Bad news for Android users – Doctor Web has uncovered two types of downloader Trojans implemented in the firmware of Android devices. The Trojans communicate with a command & control server to receive instructions about the apps to silently download…
Attention! This article will help you remove PayDay ransomware successfully. Follow the ransomware removal instructions below carefully. PayDay ransomware is a Portuguese cryptovirus named after the popular game of the same name – Payday. The ransom price that it demands…
Facebook has been granted an e-money license in the EU. The Central Bank of Ireland has given Facebook Payments International Limited (FBPIL) this license which allows the social media to facilitate peer-to-peer payments on its platform. Ireland is a member…
This article aims to help you learn how to remove Kraken ransomware and restore your files if they have been encrypted by the virus. Kraken is a ransomware type of virus that attacks the files on the computers it encrypts.…
MyNetSpeed.co is a browser hijacker, featuring its own search engine. The hijacker is promoted to you as an Internet speed test, but it is in fact a fraudulent search engine. There are two widgets that redirect to actual Internet speed…
Facebook has long been a target for all kinds of scammers. The social network has often been leveraged in malware distribution campaigns. Cyren researchers just discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension that is spreading nude celebrity PDFs to Facebook groups.…
This article aims to help you remove Cerber 5.0.1 Virus successfully and restore your files using alternative tools. Cerber 5.0.1. Is a ransomware virus that was first detected back in November and is now back with a new spam campaign…
In 2016, ransomware has been extremely devastating for businesses, and the statistics prove it. A new report by Kaspersky Lab shows that ransomware attacks on companies tripled from January to September. This means that one in every five businesses was…
M4N1F3STO is a ransomware of the screenlocker variety. It will not encrypt your files, but lock your computer screen, deeming it inaccessible. As it is a ransomware, it demands for a ransom to be paid, and a ransom message is…
A virus imitating the notorious Cerber ransomware has been reported b malware researchers to be a part of the notorious EDA2 ransomware project. The fake Cerber malware aims to encrypt the files on the computers it compromises, demanding 10.5 BTC…
A crypto-virus, called CryptoWire has surfaced during Autumn, 2016 and now it has resurfaced with a successor variant, calling itself UltraLocker. The virus most likely uses AES encryption algorithm to render the files of the victims no longer usable and…
Cyber Kangaroo is the name of a cyber game held on Thursday in Canberra, Australia and organized by RAND Corporation and the National Security College (NSC). The game was dedicated to the growing popularity and use of Internet of Things…
“000-PLEASE-READ-WE-HELP.html” is the file used by the new Samas/SamSam ransomware which encrypts files possibly via the RSA encryption algorithm, adding .VforVendetta file extension after encryption. The virus also opens this .HTML file which contains a ransom note that has instructions…
The ransomware world has brought us yet another child, named FLRK. The virus uses the Blowfish encryption algorithm with 512 bytes from the files encrypted using it., which are enough to render them no longer openable. Also, the virus ads…
Since Christmas is coming, we at Sensors Tech Forum have decided to change it up a bit and introduce to you several cool ideas of gifts that someone working in the IT industry would really enjoy. When it comes to…
It’s time to update Office 2013, 2016 and Office 365 Click-to-Run. On Tuesday, Microsoft traditionally released its non-security bulletin, and although some of the patches were not available in certain parts of the world for a while, they are all…
We all know what happens during winter holidays – people begin to use their cards and banks become very busy due to the increased amount of transactions conducted due to winter holidays. This is also the perfect opportunity for cyber-criminals…
Brand new vulnerabilities have been revealed concerning the IP White Box cameras made by Sony. Two primary alerts have popped out this week concerting the IP cameras, suggesting the IoT security is beginning to become a widespread problem for both…
Security firm ESET has reported that millions of users have been exposed to malicious code served from the pixels in compromised banner ads. The end goal of the operation was the installation of Trojans and spyware on targeted systems. The…
Phishing continued to be one of the major online threats throughout 2016. Webroot statistics show that 84% of phishing sites were online for less than 24 hours, which makes their average life cycle less than 15 hours. These numbers show…
