FindFormsNow(.)com is a website that hosts an extension for a browser hijacker. The extension is of the same name. The site is considered an adware because it generates ads. The extension is a version of the related browser hijacker. This…
Bitdefender security researchers have discovered a clickbot, dubbed Redirector.Paco which has continuously abused companies’ Google advertising revenues. Cristina Vatamanu, Răzvan Benchea, and Alexandru Maximciuc have discovered that the botnet’s start of activity dates back to September 2014. Since then, over…
It appears that Ninja ransomware may be back and this time it uses ninja.gaiver@aol.com, kaligula.caesar@aol.com and seven_legion@india.com cyber-criminal addresses. The ransomware does not even use a ransom note, instead leaving the Ninja.Gaiver e-mail address on the files it encrypts. The…
Software products are not perfect and can be full of vulnerabilities, anti-virus software included. Bug hunters and white hats are usually the ones to disclose flaws in applications, and to notify the vendors so that a fix is implemented. If…
IceLotto(.)org is one of the websites of an online gambling platform called IceLotto. The site delivers advertisements, such as pop-ups, and might redirect you to other gambling sites. You can see such ads promoting IceLotto on other websites, as well…
A new rogue software which pretends to assist Windows users has been reported to affect computer systems and detect false positives, experts say. The software is considered to be potentially unwanted (or PUP) because it may significantly slow down your…
A suspicious web browser which is reported to be created on the basis of the Chromium project has been reported to roam around the web and be installed incognito on unsuspecting users. The web browser is most likely used by…
A ransomware crypto-virus called Crypren popped up a couple of days ago. The virus will lock files and append an extension .encrypted to all of them. The ransom money that Crypren demands is around 45 US dollars. To see how…
Vulnerabilities in Adobe’s Flash Player may seem trivial but yet they are among the flaws mostly leveraged by attackers. Perhaps that’s a reason good enough for Google to decide to make HTML5 the primary standard in Chrome. Only 10 white-listed…
Ransomware, called GNL Locker(German-Netherlands Locker) which uses the never seen before AES-512 encryption algorithm has been spotted out in the wild. The dangerous malware encrypts the user files adding a .locked file extension to them. After this, it has been…
GamesFlight(.)com is a website for an online gaming platform GamesFlight. The site distributes advertisements, such as pop-ups, and might redirect you to other related sites when browsing. Not only that you can see ads for this site on other web…
WhatsApp’s recent adoption of end-to-end encryption was a big deal in the cyber security community. However, a research conducted by Positive Technologies reveals that the end-to-end encryption in services such as WhatsApp and Telegram is vulnerable. More specific, researchers have…
The software is also known as DBAN and is oriented into those who want to completely wipe their hard drive, solid drive or any other drive on their computer completely so that it is as clean as the day it…
Error #268D3 is an error code message that is shown on certain websites. 1-855-712-8551 is the main phone number for this tech support scam. The people behind the fake tech support team could call you from that number or another…
Petya ransomware now spreads with a copy of itself – Mischa. Petya, as before, asks for admin privileges to encrypt the MBR, but now if that fails, Mischa ransomware is loaded, which encrypts files on the infected PC. Considering how…
Being cyber-educated is more important than ever. Let’s put it this way. The less you know about the dangers of cyber space, the more susceptible you become to malicious attacks. And vice versa, the more acquainted you are with attackers’…
A search engine, pretending to be Google has been reported to have associations with a browser hijacker. The hijacker also known as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) is reported to heavily advertise content to users, collect different user information. In addition…
CVE-2016-0167, a zero-day exploit addressed in April’s Patch Tuesday, has apparently been leveraged by attackers, FireEye research reveals. Cyber criminals have exploited the vulnerability in targeted attacks on more than 100 US companies. FireEye’s blog post on the matter discloses…
The CryptoHitman ransomware has a new variant. Now it bears the name CryptoHitman, but its core is more or less the same. Instead of showing the puppet used in the “Saw” movies, the ransomware’s theme now is the Hitman character…
Many big companies and vendors have bug bounty programs which encourage independent researchers in locating and disclosing vulnerabilities. Pornhub has just joined the bug bounty initiative, as it just launched a program on HackerOne’s platform, which aims to protect and…
