Newpage16.site is a simple page redirect as it can be deducted from its name as well. Not only does it redirect, but it has browser hijacking capabilities. The hijacker can modify browser settings like the homepage, the search engine, and…
Search.searchlwr.com is the primary domain of the browser hijacker called Local Weather Radar. SaferBrowser is the company that developed it. The developer is famous for creating such browser hijackers. The undesired application replaces the new tab, homepage, and search engine…
Researchers at Proofpoint have previously identified a ransomware virus, known as Hades Locker. The virus mimics the notorious Locky ransomware’s ransom note; however, researchers are still not convinced whether or not this is Locky. The researchers believe that the HadesLocker…
Online stores are not safe anymore according to recent reports by Sucuri. First detected in March 2016, the Magecart malware has begun to gain momentum in it’s activity until May when it began to target well-known and large online retailer…
Security researcher Stacey Jury at IntaForesincs has shared some concerns in terms of iOS 10’s privacy, in particular Apple Safari’s private browsing mode. Apparently, Apple has changed some things in the private mode in Safari and it is now less…
Search Incognito is the name of a search engine that supposedly will not track your searches, nor invade your privacy. That is not true as the engine has browser hijacking capabilities and will put its main page SearchIncognito.com as your…
WebStarts.biz is the online domain for a browser hijacker redirect. This hijacker is closely associated with the Plus! Network and can redirect you from the primary web page, search bars or buttons. Every search that you do lands you on…
A trojan horse, created by a hacking group, dubbing it FastPOS, has recently been updated with a new technique that causes infection via a bug in Windows Mailslots mechanisms. The new version of the POS malware is not only created…
If you are a Spotify Free user, perhaps you should be more careful since users have spotted malicious behavior, SCMagazine reports. According to several users of the free version of the service, ads are serving malware through the advertiser network.…
According to a new report by Applied Risk conducted by security researcher Alexandru Ariciu, “multiple vulnerabilities were found in MOXA E1242 Ethernet remote I/O series used in factory automation.” The vulnerabilities can trigger code injection in the web application, and…
SearchGlobe.info is a redirect with browser hijacking capabilities. The redirect could modify browser settings such as the homepage, search engine, and new tab window. When you make a search query, the page redirect filters the search, and all input information…
LoadStart.net is the main web address for the browser hijacker of the same name. The hijacker is closely tied to the Plus! Network and will redirect you from its main page search bars and buttons. Each search query that you…
Another Fsociety themed ransomware virus is on the loose. The name is based on that of the hacker ring in the popular TV show “Mr. Robot” and is written in a semi-leet format – Fs0ci3ty. This cryptovirus will encrypt your…
According to a research carried out by Symantec, Turkey has taken the leading position in terms of highest botnet population in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), with Istanbul and Ankara having the highest and second highest botnet controlled…
HadesLocker is the name of a recently found ransomware cryptovirus which gives you a week to pay one Bitcoin. If you do not meet this criterion the price for decryption will be two Bitcoins. The malware researcher Michael Gillespie reported…
Need2find.net is a browser hijacker redirect. The developer of its website also owns MyAllSearch.com. The redirect might switch browser settings like the homepage, search engine, and new tab. When making a search query, the page redirect will filter that search,…
Password and credential security and respectively theft is a dangerous element of an infection chain. Luckily, security researchers at the University of Washington may have found a solution to prevent malicious hackers from intercepting passwords and keys, a rather unusual…
Apple and Microsoft have been competitors ever since their inception. Nonetheless, it’s not unseen for companies to adopt similar politics for one reason or another. According to Apple commentator Jim Dalrymple, Apple is about to engulf a behavior that is…
A lot has happened since we released the previous part with ransomware decryption instructions. Many viruses which were initially thought to be impenetrable have been decoded and brought new hope for those who do not want to pay money to…
A decade or two ago, augmented reality (AR) may have been something more abstract than real but not anymore. Standing on the thin line between virtual reality and our own world, augmented reality is here to reshape our thinking. AR…
