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RIG exploit kit has been detected to spread ERIS ransomware. This means that the infection vector is based simply on visiting a compromised website which downloads the malicious payload on victims’ computers. It is curious to mention that the same…
Jonathan Leitschuh just reported “a vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client” that allows “any malicious website to enable your camera without your permission”. The issue known under CVE-2019-13450 potentially puts at risk up to 750,000 companies around the world that…
Omiga Plus has been around for quite some time. The suspicious browser extension or add-on disguises as a useful application but it is actually considered a potentially unwanted program. Omiga Plus is now traced back to the omiga-plus.exe executable file…
What is Saltjs.01bd.ru? Saltjs.01bd.ru is a malicious domain that can cause intrusive redirects and interrupt your browsing sessions. The redirect may have been caused by a free download of an application. Its primary purpose is most likely to take you…
What is Overhedtrew.info? Overhedtrew.info is a suspicious URL address which purpose is to redirect you and show push notifications during your browsing sessions. Such redirects are often utilized to take you to scam pages stating that you have viruses or…
What is Dancewithlittleredpony.com? Dancewithlittleredpony.com is a classified as browser redirect that prompts the user to subscribe to its notifications. Redirects like this one usually display tons of unwanted ads and other messages prompting you to allow permissions for a page.…
Security researcher Aleksejs Kuprins of CSIS Security Group recently discovered an Android app that allegedly provides firmware updates for Samsung users. The app is known as Updates for Samsung – Android Update Versions, and it has more than 10 million…
What is TheMediaConverter also known as TheMedia Converter Promos and The Media Converter? Long story short, TheMediaConverter is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and rogue application which claims that it can convert video and audio files. However, you…
What is Karlmilan.pw? Karlmilan.pw is a browser redirect that affects popular web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Explorer and Edge. Such redirects usually get in the way of regular browsing sessions in an attempt to trick you into accepting…
What is Xtron System Care and should you remove it from your system? Xtron System Care is a system optimizer application which is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Xtron System Care generates intrusive pop-up alerts about potential issues…
Security researcher Barak Tawily recently came across a 17-year-old security vulnerability Mozilla Firefox’s latest version. It turns out that the widely popular browser is vulnerable to local files theft attack on any operating system. Vulnerability in Firefox Allows Local Files…
There’s a new piece of advanced backdoor malware that can target both Linux and Windows systems in a secure, previously unseen communication. The backdoor has been dubbed Godlua, as it is Lua-based and “the Lua byte-code file loaded by this…
According to a brand new research, Facebook has been leveraged for years to spread Trojans in the likes of Houdini, Remcos, and Spynote. All of the threats allow remote access and could spy on users’ activities. Check Point researchers revealed…
Ryuk ransomware has attacked Georgia’s court system. This appears to be the fourth attack against government institutions in the past couple of months. Officials confirmed that at least some parts of the court system’s network were taken offline due to…
Update August 2019. What is CrescentCore Mac malware? How threatening is it to macOS? Let’s find out in this article. OSX/CrescentCore or CrescentCore Mac malware is a new malicious campaign currently targeting users in the wild. According to security researchers,…
Let’s see why hackers love exploiting specific Microsoft Office vulnerabilities. Below you will find some of the most dangerous vulnerabilities discovered in MS Office in recent years. Hackers have been exploiting Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to spread various forms of malware.…
TechNet Search or TechNetSearch is a suspicious, unwanted program that is targeting Mac users. TechNet Search is designed to first open a dubious website and only then it will display search results to its users. This makes it a browser…
Another malvertising campaign delivering ransomware was detected. More specifically, ad servers utilized by a popular YouTube to MP3 conversion website ((onlinevideoconverter[.]com) have been compromised to spread an exploit kit known as GreenFlash Sundown and Seon ransomware. Malvertising attacks typically involve…
Silex is a new strain of very dangerous IoT malware that was just detected by security researchers. The malware is similar to BrickerBot which attacked more than 60,000 Internet devices in several states in India. Related: [wplinkpreview url=”https://sensorstechforum.com/brickerbot-malware-attack-india/”] BrickerBot Malware…
Apple recently revealed its new operating system – macOS Catalina – during the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Since we usually focus on the cybersecurity side of things, let’s see what the latest OS update brings in terms of privacy and…
