More Malware Memes Free software is often bundled with suspicious applications such as adware and PUPs. However, if you are ‘lucky’ enough, you may not just get an innocent PUP but a real piece of malware installed alongside that free…
Windows XP may not be officially supported any longer (since April 2014) but this hasn’t stopped core XP users from establishing ways to keep their machines intact. One unofficial but somehow proven method to support your WinXP is called Windows…
Remote Access Trojans (RATs) are perhaps the most notorious threat when it comes to targeted attacks on governments and various business sectors. That being said, one of the currenlty active RATs closely monitored by researchers has gone way ahead of…
Meet KB3123862, yet another mysterious patch released by Microsoft just few days ago. Why mysterious and why ‘yet another’? Because of Microsoft’s established demeanor when it comes to publishing details about the updates they release. Here’s what the official ‘knowledge…
Have you heard, or worse – experienced, the T5000 backdoor that was detected in 2013 and 2014? If you are a human right activist, a government clerk or an employee of the automotive industry in the Asia Pacific, chances are…
What Should You Do on Clean Out Your Computer Day? Over thinking? Overstuffed? Slowly loading? Often stuck?… and noisy? Does that sound like your computer’s performance? Boyana PeevaBelieves that the glass is rather half-full and that nothing is bigger than…
‘Phishing campaigns are reaching a new peak’ is a sentence that seems to be applied regularly throughout the year. As we have stated many times, phishing, and social engineering in general, is an actively sustained and improved online threat that…
Just a few days ago, Sucuri researchers discovered a new malicious campaign aimed at vulnerable WordPress websites. Attackers were infecting the websites’ JavaScript files with snippets of malicious code. During these attacks, a certain piece of malware was distributed with…
‘Аnyone seeing Windows 10 1511 cumulative update KB3136562?’ is a recent post on Reddit which has led us to believe that Microsoft has silently released another cumulative update. The last official cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1511 was released…
Facebook is often used by online crooks to fulfill their eager-for-quick-profit goals. Scams spread via Facebook are something users witness on a daily basis and are usually unaware of, until they notice someone has taken over their account. Update April…
Google has just released an interesting statement that concerns the online security of us all. The search giant is currently taking aim at fraudulent download buttons, usually found on free software (freeware) pages, thus enhancing their Safe Browsing protection. More…
A serious vulnerability in eBay’s sales platform has been just exposed by security researches at Check Point. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass eBay’s code validation. As a result, attackers can control the code remotely and execute malicious JavaScript code…
Private browsing is supposed to be just that – private, giving you the opportunity to surf online without leaving any browsing history behind. Even though private browsing will not do the trick when it comes to your Internet service provider…
Meet KB3110329, yet another Windows update that failed to do its job, currently causing many headaches. KB3110329 Official Description This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an…
We all love Facebook but do we know how safe it is? Apparently, not as safe as it should be, as disclosed by the independent security researcher Jack Whitton also known as fin1te. The UK researcher just published an unbelievable…
Another day, another Facebook-related privacy issue! Active Facebook users should be extra cautious because the currently viral Be Like Bill Facebook meme generator may not be secure enough. This particular story once more proves that privacy policies are of extreme…
The thought that Google is the one and only search engine leader is somehow scary. Even though people seem to get more alert on the topic of (data, online, personal) privacy, corporations such as Google are still going to rule…
Have you used Google’s free service VirusTotal? When you have doubts about the origin of suspicious files, VirusTotal comes in handy. The service is about to become even more useful, as its developers have added a new tool to it…
Cumulative updates can be quite problematic for quite a lot Windows 10 users. However, Microsoft usually is not in a hurry to present a quick fix for such issues, and users are left to deal with them alone or with…
The importance of holidays is proverbial on a global level. Some holidays, however, shouldn’t be celebrated in an intoxicated state. Some holidays require alertness and are not all about the fuss. Let’s talk Data Privacy Day. More IT Celebrations: Computer…
