The Facebook Notification Virus is believed to be an unwanted browser extensions. What it does is it sends fake Facebook notifications to infected users. From there on, the malware can gain access to your Facebook data and also install browser…
Banking Trojans and ransomware are the top financial cyber threats, currently putting millions of users at risk. Besides the emergence of brand new threats, security researchers also observe already known and detected ones reemerging with updated code and capabilities. Retefe…
A rather strong wave of old malware is resurfacing the Web. In this article we will analyze the Bayrob Trojan (Win32/Bayrob, Trojan.Bayrob!gen8, Trojan.Bayrob) which hasn’t been active for at least 9 years. The threat has been updated and set on…
Security researchers at Dr.Web have reported a new Trojan, dubbed BackDoor.TeamViewer.49. According to the security firm, the threat is designed to install TeamViewer on targeted systems. Why is BackDoor.TeamViewer.49 doing that? To transmit web traffic to specific servers through using…
An unauthorized backdoor access to your system can compromise it in many ways, downloading malicious software onto it being the worst one. Be alert, because a new backdoor identified as Backdoor:Win32/Kirts.A has been reported by security experts at Microsoft. The…
A mobile malware with a devastating impact has been spotted out in the wild, extracting login and financial credentials from infected users. The Trojan is detected as Android/Spy.Agent.Sl(Eset) and Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Agent.au(Kaspersky) and Android.SmsBot.539.origin(Dr.Web). Malware researchers from ESET have reported that it…
A new hacking team has been reported to distribute a lock screen type of Trojan which impersonates a fake BSOD alert after which prompts users to call the posted number for assistance. Unlike the conventional fake BSOD tech support scams,…
Researchers at TrendMicro have managed to discover and research a JavaScript-based malware which has an unusual approach when it comes to infection. The malware is reported to come obfuscated and attack the DNS (Domain Name System) of the router. Not…
A new malicious virus has been detected and reported to attack PoS systems of primarily small businesses. The malware enters the user PC via spam mails, and it carefully selects what kind of information to collect from infected users. The…
A new file-less malware has been spotted to send out approximately 2000 spam e-mails per week to users. The malware does not have any files, but instead it spreads via infected Microsoft Office macros. All users who have been affected…
A new worm has been reported by security experts to spread across portable drives. It is named Woniore, and the worm uses conventional tactics to infect user PCs. The damage which the worm can do to users can often vary…
Users have complained about various online security forums that they have experienced issues with the software called Ludashi. The Chinese program has been reported numerous times to display significantly annoying pop-ups to users. It also has bundled software and most…
A new downloader type of Trojan has been reported to cause unauthorized downloads on user PCs infecting them with malware. The Trojan.Downloader may use obfuscators to conceal itself from most widespread antivirus software’s real-time protection. You may encounter this Trojan…
A Trojan that is known as Banprox.Infostealer has been identified by Symantec threat response team to infect personal computers on various locations all over the world. The Trojan is very specific in it’s actions, redirecting the web traffic of the…
A new type of Trojan has been reported to utilize an old devastating method that corrupts Windows and restarts the computer. The Trojan is known as Disakil (Symantec), and it is not very widespread. However, this particular Trojan horse may…
A new type of infostealing Trojan is reported to aim at the cryptocurrency BitCoin, replacing It’s addresses with malicious ones. The Trojan creates multiple files via obfuscated executables, and it aims to stay concealed for as long as possible on…
Loioir is a type of malware that has been reported to cause severe Denial-of-service attacks. The malware drops its payload modules in Windows folders and modifies Windows Registries so that the malware runs every time Windows is booted up. It…
A new string of malware has been spotted by security researchers to affect Skype users. Complaints have risen that the virus uses goo(.)gl spamming URLs to redirect to file-sharing sites which may contain its malicious payload. All users who have…
A very sophisticated kernel-based Trojan and bootkit connected to it have been spotted to infect computers on a global scale. The Trojan has changed its distribution methods making them, even more, sophisticated. Its bootkit is reported to interact with BIOS’s…
Spymel is the name given by Zscaler researchers to a newly found Trojan horse. The Trojan can spy on all user activity. It may log keystrokes and steal information on a compromised computer and send the data to a remote…
