A new browser hijacker associated with a suspicious search engine, known as slightsearch(.)ru has been reported to intrude users with advertisements. The browser hijacker is also reported to perform other activities such as redirect users to third-party websites and collect…
Ransomware keeps gaining popularity and with it, the copycat variants also increase. One of those variants Is called Zeta. It creates several malicious files after which it encrypts the data on the compromised computer appending a custom extension ending in…
Apparently, Trump supporters are being targeted by – well – Trump ransomware. Cyber criminals behind ransomware threats aim at variety of victims – both domestic users and enterprises. For a first time, however, we have discovered a politically biased ransomware…
Hohosearch(.)com is the main page of a browser hijacker. To remove it with all of its files, you should read this article carefully. The hijacker can change the homepage, new tab and search engine of most browsers. You might be…
What Is a Brute Force Attack? Brute force attacks may sound like something very complicated but they are easy to explain and understand. However, the protection against them is not as easy to achieve. In the language of cyber security,…
Malware attacks are on the rise and as CRO of F-Secure Mikko Hypponen said on Ted talks – “It is no longer a war against our computers, it is now a war against our lives.” To better protect ourselves from…
Ransomware keeps growing in popularity amongst cyber-criminals since it has proven its effectiveness using military grade encryption to extort users on a daily basis. One of the newest ciphering malware which has been discovered encrypts the user files with a…
Image Source: www.gotcredit.com Today is World Backup Day. So, why is it so important to backup your files? Let’s see: The cat jumps on your desk and walks by the lap top spilling the coffee on your keyboard – as…
Websites using the Magento platform have been hit by ransomware. Once infected, the sites are deemed unusable. The ransomware is called KimcilWare and encrypts webserver files. After encryption, it adds its index file on victim servers that can be viewed…
Ransomware – it is the new way of making money via using the malicious creations of dark web coders. One particular crypto-malware variant has the audacity to pretend even to be helpful and nice to you while using AES and…
Personal security is a big issue, and it’s good that we have software products that will make us feel safer. docLock by Large Software is such a program. As visible by the program’s name, docLock’s primary purpose is to protect…
We won’t be exaggerating if we say that every day we wake up to a new ransomware piece just detected in the wild. Unfortunately, every new ransom is worse than its predecessor – more malicious, sophisticated and damaging. To make…
Ciphering attacks by a new ransomware variant have been increasing lately. They seem to be linked to two email addresses known as unblocked@email.su and undblocked@tuta.io. The ransomware uses conventional for ransomware scripts to encode the user files with its modules…
A new devastating ransomware and it’s variants have been reported to infect users on a global scale. It’s name is Coverton, and it is reported to use several extensions that it ads after data encryption. One of the extensions is…
TubeBox(.)org is the site of an adware. The adware shows advertisements, like pop-ups and message boxes when browsing. To remove this adware, you should read the article till the end. A browser add-on that can cause redirects may get in…
An ad-supported PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) known as Free YouTube Download Manager has been reported to display advertisements to users and cause numerous other issues. The software may collect different information, from the web browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and…
Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware toolkit was just updated and now offers protection against the latest versions of CTB-Locker, Locky and TeslaCrypt. The toolkit, initially created few years ago against CryptoWall and CryptoLocker, should be considered by as many users as possible, since…
Update! Research indicates that current versions of PowerWare append the .locky file extension to the victim’s encrypted files, drop the same ransom notes as Locky, and even use the same graphics and phrases on their ransom payment site. The good…
A new type of Lockscreen Trojan that belongs to the Police variants has been discovered out in the wild. The malware arrives directly from foreign hosts, creates multiple files and registry objects. After this it restricts the user access to…
Revo Uninstaller Pro is a perfect program for Windows users who have many programs and find it challenging to uninstall apps through Programs and Features -> Uninstall a Program. The program is perfect for users who wish to completely uninstall…
