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.
Users have reported that the latest version of TeslaCrypt has the ability to infect users with three types of extensions – .ttt, .xxx and .micro. The ransomware Trojan has been reported by researchers to use a strong RSA encryption algorithm.…
The newest version of TeslaCrypt is here, and it is not playing about. In fact, it uses not one but three file extensions after it encrypts user files and one of them is the .ttt files. They have been reported…
It is not a secret that Windows 10 may collect more information than usually stated in their privacy policy. And despite that the updates of the latest Windows OS are patching important bugs, some might prefer to have the option…
Users have reported that their files have been encoded with the .xxx and .ttt file extensions. The main culprit for this is called TeslaCrypt, and it has quite a reputation amongst ransomware viruses. The third variant of TeslaCrypt claims to…
HQual-V1.8 is reported to be an ad-supported application that is potentially unwanted. It may automatically load into unsuspecting users’ systems and display various types of advertisements. The software may also cause redirects on web browsers to third-party websites that are…
Referral spam caused by a suspicious redirecting domain, known as Googlemare(.)com has been reported to advertise a suspicious Firefox plugin that may collect various information from users. The referral spam can quickly corrupt Google Analytics data and affect users with…
DMA Locker is malware whose main purpose is to encrypt vital files on an infected computer’s hard drive as well as its portable drives connected to it. The files that have been encrypted become corrupt and they cannot be opened.…
A new computer virus has gained popularity online. It is known as Chrome Impersonator Virus and it aims to duplicate the Google Chrome browser. The virus is reported to be extremely effective mainly because of two reasons – Google Chrome…
A new ransomware has recently appeared, going by the name of NanoLocker Ransomware. The malicious infection may encrypt the important user files on the hard drive as well as portable drives attached to the victim computer with a new extension.…
A new browser hijacker has been reported to gain popularity. It is associated with a hoax search engine, named Search(.)onesearch(.)org which redirects to Yahoo(.)com. The software is believed to collect personal information and display targeted advertisements that may redirect users…
YouTubeAdBlocker is a potentially unwanted program that only pretends to block YouTube video advertisements. Instead, the application causes random pop-ups on computers It has been installed on. Furthermore, the program may collect user information and display sponsored as well as…
Referral spam by Cityadspix(.)com web links has been reported to affect hosts’ Google Analytics data. The questionable spam leads to what appears to be a blank website with a white dot in the middle. However, there are various URLs advertised…
Referral spam messages have appeared online advertising suspicious third-party websites by using web links provided by legitimate ad-providing services such as Adcash(.)com have been reported to affect users. The web links being spammed are related to the reputable Adcash service…
If the home or new tab page of your web browser has been modified to open TheSmartSearch(.)net, chances are you may have a browser hijacker on your computer. Such ad-supported software is categorized as potentially unwanted and indirectly harmful to…
In case the home page or the new tab of your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer has been changed to home(.)searchpile(.)com you have an ad-supported browser hijacker on your computer. The potentially harmful software that is detected as…
A tech support scam that resembles an antivirus program is reported to display pop-ups to many users online. The software has something to do with the web domain Deficittower(.)net which might be advertised in several different means. The users who…
A new tech support scam resembling a Microsoft Tech Support service has been reported to affect users massively. It is associated with the domain profittower(.)com that may be advertised via unwanted software installed on the affected computer. Users who come…
A suspicious domain has been detected to cause multiple browser redirects to potentially harmful web links. Many researchers believe the domain may be associated with having a potentially unwanted program situated on your computer. Such may be adware masked as…
A new ransomware has been detected to infect users by encrypting their files and extort them for money for the decryption. The ransomware is reported to display a misleading pop-up notification that claims your computer is locked because the user…
In case you see pop-ups with the name “Zip Arcade Ads” being present and active chances are you may have adware on your computer. Zip Arcade Ads may collect various user information and based on that present targeted advertisements to…
