Bazzsearch(.)com is the domain of a browser hijacker. The web page is very simple. Search results will redirect you to another search engine – most of the time this search engine is Safe Finder. The hijacker will try to trick…
Ransomware, going by the name SkidLocker has been reported to threaten users that they will never see their files again unless they make a payoff to cyber-criminal. The ransom payment amount which SkidLocker demands to decrypt the files it encodes…
How Much Would You Pay for a Windows 0-Day? Author: Diana Stoykova An attacker, going by the name BuggiCorp, claims to have found a way to exploit a serious, yet undocumented, vulnerability in every version of Windows from Windows 2000…
Ransomware is not the only online extortion that a victim can be put through. The FBI’s Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has just released a public alert concerning an increase in post-breach extortion attempts. The attacks are aimed at US citizens…
Ransomware Virus, belonging to the “@” ransom variants has been reported to encode user files and add a custom file extension to them. It also leaves the email by which victims can contact the cyber-outlaws – masterlock@india.com. Once contacted the…
Moccini(.)com is a website spreading a browser hijacker. When your browsers become hijacked, most of the time you will get redirected to the Search.moccini(.)com web address. Your search results will be filled with ads and display on the same page.…
Bacdau(.)vn is the main search page of a browser hijacker. The page has numerous links on it, advertisements, and buttons, creating quite a long marketing page. Everything can redirect you to unknown sites. To remove this unwanted application and all…
“Website is locked. Please transfer 1.4 BitCoin to address 3M6SQh8Q6d2j1B4JRCe2ESRLHT4vTDbSM9 to unlock content.” – This message is what users and website publishers see after a website is attacked with this nasty web ransomware. It has been reported by malware researchers…
Our research indicates that there are at least three identical ransomware viruses currently infecting victims under different names. Ecovector and Vegclass ransomware “share” the same desktop wallpapers, and act in a very similar way. We also suspect that these two…
Cryp1, CryptXXX 3.0 or UltraCrypter ransomware – it doesn’t matter how you name it. This ransomware is currently one of the most active crypto viruses, targeting users in Germany, Spain, Italy, and other “developed” European countries. Users in the US…
Froovr(.)com is the website of a gaming platform named Froovr. The site delivers advertisements when you browse or play games on it, which is why it is considered as adware. The adware can redirect you to websites that have online…
Prosperent(.)com is the site of an affiliate marketing platform called Prosperent. VigLink recently acquired it, which is a company providing similar services. Prosperent is considered as adware because it generates adverts which redirect you to other websites. They also gain…
Tor Browser 6.0 has just been released, and it’s now based on Firefox 45-ESR (Extended Support Release) and accordingly a better support for HTML5 is available. This release can be downloaded from Tor Project’s official page and also from their…
Update! Malware researchers from Kaspersky have updated their Rannoh Decryptor utility with decryption for the CryptXXX 3.0 ransomware family. Files should be fully decrypted with the help of that software. You can find its download page and instructions at: Kaspersky’s…
Bleep, .1999, .0x0, .fu*k – these are the file extensions used by the nasty Bitmessage ransomware virus that encrypts the files on the computers it infects and asks 2,5 BTC to decrypt them. After encryption, the files become unable to…
Do you remember the hacker going by the nickname Peace who recently offered for sale 117 million Linkedin credentials? The hacker is now doing the same with 65,469,298 million hashed and salted passwords, along with the email addresses, of Tumblr…
Myinfosearch(.)biz is a new potentially unwanted program (PUP) in the list of browser hijackers. Once it is on your system it may modify the settings of your browser. The homepage may be changed as well as the new tab page.…
GamerSafari(.)com is a website of an adware gaming platform called GamerSafari. The site is spreading advertisements when you browse, mainly as pop-up ones. The adware could redirect you to similar websites. Each game found on the website has a link…
Ransomware doesn’t sleep. Another crypto virus, Green_Ray ransomware, has been “introduced” to users, encrypting their files and demanding a payment for their decryption. Green_Ray has been reported to use asymmetric encryption (a public and a private key). The ransomware appends…
On the left – original Sberbank of Russia app, on the right – fake app; Image Source: TrendMicro Fanta SDK is one of the latest malicious threats aimed at Android users. This particular malware is pretty good at protecting itself…
