The upcoming winter holidays bright forth not only new cyber threats but also old malware pieces. That’s exactly the case with Shamoon malware which has apparently returned to the malware scene after a four year vacation. Reports from security companies…
The myth that Apple devices are invincible to hacking is slowly starting to fade away to reality. And the reality is that Apple, just like every other tech giant, can’t keep up with the “dark side” of technology. It’s now…
Search.memethat.co is the primary domain of the browser hijacker named Meme That. The developer of that unwanted program is SaferBrowser – a company that is notorious for making lots of browser hijackers. The unwanted application modifies the new tab window,…
The 1st of December marked the beginning of a new Cerber ransomware virus with several interesting changes. The ransomware again wants it’s victims to pay a hefty sum of 499$ to get back the files, which are encrypted via RSA-512…
Every new Linux system administrator needs to learn a few core concepts before delving into the operating system and its applications. This short guide gives a summary of some of the essential security measures that every root user must know.…
A ransomware virus believed to have something about CryptoMix as well as CryptXXX is reported to be infecting users and to encrypt their files adding the .rmd file extension to them. The virus has been reported to encrypt victims’ important…
Yet another variant of the notorious Dharma ransomware has been detected in the wild, this time using the .zzzzz file extension mimicking the notorious Locky ransomware. This ransomware which was recently discovered is claimed by malware researchers to be an…
MarvelSound.com is a website for a supposed music player application. The website distributes lots of advertisements and can redirect you and affect your browsers and other applications, so it is considered adware. Pop-ups, banners and more ads are promoted through…
What appears to be the biggest botnet so far – Mirai has created yet another menace, this time for the German company, Deutsche Telekom. The botnet has managed to login to the admin panel of most broadband routers, affecting the…
A new very dangerous malicious campaign was just discovered by researchers at Check Point. The attack campaign is dubbed Gooligan and succeeded to breach the security of more than one million Google accounts. Researchers say that this huge number continues…
If you have been infected by the Dharma virus, this article aims to help you remove it and try to restore the .wallet files for free. Dharma ransomware which was latter established to be a variant of the CrySiS ransomware…
Yet another variant belonging to the Rannoh/Rakni also known as Shade and XTBL ransomware has been spotted amongst many. This variant seems to be an updated version of this ransomware family and it does not hesitate when it comes to…
ProductManualsFinder.com is a browser hijacker that is developed by Mindspark Interactive. A browser extension is also hosted on that website. If you have that extension with other unwanted apps on your computer, know that they will modify your homepage, search…
Big Data is changing our lives every day, no matter if we realize it or not. There are certain projects, however, that perfectly depict what Big Data is capable of. A quite peculiar project was just launched, curiously dubbed Predictive…
A ransomware virus using the .decryptallfiles@india.com file extension has appeared recently. The virus is widely believed to be a part of the ransomware viruses which are part of the CrySiS ransomware family. Not only this but this malware is also…
A Brazilian version of CryptoLocker, this particular ransomware acts as a screen locker and displays a scary message asking victims of the ransomware to pay a hefty ransom of 5 BTC to get access to their computer back. The ransomware…
A ransomware virus, carrying the name Dharma which means righteousness in Indian, has been released in a new variant. The second version of the virus is reported to be even more dangerous than it’s first iteration, encrypting files in a…
Since there is an awful lot of noise going around regarding which phone is better and why should we buy this brand versus that brand, we have decided to take a look at the situation from OS security perspective. Yes,…
Web-start-page.com is a browser hijacker and a bogus search engine. The hijacker is presented to you as a legitimate search engine while indicating that it can improve your search results, but instead, it can redirect you to various search engines.…
Were you one of the users having troubles with the cumulative update KB3200970? The update is part of this month’s Patch Tuesday, and Lenovo users, particularly, were experiencing issues with it. Microsoft has finally explained why. In a November 24…
