Microsoft Office vulnerabilities are cyber criminals’ favorites. Two of the more recent flaws – CVE-2015-1641 and CVE-2015-2545 – are quickly stepping up the malware game and seem to be replacing the all-time-favorite CVE-2012-0158. The latter leveraged a weak spot in…
A ransomware for Windows 10 OS has appeared that not only uses a strong cipher to encrypt files of infected computers. What is new with this ransomware is that it splits files into different parts besides encrypting them, making the…
Given the continuously increasing number of PC users in combination with the ever-increasing power of computer systems, the need for optimization of PC’s has also increased, since different applications nowadays are more demanding than ever. This is the proving ground…
Ever since the privacy scandal, Pokemon GO has been a hot discussion topic. However, a new issue is now added to the pile of problems that Pokemon GO creators need to face – a DDoS attack carried out by PoodleCorp.…
First discovered in November 2014, BandarChor has been infecting user PCs ever since, encrypting their files with a strong AES-256 cipher. The latest discoveries of this ransomware indicated that it uses an AES-256 encryption algorithm to scramble user files and…
Safesurfs.net is an internet domain of a browser hijacker. The main page is also serving the purpose of a search engine. Strangely, all searches are redirected through SafeFinder – another hijacker. After the fast redirect, you will land on a…
Ransom virus which contains the e-mail address ocean-1955@india.com is believed to be a part of a large ransomware family, known as the Xtbl variants. This is an extremely dangerous ransomware, since, at this point, there is no relevant decrypter for…
Stampado is the name of ransomware, which appeared on the Dark Web earlier this week. Offered as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) for only 39$ and a full-time license, this piece of malware is fairly accessible to cybercriminals. Heavily advertised as being…
Spoilers alert! Have you been impatiently looking forward to Mr. Robot’s second season? Do you always have questions about the hacks that take place during the show? Are you often pausing to have a closer look at what’s written on…
PriceFountain(.)com is the website of an advertisement platform. The PriceFountain service has software which is considered adware due to the distribution of adverts and redirects to other websites. These websites might gain revenue with generated Web traffic from the advertising…
SurfSelf(.)com is a domain which serves as a search engine to a browser hijacker software. Once you have it on your computer machine, you will begin to notice changes in browsers, like the homepage, search engine, and new tab settings.…
A new version of the well-know Troldesh ransomware (also known as Encoder.858 and Shade ransomware) was just discovered by researchers at Microsoft Malware Protection Center. This latest version appears to be extensively updated. Other Versions of Troldesh: Remove Ransom:Win32/Troldesh.A (.xtbl…
CryptoLocker has already become one of the historical ransomware cases that put thousands of users through hell. The infamous crypto virus infected users and encrypted their files, and demanded payment in exchange for the files’ decryption. The infection was mostly…
DNS Unlocker is a very intrusive and aggressive adware program. It continues to spread and generate advertisements to this day. One of the main distribution methods is with bundled applications. The unwanted program claims to unlock geographically restricted websites while…
Microsoft’s web browser Edge has been gaining more and more popularity with its latest 10th installment. And what is good news for users who prefer edge is that now Edge Browser supports extensions. This immediately allows for installing browser extensions…
There is hardly a person not dependent on web browsing. It’s needed for work, it’s needed for entertainment. And if you are looking for a way to spice up your browsing experience by making it more customizable and enjoyable, Vivaldi…
An annoying browser hijacker associated with the web page Stream-it.online has been spotted out into the open. The browser hijacker changes the home page and new tab page of the web browsers Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer if…
Monsear(.)xyz is the domain and the search engine of Start4u, which is a browser hijacker program. A couple of ways exist for the unwanted program to spread, but bundled software is the most common one. If you have it on…
Initially identified in July 2013, DirtyDecrypt Ransomware has been yet again revived. Researchers report that the crypto virus has spread on over 15 countries over the world with a high detection rate since its discovery. Also known as Revoyem, this…
CTB-Faker is ransomware that presents itself as CTB-Locker, but it is just a mere copycat. On top of it all, it does not encrypt files but just gathers them in a .ZIP file archive and locks them with a password.…
