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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…
OSX.Netwire also known as Netwire backdoor or Netwire Trojan is the name of a Trojan horse that is currently targeting Mac users. The threat opens a backdoor on the compromised system which may lead to various malicious outcomes. The Trojan…
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, the malware is…
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.…
Sodinokibi is the name of a new ransomware which is currently being distributed in aggressive campaigns. The number of infected users is rising. If you are one of them, this article will provide you with more details about Sodinokibi ransomware.…
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…
