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What Is JourneyDrive? JourneyDrive is a potentially unwanted, ad-supported program that targets Mac users with advertisements. However, since JourneyDrive belongs to the AdLoad family, there are other risks for the operating system. AdLoad variants, JourneyDrive included, could open a backdoor…
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What Is LockLock Virus? LockLock is another version of the MedusaLocker ransomware family. The ransomware appends the .LockLock extension to encrypted files, and demands a ransom in exchange for their alleged decryption. Instructions on how to pay the hackers is…
What Is EEBN Virus? EEBN is the latest iteration of the STOP/DJVU ransomware family which has been plaguing Windows users for a few years. The ransomware relies on malspam to propagate across machines. Another distribution technique is trojanized software downloads.…
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What Is Securityservice-pc.com? Securityservice-pc.com is a domain associated with a tech-support scam. If you come across Securityservice-pc.com while browsing, you may start experiencing push (push) notifications, pop-ups and/or error messages related to detected viruses. Of course, this is just a…
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What Is CoolADSBlockSearch? CoolADSBlockSearch is a dubious, ad-supported browser extension that may have “attached” to your browser without your knowledge or consent. Also, you may have downloaded it believing it is a useful tool. Advertised as an ad-blocking utility, the…
What Is DisLight? DisLight is a suspicious, ad-supported browser extension. Usually, such extensions are advertised as useful browser utilities but in reality they fail to provide any meaningful activity. Rather than than, DisLight and similar extensions generate advertisements, collect browser-related…
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What Is QueueBuffer? QueueBuffer is an adware and a potentially unwanted program that belongs to a specific family of Mac “viruses” known as AdLoad and Trojan.Adload. These programs, QueueBuffer included, are all designed to affect the performance of Macs by…
This week Apple released an emergency update to address a new zero-day vulnerability that affects macOS and iOS. CVE-2022-32917 Zero-Day: Overview Reports indicate that the zero-day has already been exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-32917 and reported anonymously, the…
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What Is OnlineProgram? OnlineProgram has been classified as an ad-supported application and a potentially unwanted program. Specifically designed to target Mac users, OnlineProgram belongs to a large family of adware threats known as AdLoad and Trojan.AdLoad. As the name suggests,…
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What Is Ballacks Ransomware? Ballacks is a new ransomware strain that belongs to the VoidCrypt ransomware family. The threat appends .ballacks extension to the filenames of encrypted files. A ransom note called ReadthisforDecode.txt is dropped on the compromised system following…
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What Is MONTI Ransomware? MONTI is a new ransomware family based on the code of the well-known Conti ransomware which suffered a large data breach several months ago. Following the incident, Conti’s tools became available to the cybercrime world, and…
What Is SilkTopic? SilkTopic is the name of an ad-supported application specifically created to target Mac users. If you have a program such as SilkTopic running on your Mac, you should not underestimate the potential risks it creates for you.…
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What Is TabX? TabX is the name of a browser hijacker that comes in the form of a browser extension. Once installed on your browser, TabX would chance the default search provider to one of its own. In this case,…
There’s a new dangerous Linux malware circling the web. Dubbed Shikitega, the malware has been infecting both Linux computers and IoT devices with additional payloads. How Does the Shikitega Malware Operate to Infect a Linux System? Discovered by T&T Alien…
Cybersecurity researchers just uncovered another phishing-as-a-service [PaaS] platform. Called EvilProxy, the platform is specialized in reverse proxy phishing campaigns aiming to circumvent MFA [multi-factor authentication] mechanisms. EvilProxy: Reverse Proxy Phishing-as-a-Service Platform In computer networking, reverse proxy is a server situated…
What Is Cash Adware? Cash (Cash.exe) is the name of yet another suspicious application circling the web and affecting users with intrusive ads and unsolicited data collection. This potentially unwanted program is most likely dropped via the installers of other…
What Is Weekly Hits? Weekly Hits is classified as a suspicious browser extension that generates unwanted advertisements. Furthermore, Weekly Hits also has browser-hijacking capabilities as it can replace the default search engine of your browser without your initial consent. In…
What Is Mmdt Virus? ransomware is the latest sample of a widely spread ransomware family called STOP/Djvu. Like its predecessors, virus takes over computer systems with the help of several attack stages. During the attack, the ransomware encrypts victims’ files…
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What Is Yokufu.com? Is your browser redirecting you to a web page called Yokufu.com without your intention to visit it? This article will help you understand the reason for the Yokufu.com redirects and how to get rid of them. Yokufu.com…
A security loophole affecting Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla Firefox was recently discovered by security researcher Jeff Johnson. The flaw could enable malicious pages to automatically overwrite clipboard content without the need of user interaction. Chrome, Safari and Firefox…
