why is Ad Quality Important? The IAB industry standards set ad quality metrics for stakeholders in the ad supply chain. An ad quality solution can play a key role in growing your ad networks business.
- What is Scareware? Some examples of recent Scareware ad campaigns that AdSecure detected show some of the tactics used by malvertisers.
- Inside AdSecure: How to Set a Custom Referrer How to set a Customer Referrer allows Publishers to scan for not only non-referring traffic with traffic sent from referring domains.
- How to stop Malvertising: AdSecure's Violations Report 2021 For this report AdSecure analysed over 200 million ad campaigns globally between 1st January to 31st December 2021. These findings provide insights into cybercriminal malvertising behaviour during 2021.
- Ad Security Violations in India 2021 As a prelude to our forthcoming Violations Report, we looked at ad security violations in India 2021. India has become one of the most popular targeted Geolocations for Malvertisers to target.
- Ad security & quality issues in the UK in Q3 & Q4 The UK was in second place for GEOs that malvertisers attacked in 2021, check out our ad security and quality statistics.
- Ad Security Predictions 2022 Here are our ad security predictions for 2022 where we look at 4 big events from 2021, which will provide further opportunities for cyber criminals using the online advertising ecosystem to reach unsuspecting internet users with new, inventive ways of exploitation.
- Malvertisers are boosting their Malware and Phishing scams To demonstrate some tactics used by Cybercriminals, here are two examples of Malware and Phishing campaigns, both recently detected and stopped by AdSecure.
- AdSecure releases Q1 & Q2 Violations Report 2021 AdSecure analysed over 100 million ad campaigns between 1st January to 30th June 2021. These findings provide insights into cyber criminal behaviour during Q1 & Q2.
- 1 in 40 scanned ad campaigns do not meet the IAB Standards During Q1 and Q2 of 2021, AdSecure detected that 1 in 40 of all scans revealed ad campaigns were not meeting the IAB Standards.
- How malvertisers targeted the US in Q1 & Q2 The US is the top GEO for malvertiser activity, where AdSecure detected 20.9% of all user security violations. Here we show you what tools bad actors used to attack the US.
- Why Real-Time Blocking isn't enough Real-Time Blocking on it's own is not enough protection against Malvertising, we explain why you need a comprehensive, multi-staged approach for full protection.
- 5 Things that Motivate Malvertisers and how we stop them! We expose how cyber criminals can inject malvertising into your ad supply chain and how AdSecure stops it for you.
- Try out AdSecure’s Self Sign-up Free Trial and get 100,000 free scans! Try out AdSecure’s Self Sign-up Free Trial and get 100,000 free scans!
- 5 things Ad Platforms need to know about Bad Ads Ad Platforms don’t take enough action to eliminate malvertising before it ends up on a Publisher’s site, here are 5 things that Ad Platforms need to know about bad ads.
- AdSecure releases 2020 Violations Report For this report AdSecure analysed more than 1 million ad campaigns across multiple regions, devices, and browsers for partners between 1st January to 31st December 2020.
- User Experience in 2021: Three Predictions for the digital ads ecosystem Lets take a look at key predictions for digital ads that could impact user experience in 2021.
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