Ransomware is currently affecting thousands of users on a global scale. Victims are typically asked to pay a certain amount of money in order to have their files restored via a unique decryption key. Ransomware scenarios may vary from case…
The first ransomware written entirely in JavaScript has been created. It is called Ransom32 as seen in its ransom note. Ransom32 encrypts files with a strong military grade encryption. The ransom note states that you only have one week to…
A program, called NewPopUpTabs was reported to promote various third-party websites via different types of ads. The app may also have the ability to install on popular web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari. Affected users…
A new Trojan.Dropper has been detected by Microsoft`s security software to infect user systems. Microsoft report that the Trojan may download other malicious files on the infected computes as well as upload files to the cyber-criminal who is controlling it.…
A suspicious browser extension called Urban Ladder 0.2 has been reported to advertise potentially malicious software. The application may have the ability to be installed on the most popular Web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. Users…
A new ransomware has been detected to infect user PCs, encrypting sensitive files, called CryptoJoker. However, contradictory to its name the cyber-threat is not funny business at all. The ransomware variant has been outlined to infect files with multiple file…
PCvirusalerts(.)net is the domain of a fake tech support website. You can constantly be redirected to the domain and unable to get out of it or the browser as a whole. Pop-ups also support the scam and claim that your…
VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.XZ is a detection of an obfuscation threat in Windows Defender. The detection by default means that the questionable application uses various tools all together to mask its true purpose on the user PC. Furthermore Obfuscator.XZ is reported to be…
A website, called Gangnamgame(.)net has been observed to modify file on affected computer. The computer virus is deemed malicious and it has additions that enble it to stop antivirus software from starting up. Users that have been affected by the…
View.contextualyield(.)com is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware as it enters your system unknowingly and starts generating multiple pop-up ads that you may not be able to close or get rid of easily. Clicking such a pop-up,…
An extremely dangerous worm has been the main topic of discussion in the online security community lately. Known as the Koobface botnet it is a malware infection that aims to spread to as many computers as possible. As the name…
A new ransomware has been reported over security forums to encrypt massively user file s with the .73i87a extension using infected setup programs. One user reported that the downloaded setup file was different than what he believed to have downloaded…
A new referral spam network possibly originating from Russia has been identified to spam websites in the days around New Year`s Eve. The website currently features a web page saying Happy New Year to the users. The redirected traffic goes…
2015 is gone and it’s time for aftermaths, wrap ups, new year’s resolutions, predictions and forecasts. Whatever the past year has been, we would continue to hope for the better, which, in the cyber space means more security and…
Being educated in the 21st century acquires more than having a college or university diploma. We live in an abundance of information, easily accessible and digestible. In the dimension of information technology, education has broadened its initial academic sense. Being…
Testinetspeed(.)com is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and precisely a browser hijacker. It attaches itself to all widely-used browsers and then changes the homepage, new tab, search engine and sets a toolbar and browser extension. You may witness advertisements and…
A Win64 trojan, detected as Trojan.Win64.Patched.qw has been reported as a high risk type of cyber threat with the potential to be devastating to your computer. The Trojan is usually distributed over infected .exe objects, spam mail, porn sites and…
There is a new spam network of websites, linked to the referral spam, Build-a-better-business.2your(.)site. These sites increase their internet traffic and that of partner sites, by tampering with Google Analytics statistics of targeted sites. The redirected traffic mostly leads to…
A new cyber-threat has arisen from the depths of the web, classified as a browser modifier. It has capabilities to install browser extensions, modify search results, collect user information and most of all the Browser Modifier can install programs straight…
Snip(.)pl and Snip(.)tw are associated with referral spam that has been reported by spam researchers to impact data in Google Analytics. Experts strongly advise website publishers to swiftly filter out Snip(.)pl and Snip(.)tw since the domains are distributed with different…
