Onekit.com is the web address of software that apparently pushes advertisements and redirects. Thus, it is considered adware. The advertisements can show as pop-up boxes, banners or other ad types and can be very intrusive. On the site, there are…
SearchTechStart.com is the web domain for a browser hijacker redirect. When you make a search query, you get redirected to the search server of FindWide, which is another browser hijacker. Your searches will get filtered from it. SearchTechStart.com can switch…
A ransomware virus has been detected by the name of “Dev-Nightmare”. The virus uses the .2xx9 file extension after it performs a successful attack on a compromised computer and encrypts t’s files. The files, besides having the abovementioned file extension…
Play-bar.net is the web address of a browser hijacker redirect. When you do a search, you will get redirected to a few places. One of the places is the query service of SafeFinder, which is another browser hijacker program. Your…
It is a fact that even the bravest people on earth think about their mother when they feel confused or scared. It is also a fact that no one is eternal, and we will all die one day. But the…
Security researchers Aamir Lakhani and Joseph Muniz have demonstrated how easy it is to prepare a hack attack at a given company. The researchers have illustrated the main issues when it comes to larger companies and their security. They report…
Source: Sergei Skorobogatov’s report A researcher, named Sergei Skorobogatov at Cambridge University has come up with a solution on how to bypass a protection layer for the very same model iPhones like the one FBI was trying to hack. The…
A brand new variant of the Fantom crypto-virus is on the loose. The virus has been reported to encrypt files with over 1200 different extensions. Now it appends the extension .locked to the files, ditching the previous .locked extension. Ransom…
The intelligence committee of the white house claims that Edward Snowden, the person who revealed that NSA is conducting massive surveillance on citizens, is a criminal, and he should not receive any pardon. They have accused the National Security Agency…
DestinyGaze.com is a website that offers fashion and lifestyle news, among horoscope and tarot card readings, quizzes, etc. DestinyGaze is an adware and considered as such because of the advertisements it spreads. The adverts could redirect you to websites which…
The 1-844-307-1890 phone number is used in a new tech support scam. A Trojan horse virus is dropped which loads a screen locking you out of your PC. On that screen, it shows an error text titled “Your PC/Device needs…
A suspicious app, named Guide for Pokemon Go, pretending to be a guide with professional tips for players of the widely used Pokemon Go app has been detected to install ad-supported applications and even root the devices it affects. The…
A rule has been presented in the U.S. Senate, which is focused on stopping cyber-crime, called “Stopping Mass Hacking Act” was proposed for voting recently. The proposal was not vast and had only several paragraphs but it’s primary focus was…
Atom is the new name given to the Shark ransomware project. The cybercriminals behind it rebranded it in an attempt to clear their bad reputation as they scammed other crooks who bought Shark ransomware. Atom is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and…
A ransomware virus using .cryptocat as a file extension after it encodes the files of affected users with a strong RSA-2048 algorithm has been detected. The virus also leaves a ransom note in a “Your files are locked !.txt” file,…
Qubiv.com is an online gaming platform. Flash games are its primary content. Every game hosted on the website runs on Adobe’s Flash Player but some run on HTML5, as well. The website could have injected software on your computer that…
Search.getsports.co main Web page and default search for the browser hijacker which is also called Get Sports. SaferBrowser is the software developer for it. The company is notorious for its browser hijacker programs. The unwanted application changes the new tab,…
CatHomepage.com is a browser hijacker redirect which is made by Mindspark Interactive. You can download a related browser extension from the site or Google Chrome’s web store. In case you have that extension or other unwanted applications on your PC,…
New Ransomware virus called Mamba also known as HDDCryptor has been discovered via a malicious files, named “141.exe” and “152.exe” that uses AES encryption to fully encrypt a hard drive and not let users to even boot Windows. This new…
Several reports by big companies such as Huawei and Cisco have been released where new solutions for interconnected and smart cities are suggested. In general, this is a bright idea because many of the problems in the cities will be…
