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.
Webswitch.tk is a browser hijacker that presents itself as a legit search engine. It may change your home page and search provider; thus it deprives you of regular search results. Webswitch.tk is compatible with popular browsers like Firefox, Chrome and…
The answerpest.kim pop-ups indicate the presence of an adware program in your system. The advertisements will pop-up in every web page you visit and interrupt your browsing. Although they may seem harmless to you, third party ads are notorious for…
Invitation Card.zip is a corrupted file attached to a scam email message containing an invitation to the social networking site Twitter.com. The file contains a worm that security solutions detect as W32.Ackantta.B@mm. The Invitation Card.zip email reads: →”From: invitations@twitter.com Subject:…
HealthcareGovTool is a browser add-on that is supposed to assist you as you browse the HealthCare.gov site and claims to be able to help you save money. This functionality may seem quite useful, but the application is ad-supported, and experts…
Save Video Ads (aka Save Video, Ads by Save Video) is an adware program and PUP which injects numerous advertisements in your browser as you surf the Web. The marketing materials promoted by Save Video Ads may link you to…
TuneFanatic (or Tune Fanatic, TuneFanatic Ads) is a browser extension promoted as a tool for music lovers offering the latest music news, reviews, and games. Despite its useful functionalities, TuneFanatic is classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) by security…
RevJet is a legitimate plugin classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) by security analysts because of the various marketing materials it displays as the user browses the web. RevJet is promoted as smart cloud-based installer that will suit all…
Epic Scale can be described as a crypto-currency mining tool marked by many antivirus programs as a potentially unwanted application (PUP). Once on your computer, it makes you a part of a Litecoin farm, generating revenue for third parties. Since…
SwiftBrowse is a legit application developed by Super Web LLC, classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program). The plugin can get installed on the user’s web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) together with other free of charge…
Angler Exploit Kit has once again proved itself to be the most advanced exploit kit available today. As reported by Cisco, more than 10 000 malicious sub-domains were found on GoDaddy accounts. The reason for the extremely high number of…
A new piece of ransomware, dubbed CryptoFortress, has been reported by French malware researcher Kafeine a few days ago. The threat appears to be similar to the infamous TorrentLocker ransomware, but CryptoFortress is capable of encrypting files over network shares…
The lp.bestsw.net pop-up ads are a result of an adware program that is active on your computer. The advertisements are shown in the web pages you visit, and although they may seem harmless, they may link you to websites with…
The yourvoices.info pop-ups are a clear sign that your system has been infiltrated by adware. The pop-up ads appear in the web pages you view, and although they may seem quite harmless, they may redirect you to potentially unsafe websites…
The 1-866-978-1337 pop-up indicates that your system has been infiltrated by adware. The message reports a non-existing security issue, usually about malware or adware detected on the compromised machine and suggests that the victim contacts a customer support team located…
Owned by we-care(dot)com, the CWA Donation Slider plug-in is promoted as a useful tool that helps users donate money to solve problems related to the clean water issue. This may seem legitimate, but the add-on is classified as a PUP…
Vxmclient is classified as adware by security experts because of the numerous pop-up and banner advertisements it displays as the PC user browses the Web. The promoted ads may be quite irritating and not only disrupt your browsing activities, but…
The get4cheaper application is promoted as a helpful online shopping assistant tool. The browser add-on is supposed to supply users with the best deals, offers, discounts and price comparisons. However, malware experts warn that the pop-up ads may be quite…
TabSent.com is a search engine that experts classify as a browser hijacker because of its browser settings-changing capabilities. TabSent.com is known to redirect your searches, as well as homepage and new tab page to TabSent.com without your direct permission. Malware…
BCool is a legitimate application that has been quite popular in the US, the UK, and Taiwan lately. The free app is promoted as a useful tool that will help users access their favorite websites, play their favorite games, read…
TeslaCrypt is a ransomware Trojan that once installed encrypts all the files on the infected machine and demands ransom in order to decrypt them. For the encryption process, TeslaCrypt uses the AES algorithm and creates a ‘HELP_ TO_DECRYPT_YOUR_FILES.txt.” file on…
