Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
CTB-Faker is ransomware that presents itself as CTB-Locker, but it is just a mere copycat. On top of it all, it does not encrypt files but just gathers them in a .ZIP file archive and locks them with a password.…
AdMicroscope(.)com is a site of a advertising platform. The platform AdMicroscope is considered adware because of the distribution of many adverts and redirects to various websites. Such sites can gain revenue with the generated Internet traffic from the ad platform.…
PizzaCrypts is the name of a ransomware virus, which uses the Neutrino exploit kit as the primary distribution method. It encrypts files and wants Bitcoin currency as a ransom payment. The extension this ransomware appends to all encrypted files is…
Microsoft Decryption ransomware is the name of the latest variant in the CryptXXX family. Files get encrypted while retaining their names and extensions. That is clever as it might hindrance the detection of the malware for security software. An asymmetric…
Home.ClearWebSearch.net is the sub-domain of a search engine. An unwanted program setup which installs the browser hijacker Clear Web Search is hosted on the main domain – Clearwebsearch(.)net. Other ways exist for the delivery of the hijacker program. An intrusive…
TechAgent(.)co a website for a tech support scam. It advertises a fake tech support tool called TechAgent. You can download the tool from the site. If you do it, you will start noticing messages that your computer has issues which…
Ad4Pop(.)com is one of many online gaming websites. Most games on this site have advertisements being displayed in their load screens. Ad4Pop is considered adware because of the pop-ups and banners generated on the site. You could get redirected to…
Dogpile(.)com is a website with a search engine that is also a browser hijacker. The unwanted program operates by changing browser settings, such as your homepage, search engine, and new tab. Toolbars, extensions, and other features might be set in…
SideCubes(.)com is a website from where you can download a browser hijacker. That software manages browser settings, like your homepage, search engine, and new tab. Extensions, toolbars, and other additive features can be set in your browsers. To remove the…
OurStartpage(.)com is the main website page of a search engine, considered to be a browser hijacker. This hijacker adjusts browser settings, such as the homepage, search engine, and new tab. Some extension can be added to your browser applications. No…
Kozzoo(.)com is the official web address of the Kozzoo platform. The site is about online gaming, but most games have advertisements shown in their loading screens. The website is considered adware as pop-ups and banners are generated all around it.…
Unlock92 is the name given to a ransomware, which gives an email with the same name as a contact detail. The email is intended for negotiating with the cyber crooks behind it. The ransom note is written in Russian and…
SafeHomepage(.)com is the primary domain of a search engine, considered browser hijacker. This hijacker alters browser settings, like the homepage, the search engine, and new tab page. A toolbar or an extension could be added to any of your browser…
The recent Zepto ransomware virus has spread like a plague. As a variant of Locky ransomware, it is expected of the improved virus to reach new heights in infection. Zepto uses the same ransom note as Locky and Bart ransomware…
A ransomware named Zepto, because of the extension it adds to encrypted files, has been seen by researchers recently. Seemingly related to the Locky ransomware, Zepto uses the same ransom note. Another such crypto-virus, which might be spreading with the…
GamesZing(.)com is the official web domain of the online gaming platform – GamesZing. You will see that the site is about online gaming, but many of the games might have advertisements displayed on their loading screens. The website is considered…
A ransomware labeling itself as HiddenTear 2.0 is currently spreading around the Internet. The extension the ransomware puts to encrypted files is .isis and makes a file with instructions. The ransomware is part of “educational” series of ransomware, that gives…
Search.yourvidconverter(.)com is the search engine of the browser hijacker Your Vid Converter. This hijacker is developed by SaferBrowser – a company that is famous for creating such software. The new tab, home page, and the search engine are settings which…
A ransomware with the name KratosCrypt is currently running in the wild. The extension the ransomware appends to encrypted files is .kratos and creates a file with instructions. The ransom price it demands as payment is 0.03 Bitcoins or around…
Trotux(.)com is the main web page of a search engine, considered a browser hijacker. The hijacker could modify settings of browsers, such as the homepage, the search engine or the new tab page. Some toolbar or extension might be present…
