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.
A new system clean-up program called PC Booster, promoted to be useful to the user and even to extend a PC’s life has been advertised online and has fooled several users into installing it. After research the program exhibited different…
A new hijacker has been reported to take over users’ web browsers. It has been reported that LetsSearch may affect the most widely used web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program)…
Adware.Superfish Window Shopper is an ad-supported application that is reported to infect around 8000 PCs daily. It is an unwanted program that may collect different information and use it to administer advertisements directing users to third-party websites. What is more,…
Users have reported seeing advertised content brought by a potentially unwanted program(PUP) on their computers, called VitalBrowserHelper. There are several ways to install this unwanted program, and after it is situated on the computer, it cooperates with third-party sites to…
A new browser hijacker has been discovered to be associated with the ad-supported hoax search engine, called Znoo.net. This particular PUP may cause different indirect risks to users and experts strongly advise for its immediate removal from users’ PCs. More…
In case you have seen similar message to one of the following: →”Ads by DNS-Locker; Brought by DNS-Locker; Powered by DNS-Locker; by DNS-Locker; DNS-Locker Ad; Ad by DNS-Locker;” there is a decent chance you may have DNS Locker Ads installed…
Name Type Adware, PUP Short Description Adware.DNS Unlocker belongs to a potentially unwanted program family that display advertisements leading to third-party sites Symptoms Intrusive banners and other forms of ads in the browser. Distribution Method Bundling, unsafe browsing. Detection tool…
Users have complained over forums from a site, going by the name Lijit.com. The site has been actively and numerously reported to display links to well-known sources, such as Target, Progressive and Allstate. The reason it is considered dangerous is…
In case, you have experienced heavy advertising administered ‘by PopToTop’ it is highly likely you may have PopToTop Ads on your computer. This particular adware resembles more a money-making scheme than an actual software that may be of use to…
A new ad-supported extension, resembling a useful application for watching movies for free, called Movie Junkies New Tab has appeared. Most users report meeting it in sites that are on a similar subject or seeing it appear all of a…
A new type of downloader Trojan has begun to infect systems via email attachments, Symantec researcher report. It is going by the name Download.Sapaviro and it is a very vile threat. The Trojan can remain actively connected to the attacker’s…
Name Facebook Privacy Policy Hoax Type Online scam, usually containing malware Short Description The scam is of unknown origin and is spread via Facebook posts. Symptoms Posting on others behalf without users consent. Distribution Method Distributed by spam posts in…
You got your browser locked by a blue screen along with a text that you system has been compromised? Pop-ups originating from the number 888-603-4618 are considered by security researchers to be a fake tech support scamming sites. More to…
A new ad-supported toolbar has appeared in the form of a browser extension for the most widely used web browsers, developed by the infamous Mindspark Interactive Inc, gathering complaints from users about affected PC performance and heavy advertising. Also, users…
FaceLiker is a type of Trojan that is specifically designed to remain undetected in the infected PC for longer periods of time with one and only purpose – generating profit to its owner. It has several variants all of which…
Search-123.com is a suspicious search engine, set on your computer by a browser hijacker extension that is ad-supported and advertises third-party supported content. The advertisements are in the form of modified search result content on third-party search engines such as…
W32.Mydoom.E is a dangerous worm that may open a backdoor to the affected PC and download and execute malicious files, making it completely defenseless. It is a variant of the infamous W32.Mydoom worm family. The worm may open several TCP…
You receive pop-ups ‘by Club-Save’ ? Club-Save is an ad-supported browser extension and considered by many to be a potentially unwanted program. It is advertised as a tool that assist consumers during their daily online shopping experience by enabling the…
ProWebi, also detected as Adware.ProWebi by some security software programs is an unwanted program (PUP) on your computer. The program is classified as dangerous for the user, because it creates multiple files that perform unknown actions on the user PC.…
FixCleanRepair is a paid and ad-supported repair tool for Windows, developed by Applon Inc. that may exhibit annoying messages at times prompting users to upgrade to the full version. When researched, the software discovered an unusually high amount of errors…
