When Adware Goes Bad: The Installbrain and Sefnit Connection

Figure 1. Motto taken from the InstallBrain website (http://www.installbrain.com) on July 3, 2014” “Monetize On Non-buyers” is the bold motto of InstallBrain—adware that turns out to have been developed by an Israeli company called iBario Ltd. This motto clearly summarizes the potential risks adware companies can introduce to users, especially when they install stuff on…