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![Hydrox Ransomware [.hydrox Files] Removal & Restoration](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ransomware-sensorstechforum-com-300x171.jpeg "Hydrox Ransomware [.hydrox Files] Removal & Restoration")
What Is Hydrox? Hydrox is the name of a new ransomware threat currently circling the web. The ransomware locks the victim’s files and renames them by appending the .hydrox extension to their filenames. Once the encryption process is completed, the…
What Is Drinker Adware? Drinker is an application that is supposed to help you set notifications or reminders of when to drink water. However, despite being advertised as a simple, useful tool, the app is ad-supported and will only flood…
What Is TerminalGenerate? TerminalGenerate is an ad-supported and potentially unwanted program with trojan capabilities, meaning that it may open a backdoor on your Mac. The program has been created to target exclusively macOS users, as it belongs to the widely…
New auto-starting malware on the Google Play Store has been identified. HiddenAds Android Malware The malware is propagated with the help of malicious apps masquerading themselves as cleaner and optimization apps for device management. The Android apps were distributed on…
Security researchers recently uncovered a large network of fake investment scamming sites targeting specific European countries and North America. Fake Investment Phishing Sites Targeting European Countries The network consists of at least 11,000 domains that target the United Kingdom, Belgium,…
What Is AllocateClassics? AllocateClassics is the name of an ad-supported, potentially unwanted application that targets Mac users with ads and browser redirects. These ads can be related to tech support scams, claiming that your macOS is infected with viruses. Don’t…
Security researchers share a new trend in phishing campaigns which now utilize the so-called IPFS URLs as payload. The discovery comes from TrustWave researchers who came across a site called the Chameleon Phishing page. Websites like this one can change…
![Remove ModuleView Mac Virus [Removal Steps]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-remove-adware-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Remove ModuleView Mac Virus [Removal Steps]")
What Is ModuleView? Yet another suspicious application has been detected targeting macOS users. Called ModuleView, the application has been classified as adware and belongs to the well-known AdLoad adware family. Numerous samples belonging to AdLoad have been detected in the…
What Is PickGrid? PickGrid is an adware program that is designed to specifically target Mac users. As a result of having it installed on your device, you would be witnessing ads, browser redirects, and system/browser slowdowns. The suspicious, ad-supported application…
Security researchers detail a new phishing-as-a-service (Phaas) platform in a recently released report. The platform is an example of how initial access brokers gain a foothold in organizations’ networks. Robin Banks is the name of a new PhaaS platform which,…
What Is Vvwq Virus? Vvwq virus is the name of a ransomware sample that belongs to the STOP/DJVU ransomware. The end goal of the ransomware is lock personal files and demand a ransom fee for a unique decryption key generated…
Unsecured wi-fi networks have proven to be a gateway to many attacks. More particularly, poorly configured access point encryption (or services that allow data to be sent without being encrypted) has been outlined as one of the biggest threats to…
What Is BasicEngine? Because of their highly suspicious behavior and sudden appearance, users often call programs such as BasicEngine viruses. In fact, BasicEngine is not really a virus but a malicious adware program that belongs to the AdLoad family, specifically…
What Is MotivePrime? MotivePrime is a malicious adware program associated with browser and system modifications. The program is capable of opening a backdoor on the affected macOS system, thus allowing the installation of more unwanted (or even malicious) programs. Being…
Security researchers detailed the discovery of a new, previously undetected malware sample specifically designed to target the Linux environment. The malware showcases sophisticated capabilities and is “an intricate framework developed for targeting Linux systems,” Intezer researchers said in their technical…
What Is UnitySquad? UnitySquad is an example of a malicious adware program that could open a backdoor on the affected macOS system. Being an AdLoad variant, the adware could also be capable of achieving persistence by installing a persistence agent…
What Is AuroraFit? We came across a new piece of an adware program that targets macOS users with intrusive advertisements. The adware can sneak into Macs via fake software updates that usually appear in the browser in the form of…
Security researchers reported the discovery of a new cross-platform ransomware strain coded to target Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Meet the New Cross-Platform Luna Ransomware Discovered by Kaspersky’s Darknet Threat Intelligence monitoring system, the so-called Luna ransomware is advertised on…
Apple has released fixes addressing 37 software vulnerabilities in its operating systems iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. The flaws affect different parts of iOS and macOS and could be used for escalation of privilege, arbitrary code execution, information disclosure…
What Is OORI Virus? This technical article shows detailed information about the so-called ransomware, and provides specific removal instructions. The Oori ransomware is the latest strain of a vicious ransomware family known as STOP/Djvu. Like its previous iterations, virus compromises…
