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Xbits Speedup Pro is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Xbits Speedup Pro is a fake system optimizer which will detect issues on your system, and try to convince you to buy its full version so that these issues…
CVE 2019-1166 and CVE-2019-1338 are two vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s NTLM authentication protocol which were discovered by Preempt researchers. Fortunately, both flaws were patched by Microsoft in October 2019 Patch Tuesday. Attackers could exploit the flaws to achieve full domain compromise.…
iTerm2, a well-known open-source terminal emulator macOS app, has been found vulnerable to e critical flaw, which is known as CVE-2019-9535. The flaw was discovered during an audit sponsored by Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser. As for the…
MacSweeper is one of the oldest rogue applications for Macs. Developed by KiVVi Software, the MacSweeper program has been plaguing users for years. MacSweeper is promoted as a useful application designed to detect various issues, including virus and malware-related, offering…
SVE-2019-15435 is one of 21 vulnerabilities in Samsung devices which affect Galaxy S8, S9, S10, S10e, S10 Plus, S10 5G, Note 9, Note 10 and Note 10 Plus users. SVE-2019-15435 in particular is a critical issue, which is described as…
Webroot has released a new threat report which sums up what has been happening in the malware sector so far in 2019. The report is described as a “mid-year update to the annual Webroot Threat Report” and it showcases data…
Catchynews.net is a suspicious domain that is associated with the display of push notifications and pop-up ads. In this article, we will try to explain why you are seeing the catchynews.net push notifications, and we will present a possible solution.…
LiLocked ransomware, also known as LiLu, is once again active in campaigns, this time affecting thousands of web servers. This is a new strain of the LiLocked ransomware which we wrote about in July this year. LiLocked Ransomware Currently Targeting…
Are you holding an Android device in your hands? Perhaps you are reading this article on your Android phone? Android appears to be the most popular mobile operating system. In fact, in the second quarter of 2018, 88 percent of…
Our research indicates that there’s a new version of the Jigsaw ransomware, called MAYA. The MAYA ransomware virus would append the .LOCKED_PAY extension to encrypted files. As seen in nearly all ransomware instances, the main purpose of the MAYA ransomware…
Remember CVE-2019-16759, the vBulletin vulnerability which was found to affect hundreds of thousands of internet forums? The bug has been exploited in attacks. What is worse, it was leveraged to steal data from Flirtsexchat. As the name suggest, Flirtsexchat is…
Are you witnessing unwanted redirects related to Montmeloroute.com Montmeloroute.com is considered a potentially malicious URL address that was created with the sole purpose of redirecting users to a range of dubious sites. You should be aware that sites stemming from…
There’s a new iOS exploit that affects all iOS devices running on A5 to A11 chipsets. The exploit is dubbed checkm8 and it was discovered by a researcher known as axi0mx. The checkm8 Exploit Explained The checkm8 exploit leverages vulnerabilities…
There’s a new trend in the black market, and it’s known as disinformation-as-a-service. Security researchers report that underground forums where malware is typically sold are know offering the so-called commercial disinformation services. Cybercriminals are now offering their services to create…
PDFex is the name of a new type of attack that is built by German researchers from several universities, to prove that the PDF encryption is quite vulnerable. PDFex was tested against 27 desktop and web PDF viewers, such as…
The Driver-windows.exe is considered to be a miner virus. The process likely belongs to a Trojan or malware infection that may have compromised your computer. This miner virus is most likely trying to infect your machine while flying under the…
“Keep your secrets safe” is the subject line of another sextortion scam currently being spread via email. The sextortion message claims to be authored by “the WannaCry hacker group”. However, this claim is a lie, as the scammers are just…
A new email sextortion scam is circling the web, using the subject line “Your account is being used by another person!”. As seen in many other similar scams, scammers are extorting users with the pretext that their email accounts were…
A number of high-severity vulnerabilities were unearthed in Cisco IOS and IOS XE network automation software. One of the flaws affects the company’s industrial and grid routers, making the impact incomprehensible. Severe Cisco IOS and IOS XE Vulnerabilities Discovered According…
Ransomware has been known to leverage various known vulnerabilities to gain access to systems. Some vulnerabilities are more common in ransomware attacks, so security researchers at RiskSense decided to analyze the most common ones which are used across multiple families…
