Private Search is a search engine which also has an extension of the same name. This program is provided by the site eAnswers.com and considered as a browser hijacker. The search engine takes over your browsers, changes, and blocks their…
Ransomware infections have caused losses on an unimaginable global scale. For example, CryptoWall, just one virus has generated more than 180 million dollars in losses to individuals and organizations worldwide. And this was last year (2015). Now, ransomware infections have…
Malware researchers have discovered a new ransomware, calling itself SNS Locker. The new enciphering malware encrypts files with .RSNSLocked file extension and uses a strong AES-256 encryption algorithm to encode a wide variety of files on the compromised computer. The…
Shopper Pro is a platform spreading ads about shopping. These advertisements, are mostly annoying pop-ups, and can redirect you to suspicious websites. Shopper Pro ads might be spotted on different websites because the adware itself generates them. To remove the…
Ransomware infection, named Able, written for Brazilian users has been reported to be on the rise. The ransomwar displays a terrifying picture after which notifies users in its ransom note that their files are encrypted. The Brazillian ransomware also adds…
A ransomware virus meant for Italian speaking users has been released, using a strong encryption algorithm to cipher the files of the victims, making them impossible to be opened. The so-called Bloccato virus appends the .bloccato file extension to the…
Have you changed your LinkedIn password yet? As we wrote yesterday, the popular social network for professionals has been through a major data breach. To sum it up, 167 million compromised accounts, of which 117 million credentials with hashed passwords…
Ransomware, known by the name of Zyklon has been discovered recently by researchers. Typical to other crypto-malware infections, Zyklon is reported to create malicious files in key Windows folders and use them to encrypt the files of the user, asking…
TeslaCrypt ransomware has turned many users into victims. However, this ransomware story may be coming to its foreseeable end. According to an ESET researcher, the vicious file-encryption operation is now shut down. A free decryption key is available to anyone…
Search.login-help(.)net is the search page of a browser hijacker developed by SaferBrowser. An extension and a toolbar related to the hijacker can be added to your browsers. This application can modify settings such as the home page, search engine, and…
The Get Windows 10 App has caused many users many headaches. Because of its aggressive Get Window 10 campaign, Microsoft has been in and out of controversies for quite some time. Fortunately, the company has decided to change the way…
GenieGamer(.)com is the website of the adware gaming platform GenieGamer. The site sends out adverts, mainly as pop-ups, and can redirect you to other similar websites. Every game hosted on the site contains a link to other gaming platforms. To…
Goliath and The Hall Of Ransom Malware researchers have identified a malware writing group, named Hall of Ransom in the deep web which was reported to sell Goliath and Locky ransomware to beginner users. This strategy is also known as…
If you’re a professional in any business area, there’s a big chance you have a LinkedIn account. So read carefully – LinkedIn has suffered a major data breach. The latter has apparently led to probable sale of sensitive information harvested…
A new variant of old ransomware, EnCiPhErEd is a part of the Xorist crypto family. The virus encrypts files on compromised systems leaving its name as a file extension to the encoded files. The ransomware has also been reported by…
If you’re a user of Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliances (ASAs), you should probably have a look at their latest patches. The patches are addressing two separate issues, CVE-2016-1385, a flaw in the ASA XML parser, and CVE-2016-1379, a VPN block…
StartJoy(.)com is a download page and the main website for an adware and browser hijacker of the same name. A related extension is possible to exist too. Redirects and ads are produced by this adware. If installed, your browsers will…
A virus-encoder has been detected by malware researchers to pretend to be CryptoLocker Ransomware and encrypt the user files with .Z81928819 alpha numerical file extension. The ransomware is named Ghost Crypt by malware researchers who also report that it creates…
Shortly after Pornhub announced their Bug Bounty program, a gray hat hacker known as Revolver released claims that the website’s web server was compromised. Were his claims true or just a cry for attention? Let’s see. Read More about PH’s…
An interesting ransomware variant which is reported to have the .8lock8 extension after it encodes the files of the user asking for ransom money is detected out into the open. It copies the behavior of another ransomware known as HiddenTear…
