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What Is VirtualHybrid? VirtualHybrid is an adware program that belongs to the AdLoad family. What does having adware installed on your Mac mean? First, your browsing could be interrupted by an increased number of advertisements. If you click on any…
What Is Auto Skip Ads? Auto Skip Ads is an ad-supported browser extension that is supposed to offer ad-blocking capabilities. However, instead of preventing them, the extension could be generating ads itself. These ads could then generate browser redirects to…
What Is EasyHandler? EasyHandler is a potentially unwanted program with adware capabilities that targets Mac users. This means that, once installed on your Mac, it could start generating advertisements. The application appears to be a sample of the AdLoad adware…
CVE-2022-22620 is a security vulnerability in Apple’s Safari browser which has been exploited in the wild. Originally patched in 2013, the flaw re-emerged in December 2016, Maddie Stone from Google Project Zero said in her analysis. The researcher referred to…
What Is “Mac File Opener will damage your computer” Pop-Up? “Mac File Opener will damage your computer” is a nagging pop-up message that appears on macOS. The pop-up may either be associated with a legitimate application or it can be…
CVE-2022-25845 is a high-severity security flaw (rating 8.1 out of 10 on the CVSS scale) in the well-known Fastjson library which could be used in remote code execution attacks. Fortunately, the vulnerability is already patched. The vulnerability stems from deserialization…
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What Is FrequencyPlatform? FrequencyPlatform is an example of an adware program that belongs to the AdLoad family. Its most probable method of distribution is via fake software updates, e.g. Adobe Flash Player. AdLoad variants have been circling the web for…
What Is GenerateInteractive? GenerateInteractive is the name of an adware and a potentially unwanted program that affects macOS users. The program is capable of launching itself upon rebooting the system, and it could even change its name to make it…
Hertzbleed is a new family of side-channel attacks associated with frequency side channels that may allow information disclosure. The issue was discovered and detailed by a group of researchers from University of Texas, University of Washington, and University of Illinois…
What Is ProcesserGrid? ProcesserGrid is yet another iteration of the AdLoad macOS adware family. As the name suggests, the primary purpose of AdLoad programs is loading ads on infected Macs. These ads could take potential victims to various suspicious pages,…
What Is CommonCreative? CommonCreative is the name of one an adware program that belongs to the AdLoad family. Security researchers have detected numerous AdLoad variants in the wild, infecting macOS users via trojanized downloads and fake updates. As a result…
What Is the “CUDA.framework will damage your computer” Pop-Up Message? Apple users have been complaining about a nagging pop-up window claiming that “CUDA.framework will damage your computer”. In fact, CUDA is a toolkit created by NVIDIA that provides “a development…
Microsoft’s June 2022 Patch Tuesday has rolled out, containing fixes for 55 vulnerabilities, including the infamous Follina flaw. Until today, only a mitigation was available for the CVE-2022-30190 Microsoft Office zero-day which could be leveraged in arbitrary code execution attacks.…
What Is DirectNetwork? DirectNetwork is an ad-supported application (adware) that targets macOS users. It is similar to IndexInterface and NavigateNetwork. DirectNetwork displays advertisements which could take you to pages deployed for social engineering scams, fake download pages, fake error messages…
What Is DiskFresh? DiskFresh is a suspicious, possibly malicious application. In most cases, these apps end on your computer via a trojanized download or in a bundled software installer. In other words, you download the application because you think it…
What Is Tumgir.com? Tumgir.com is a website with questionable integrity that potentially harbors malicious elements. It scrapes content from Tumblr and has been linked to problems affecting iPhone users. However, it’s not limited to iPhones; it can also impact desktop…
What Is BlissFresh? BlissFresh is an adware program targeting Mac users. It belongs to the AdLoad adware family, together with numerous similar unwanted applications. BlissFresh may have been installed via a trojanized application that posed as a useful, legitimate utility.…
PureCrypter is a new malware loader currently being developed by a threat actor known as PureCoder. The loader is fully-featured and has been sold in underground markets since at least March 2021, according to a new report by Zscaler researchers.…
Here’s an example of an actively exploited vulnerability which is now used by ransomware operators: CVE-2022-26134. This is indeed the critical Atlassian unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in its Confluence Server and Data Center. The vulnerability ensures initial access to…
HelloXD is the name of a relatively new ransomware family which has been carrying out double extortion attacks since November 2021. The ransomware has multiple variants that impact both Windows and Linux systems. What distinguishes HelloXD from other, similar ransomware…
