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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…
What Is IndexInterface? IndexInterface is an adware program that affects Mac users. It can be detected as a generic adware intrusion with backdoor capabilities. This means that IndexInterface shouldn’t be underestimated, as it can create an opportunity for other intrusions,…
A team of MIT CSAIL researchers recently disclosed PACMAN, “a novel hardware attack that can bypass Pointer Authentication (PAC) on the Apple M1 CPU.” The attack is based on speculative execution attacks to circumvent a central memory protection mechanism, known…
What Is BBII Virus? Bbii is the latest iteration of the STOP/DJVU ransomware family. The ransomware encrypts all files discovered on a breached computer, and appends the . extension. Once the encryption procedure is finished, the files become inoperative. In…
![Remove NavigateNetwork Ads [macOS Instructions]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Remove-NavigateNetwork-Ads-macOS-Instructions-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Remove NavigateNetwork Ads [macOS Instructions]")
What Is NavigateNetwork? NavigateNetwork is an adware program specifically targeting the macOS environment. Our research indicates that NavigateNetwork belongs to the AdLoad adware family which has been targeting Mac users for at least two years. AdLoad has numerous variations, and…
Symbiote, discovered by Blackberry researchers, is a new Linux malware designed to infect all running processes on infected machines. The malware is capable of stealing account credentials and providing backdoor access to its operators. A Look into Symbiote Linux Malware…
Recently, we wrote about the so-called Follina Windows vulnerability which was later given the CVE-2022-30190 identifier. The vulnerability was unearthed by the nao_sec research team, following the discovery of a Word Document uploaded to VirusTotal from a Belarusian IP address.…
What Is SkipTheAdz? SkipTheAdz is a browser extension that can be downloaded from its official page. However, it can also be included in the installers of other programs (the so-called bundled software installers). Despite not being malicious, the browser extension…
Emotet malware is back with a new module designed to siphon credit card details specifically in Chrome. Emotet Is Back… Again The discovery comes from Proofpoint researchers who observed the new module being dropped by the E4 botnet. “To our…
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…
