Ransomware, named VenusLocker, using AES-256 and RSA-2048 ciphers to encrypt files of infected computers has appeared in the wild, leaving the encoded objects with a .Venusf extension added to them. To purchase back their files, the users are given instructions…
BrowsingGuard(.)com is the domain of a supposed security software for browsing. The strange thing is that BrowsingGuard cannot be downloaded directly from the site. There are advertisements that the platform spreads if you have it installed and thus considered adware.…
DailyBestSearch(.)com is the main domain for the browser hijacker BestDaily Search. The hijacker redirects you and afterward lands you on a Bing search results page. All of your search queries will go through the SafeFinder, browser hijacker. DailyBestSearch(.)com can change…
One of the latest security-inspired actions Google has put into motion is moving its security prompts to smartphone notifications. Until now the security notifications were sent via email and SMS. Additionally, Google plans to increase the amounts paid to bug…
The PC optimizing(speed up) software segment is a very competitive one, especially with the ever-increasing number of computers appearing nowadays. Since a lot of users tend to either overburden their computers with useless software, cookies and other junk files, they…
AES algorithm, used by a ransomware virus, called Razy had been identified by malware researchers. The ransomware uses its distinct .razy file extension which it adds to the files of your computer once it encrypts them, making them no longer…
Uyari is the name given to a new ransomware crypto-virus, which is believed to be targeting Turkish users as the ransom note is written in Turkish. That does not exclude the possibility of others being targeted and infected by the…
The Jigsaw ransomware continues to have more variants. The latest one puts the extension .xyz to encrypted files. The crypto-virus can encrypt more than 120 file extensions, as previous variants did, and will create a ransom note afterward. The theme…
Image Source: Wikipedia We all have heard rumors or read news about the magnitude of state-sponsored hacking and industrial cyber espionage. The level of invisible cyber invasion of which governments are capable of, however, may be a lot more advanced…
Greenet(.)xyz is the main web page for the browser hijacker Uportal. Copyrighted by ESOffers Network Co., Limited, that is the company which is believed to be behind it. The hijacker can redirect you and also shows you a Yahoo page…
MySocialShortcut is a new browser hijacker application developed by the Mindspark Interactive Network. You can directly download its browser extension from the site of the same name or Google’s Chrome web store. If you have the extension or any other…
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…
R980 is a ransomware virus, which encrypts databases, documents, photos and other files. It wants half a Bitcoin as a ransom payment, which amounts to nearly 330 US dollars. The files get encrypted with AES 256-bit and RSA4096 encryption algorithms…
Unfortunately, Google Play is full of booby traps and users should always be careful with the apps they install. Recent examples of applications that turned out to be more than what the user has bargained for are: Flash Keyboard Candy…
E-mail is everything nowadays. It is the main credential used to identify a user and help him create an account anywhere online. This makes it somewhat of a bottleneck if you look at it from a security perspective. If a…
Glarysoft Ltd has created a system optimizing software which focuses primarily on summarizing all of the settings and tools needed to manage the health of a given machine. It is a light tool with a standard size which has the…
It’s common knowledge that ransomware has become the most feared and destructive online threat, putting the biggest of corporations on their knees. Security researchers expect it to continue evolving, in 2016 and perhaps beyond. To understand where ransomware and generally…
Houmpage(.)com serves as a home page with a search bar and is a domain for a browser hijacker. The hijacker redirects you and in the end shows you a Yahoo search results page. Before that, all of your search queries…
We may not think of cyber crime as a “business sector” that also generates rivalry, but it doesn’t mean that cyber crime groups do not compete with each other. Having said that, it shouldn’t be too surprising that the author…
JagerDecryptor – this is what victims of the Jager ransomware see after their files have been encoded using a strong AES-256 and RSA-2048 encryption ciphers. This type of ransomware attacks has increased in both numbers and sophistication. The cyber-criminals behind…
