Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.
WildFire Locker is a ransomware virus that aims to encrypt the files of the computers it infects adding the .wflx file extension and asking users to pay a ransom of 299 USD to restore the encrypted files. When the virus…
Part of the Purge ransomware variants the Globe virus has begun infecting PCs and encrypting their files after which appending the .purge extension to the encoded files. The aes-256 encryption algorithm may be used by the Globe malware to scramble…
A ransomware virus reported to belong to the CrySiS and .xtbl ransomware variants has been reported to encrypt user files on Windows computers with a strong military grade ciphers. The XTBL variants are usually reported to use AES, RSA, and…
A hijacking software associated with the highly suspicious search engine Searchgol(.)com has been reported on user PCs, by researchers. The software is regarded as a Potentially Unwanted Program, and it may collect personal information form the user as well as…
“Ads by My Safe Savings” – in case you have seen pop-ups with this text on one of their corners, your computer has most likely been affected by an adware PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). Such ad-supported applications aim to deliver…
A potentially unwanted application, known by the name Express Files has been detected to display Advertisements, download other unwanted software and add a custom browser extension to the computers of the affected user. The program has been reported to also…
Crypto-viruses are an increasing menace that aims to turn your day the other way around, making you pay to cyber-criminals for keys that were encrypted. And what is worse is that cyber-crooks constantly keep developing new and more sophisticated ways…
Users have begun to increasingly complain about a browser hijacker that changes the home and hew tab page to Startgo123.com – a suspicious search engine that may display different types of adverts and even causes browser redirects to computers that…
A ransomware virus has been spotted to attack primarily Czech speaking users, according to malware researchers. It is dubbed Czech ransomware and uses the ??? file extension which it appends to the files encrypted by it. The affected files by…
Mr. Robot TV series has become the inspiration for malware writers to create a ransomware, called Fsociety. The virus aims to imitate a fictional hacking group from the famous TV series, just like Anonymous is. As much as we enjoy…
A remote access Trojan family dubbed Aveo, that targets primarily Japanese speaking users has been reported by malware researchers to cause infections on a massive scale. This type of Trojans is particularly dangerous since it can gain complete remote control…
A suspicious software called iMesh and other unwanted programs have been reported to be associated with the search engine Search.iMesh.net. This potentially unwanted program (PUP) sets the search engine of the web browsers of the user PC it is installed…
A browser hijacker associated with the suspicious search engine Startmain.ru has been reported to affect users on a massive scale. The hijacker may have raised the popularity of the web page with bundled downloads. Since it contains the .ru domain,…
A ransomware virus going by the name Purge has started infecting computers, adding the .purge file extension after it encrypts them with a strong AES-256 encryption algorithm. The ransomware virus has also been reported to use CBC (Cipher Block Chaining)…
MyPC HealthCheck is believed to be a program that has a rogue character. The software resembles a PC optimizer, but many researchers outline that it may be fraudulent and display fake errors. This is a commonly met scheme driving users…
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A browser hijacker, named SearchMe Toolbar has been reported to be associated with the Search.conduit.com search engine. Conduit search engine is infamous and notorious for being a part of a large advertising network which uses PUA (Potentially Unwanted Applications) like…
Another rogue antivirus program, this time copying Norton antivirus software has been reported to scare off users into calling the number 1-888-262-9519. Cyber-criminals have no limits or borders regarding how they will infect users, and they are showing it by…
Malware of the file encryption character also known as ransomware has been causing quite the stir and it is no secret that the encryption these threats use may take tens if not hundreds of years to factorize and decrypt files…
A browser hijacker that may use the suspicious search engine Asearch.online has been reported by malware researchers to continue to wreak havoc across the web. The software might display advertisements, collect personal information via the search engine and slow down…
