MirrorLink by Connected Car Consortium is the first industry standard for connecting smartphones to in-vehicle infotainment systems (IVI). A recent comprehensive research, titled ‘A Security Analysis of an In Vehicle Infotainment and App Platform’ and carried out by Damon McCoy,…
Have you ever clicked on a random link in your inbox or in a Facebook message? Despite knowing the risks? Well, you are not alone! A study by researchers at Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, discovered that people still…
A ransomware virus dubbed NullByte was reported by malware researchers to append the _nullbyte file extension to the files which it encrypts with a strong AES cipher. The name nullbyte originates from the NUL character in ASCII control code, suggesting…
A crypto-virus, known by the e-mail Cyber_Baba2@aol.com and also known as CPYPAURA variant at TrendMicro’s threat encyclopedia, has been reported to have a high level of infections. The virus encrypts the files of users who have been infected by it,…
If your PC has been attacked by CryptFuck ransomware virus, read this article carefully before you take any further actions. CryptFuck virus has just been released and spotted by malware researchers. It’s based on the open-source of the Hidden Tear…
Cerber3 ransomware virus is already a fact, as accountable by several tweets by security researchers. The crypto virus is most likely appending the .cerber3 extension to victims’ encrypted files. The ransom note is titled # HELP DECRYPT #.txt. Not too…
This article will help you remove .cerber3 file extension virus (Locky ransomware) successfully. Follow the ransomware removal instructions below. One of the most devastating viruses out there – Cerber ransomware has been released in a 3rd version, adding a .cerber3…
A hijacking software associated with the suspicious search engine, reffered to as Ustarts.xyz has been reported by malware researchers. The potentially harmful program may collect user information, cause browser redirects and heavily modify the settings of the web browsers Google…
Troy Hunt, owner of HaveIBeenPwned, just reported that 71,000 user accounts and IP addresses have been leaked from a Minecraft fan website (minecraftworldmap(.)com). The dumps include email addresses, IP addresses, usernames and passwords associated with that site. The leaked passwords…
A new spam campaign delivering the Ozone RAT has been detected targeting German-speaking users. The attack is spread via malicious Office documents. However, instead of the well-known macro malware, the operation ends with the installation of Ozone. Interestingly, users are…
A very hazardous web domain Fastlauncher.xyz has been reported to cause an extensive amount of redirects to different third-party websites of suspicious character on the computers of affected users. The hijacking software associated with the website can collect different information…
Imagine there is a currently exploitable bug in Google. Well, truth is you don’t need to imagine it because it is already there! British security researcher Aidan Woods just disclosed an issue found on Google’s login page. This issue enables…
A new ransomware virus has been reported to cause damage to web servers based on Linus. This virus, dubbed Fairware, does not use a direct encryption approach. Unlike other ransomware for web servers, the malware directly eliminates the web folder…
The malware writers behind the Locky and Zepto ransomware projects proved once again that they are working all the time not only to infect more and more users and remain on top of the ransomware chart, but they are also…
Ransomware virus that encrypts the files on the infected computer, dubbed the KK virus because of the file extension it uses (KK_) has been reported to infect users on a massive scale. The virus uses a powerful encryption algorithm, which…
The HiddenTear project has been the reason for yet another virus that encrypts user files adding the .domino file extension. Dubbed Domino ransomware, this crypto-virus spreads primarily via several different techniques, the main of which is via fake installers and…
Malware researchers have just spotted Space_rangers@aol.com ransomware virus to infect users and encrypt their files asking for a payment in exchange for a decryption key. We strongly advise users to not pay the cyber criminals as this is not a…
One of the many ransomware variants of the Shade/Troldesh family is called Centurion_Legion@aol.com. This is a recently discovered version that has started to plague computer users worldwide. It uses an advanced encryption algorithm to store most user files and folders…
Another ransomware virus belonging to the CrySiS (.XTBL) ransomware variants has been reported to encrypt user files by ESG malware researchers. The ransomware virus creates a malicious executable in the %SystemDrive% folder of Windows which is then used to encrypt…
A ransomware infection, named by the mythical beast Chimera was spotted by ESG malware researchers to encrypt vital documents, pictures, videos, audio files and other of the computers it infects. The Chimera virus also deletes the backup of those files…
