A crypto-virus known as ECLR ransomware has reported using a strong encryption cipher to encode the files of infected computers, demanding the insane sum of 100 BitCoins for their decryption. In USD this sum equals to around 44700$ and infected…
Ransom malware, known by the name zCrypt has been reported to target primarily Russian-speaking countries, researchers claim. The ransomware may use a strong RSA-2048 cipher to encrypt the files on the computers it infects. After this, it leaves a ransom…
New 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:…
PClock ransomware, pretending to be the notorious Cryptolocker, which is one of the first infections of this kind, has been reported to encrypt files. The crypto-virus uses the algorithm XOR to encrypt the data. The PClock ransomware wants 0.5 BTC,…
Passwords will soon be obsolete, and Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) Project Abacus is here to show us how the future may actually happen. We’ve heard many infosec gurus claim that the password as we know it is coming…
A ransomware crypto-virus that goes by the name of Mahasaraswati is spreading around the Web. The email left for victims with instructions to pay the ransom is located in India, although the origin of the ransomware and its creator is…
The latest by the notorious malware variants DMA Locker is now here, and it means business. Dubbed “!DMALOCK4.0” In its hex prefix, the 4th version of the ransomware uses two ciphers to encrypt the files of infected users – AES…
A crypto-virus also known as AxCrypter ransomware has become the reason for many users complaining to have had their files encrypted. What this malware does is that it may use a strong cipher to encode the files of affected users…
Encryption continues to be the center of discussions – be it ransomware’s encryption, WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption… or Apple’s encryption debate. Speaking of Apple, the company just rehired a mobile encryption pioneer, Jon Callas, quite possibly to address the pressure from…
A ransomware that uses one of the most often used ransom messages, encrypting files with a strong cipher has been the reason for several reports of affected victims. The ODCODC ransomware (also known as crypto-virus) sets the .odcodc file extension…
Dozensearch(.)com is a natural browser hijacker. The unwanted software can make various modifications to browser settings like the home page, search engine, and new tab. You could get redirected. When you browse, you may see advertisements. An add-on or extension…
A ransomware virus called BadBlock claims to use a strong RSA cipher to encode the files of infected users has been reported to terrorize unsuspecting users. BadBlock does not use any extension when it encrypts the files. Instead, BadBlock Ransomware…
WorldSearchPro.com is a browser hijacker. It is spreading mainly with bundled free programs and the WorldSearchPro.com site. The hijacker also generates ads, shows misleading results and redirects. To remove it along with any unwanted programs and get your settings restored,…
SeginChile is a cryptovirus using an open-source ransomware kit called eda2. What is unique about SeginChile is that the virus does not ask for ransom. The virus will encrypt your files and place .seginchile as an extension. To see how…
A browser hijacker has been reported to set a suspicious web page as a home page and a new tab page of the web browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The dangerous software may cause browser redirects, display…
Image Source: Stephencdickson/ Wikipedia LinkedIn’s data breach is already becoming one of the most controversial and troubling recent data incidents. And it proves that a data breach is definitely a breach in trust – between the vendor and the end…
Error code 0x00AEM0D1489 – “Windows Update cannot continue as your software copy is Expired/Corrupt. Please enter a valid product key to continue” – this is what users see after the malicious process “Microsoft.exe” locks their screen, pretending to be Windows…
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…
