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What Is Hehighursoo.com? Are you witnessing ads, banners and pop-ups stemming from the hehighursoo.com website? This domain can be detected as malicious, and it is not advisable to interact with its content. If you agree to receive push (browser) notifications…
What Is SVCReady? SVCReady is the name of a new malware loader recently detected in the wild. SVCReady is distributed in phishing spam campaigns as a malicious document. Once installed on the system, it performs information gathering. Unfortunately, research indicates…
![IndexerSource Adware Removal [AdLoad Variant]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IndexerSource-Adware-Removal-AdLoad-Variant-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "IndexerSource Adware Removal [AdLoad Variant]")
What Is IndexerSource? IndexerSource is an adware program from the AdLoad family that targets macOS users. Ads can be generated as a result of having the program installed on your Mac, as well as overall worsened performance of browsers and…
A new malware loader on the rise. Hp Threat Research has released a new report detailing a new loader. The researchers have been observing new malicious spam campaigns since the end of April 2022, distributing a previously unknown malware, called…
Two security vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-30790 and CVE-2022-30552, were discovered in U-boot, a popular boot loader for embedded systems. The loader has many implementations for various architectures, and is present in most Linux-based embedded systems, including ChromeOS and Android. The two vulnerabilities…
Apple recently previewed its latest macOS Ventura version, which is expected to be released this fall. The operating system introduces many improvements and new features, one of which the so-called Rapid Security Response. macOS Ventura Introduces Rapid Security Response The…
Apple has released a new report dedicated to its App Store, revealing that the company protected its customers from losing approximately $1.5 billion in fraudulent transactions. Altogether, Apple stopped more than 1.6 million suspicious apps and app updates from affecting…
GitLab has discovered and fixed a highly critical vulnerability that could lead to account takeover. Tracked as CVE-2022-1680 and rated 9.9 out of 10 on the CVSS scale, the flaw affects all versions of GitLab Enterprise Edition from 11.10 before…
![Remove Insanitynominate.com Ads [How-to-Fix Guide]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Remove-Insanitynominate-com-Ads-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Remove Insanitynominate.com Ads [How-to-Fix Guide]")
What Is Insanitynominate.com? Insanitynominate.com is a suspicious domain that triggers redirects to malicious pages on Apple devices (iOS, macOS, iPadOS). However, Windows users are also affected by the same type of online threat that redirect pages cause. Despite not being…
![Remove MicroTable Mac Adware [How-to Instructions]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MicroTable-removal-guide-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Remove MicroTable Mac Adware [How-to Instructions]")
What Is MicroTable [Mac Adware?]? MicroTable is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that comes in the form of a browser extension. Both Windows and macOS users can be affected by such extensions, but in the case of MicroTable, it seems…
CVE-2022-26134 is a new critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Confluence Server and Data Center. Atlassian has already confirmed that all supported versions of Confluence Server and Data Center are affected. However, the earliest affected version should be confirmed…
![Remove Downloading Files [Adware / Browser Extension]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/downloading-files-adware-removal-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Remove Downloading Files [Adware / Browser Extension]")
What Is Downloading Files? Downloading Files is a suspicious browser extension that displays advertisements. At first, it may look like a useful utility, but the sole purpose it was developed is to generate revenue based on ads and browser redirects.…
What Is CompellingEntry? CompellingEntry is another instance of the infamous AdLoad adware family, which has been targeting macOS users for years. This family is an example that no operating system, macOS included, is safe from malicious intentions. CompellingEntry is part…
Security researchers discovered a malicious operation that made at least $1.7 million from cryptocurrency mining and clipboard hijacking. Unearthed by Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team, the malware in the operation, ClipMiner, shares lots of similarities with the KryptoCibule trojan, and it…
The XLoader, also known as Formbook, malware has now been equipped with new capabilities. Check Point security researchers have observed an enhanced version that has adopted a probability-based method to conceal its command-and-control servers. By implementing this approach, it is…
User tracking has been taken to another level. Vodafone, one of the largest telecommunications corporations in the world, is introducing a new advertising ID system, which is currently being tested in Germany together with Deutsche Telekom. TrustPid System Introduces Persistent…
Yesterday we reported the emergence of a new zero-day affecting Microsoft Office and other Microsoft products, dubbed Follina by researcher Kevin Beaumont. The issue exists in all currently supported Windows versions, and can be leveraged via Microsoft Office versions 2013…
![Quantum Ad Blocker Browser Extension [Free Instructions]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/remove-browser-hijacker-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Quantum Ad Blocker Browser Extension Removal [Free Instructions]")
What Is Quantum Ad Blocker? Our research team detected yet another suspicious browser extension, called Quantum Ad Blocker. The extension is ad-supported, meaning that it will generate ads on your Mac (or in other cases, Windows computer). The display of…
What Is SocialSearchConverter? SocialSearchConverter is classified as a browser hijacker and a rogue browser extension. Such extensions are usually promoted as useful utilities that improve searching. In the case of SocialSearchConverter, it comes from a family of many other similar…
What Is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software that threatens to publish the victim’s data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. While it can affect individuals, its primary targets often include corporations, government…
