Short Description of Steam Messages Numerous users of the game distribution platform Steam have reportedly received messages like “Is this you in the photo?”, “WTF Dude?” and “You will exchange this thing?”. These users should know that they have probably…
What Is Trojan.Cryptlock.J!gm? Security experts rate Trojan.Cryptlock.J!gm as a low-level risk infection. Once active on the compromised computer, Trojan.Cryptlock.J!gm will run in the background and consume a lot of the system’s resources. Trojan.Cryptlock.J!gm may cause a slowdown in the system’s…
Experts report that the number of computers infected with Poweliks Trojan has been growing recently. The primary distribution technique at the moment is through spam, but the cyber criminals are using other methods as well. Details on the Poweliks Trojan…
Windows Safemode is not the same as the Safe Mode by Windows. In fact, it is a rouge Windows program, being falsely advertised to protect your system when in fact it has no capability of detecting an error, or fixing…
Researchers with the Russian multi-national security company Kaspersky have discovered a new OS X malware, dubbed Ventir. Reportedly it contains a keylogger, a Trojan, and a backdoor that allows the hackers to keep on accessing compromised machines. Reportedly, Ventir is…
What Is ZeroAccess? The ZeroAccess rootkit is a Trojan infecting Windows operating systems. The malware is also known as max++ or Sirefef and was first detected in the summer of 2011. The ZeroAccess botnet is to this day one of…
What Is the Sandworm Malware? The latest malware on the horizon, Sandworm, may have been named after the famous worm-like creature from the 60’s sci-fi classic Dune, but users should keep in mind that it is neither a worm, nor…
