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Meet KB3123862, yet another mysterious patch released by Microsoft just few days ago. Why mysterious and why ‘yet another’? Because of Microsoft’s established demeanor when it comes to publishing details about the updates they release. Here’s what the official ‘knowledge…
Have you heard, or worse – experienced, the T5000 backdoor that was detected in 2013 and 2014? If you are a human right activist, a government clerk or an employee of the automotive industry in the Asia Pacific, chances are…
‘Phishing campaigns are reaching a new peak’ is a sentence that seems to be applied regularly throughout the year. As we have stated many times, phishing, and social engineering in general, is an actively sustained and improved online threat that…
Just a few days ago, Sucuri researchers discovered a new malicious campaign aimed at vulnerable WordPress websites. Attackers were infecting the websites’ JavaScript files with snippets of malicious code. During these attacks, a certain piece of malware was distributed with…
‘Аnyone seeing Windows 10 1511 cumulative update KB3136562?’ is a recent post on Reddit which has led us to believe that Microsoft has silently released another cumulative update. The last official cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1511 was released…
Facebook is often used by online crooks to fulfill their eager-for-quick-profit goals. Scams spread via Facebook are something users witness on a daily basis and are usually unaware of, until they notice someone has taken over their account. Update April…
Google has just released an interesting statement that concerns the online security of us all. The search giant is currently taking aim at fraudulent download buttons, usually found on free software (freeware) pages, thus enhancing their Safe Browsing protection. More…
A serious vulnerability in eBay’s sales platform has been just exposed by security researches at Check Point. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass eBay’s code validation. As a result, attackers can control the code remotely and execute malicious JavaScript code…
DMA Locker is a relatively new ransomware that first appeared in the beginning of January in Poland. If you have been attacked by DMA or know someone who has, we have good news for you. Malwarebytes researchers have cracked the…
The infection rates of Trojan.Ransomcrypt.X have increased once again. Because of the text displayed on the ransom message (‘Hi Buddy!’), the file-encrypting threat is also known as Buddy ransomware. Thus, in this article we will refer to the threat as…
Are you experiencing troubles associated with the Koyote Soft Toolbar (koyotesoft(.)com)? If so, pay close attention to this article. It will provide you with instructions on how to remove the unwanted toolbar and clean your system from related suspicious files.…
Private browsing is supposed to be just that – private, giving you the opportunity to surf online without leaving any browsing history behind. Even though private browsing will not do the trick when it comes to your Internet service provider…
Do you have the Webveil browser installed on your machine without your approval? If so, you may have downloaded it in a bundled freeware package. The bundling distribution mechanism is typical for third party software providers that aim at quick…
Tech support scams promoting suspicious toll free numbers are nothing new but yet they continue to affect and fool many users. One of the reasons for their success is that such scams always apply the name of Microsoft or another…
Have you encountered ‘Ads by Not set’ in your browser while surfing? If so, be careful, since you may have an adware application running in the background and generating intrusive ads. Users have reported the ads being quite persistent, showing…
Meet KB3110329, yet another Windows update that failed to do its job, currently causing many headaches. KB3110329 Official Description This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an…
We all love Facebook but do we know how safe it is? Apparently, not as safe as it should be, as disclosed by the independent security researcher Jack Whitton also known as fin1te. The UK researcher just published an unbelievable…
Another day, another Facebook-related privacy issue! Active Facebook users should be extra cautious because the currently viral Be Like Bill Facebook meme generator may not be secure enough. This particular story once more proves that privacy policies are of extreme…
The thought that Google is the one and only search engine leader is somehow scary. Even though people seem to get more alert on the topic of (data, online, personal) privacy, corporations such as Google are still going to rule…
Have you used Google’s free service VirusTotal? When you have doubts about the origin of suspicious files, VirusTotal comes in handy. The service is about to become even more useful, as its developers have added a new tool to it…
