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…
A DNS modifying browser hijacker has been reported on security forums to intercept internet traffic and cause browser redirects to other websites. The hijacker is hosted by a reputable company which provides custom networks known as Level3. It automatically sets…
A new browser hijacking software is reported to be associated with the suspicious search engine known as Nicesearches(.)com. The suspicious software may obtain permissions to change the homepage of the most widely used web browsers – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox…
Malwarebytes is anti-malware and anti-spyware software that is real-time operational and offers free protection. This program has the ability to detect all types of malware in an average user PC. It has the ability to detect and remove rootkits, Trojans,…
We know about advanced persistent threats. But what do we know about advanced persistent bots? Advanced Persistent Bots – The New Emerging Threat According to the latest annual report by Distil Networks, the number of bad bots has increased sensibly…
Update! A researcher from Heise Security, Fabian Scherschel gave an analysis report of the ransomware, in German. In there it is written that the first phase encryption used by Petya is a simple set value XOR of the Master Boot…
Have you heard of personal software inspector? It’s a type of program that identifies vulnerabilities in the applications on your computer. Flexera Personal Software Inspector, also known as Secunia Personal Software Inspector, is a free program that will detect outdated…
Referral traffic coming in from Adtiger(.)tk may be the last thing you want to see popping up on your Google Analytics page. This type of referral traffic is familiar as Ghost Referrer spam, and it is performed via a specially…
Chumsearch.com is a browser hijacker. To remove Chumsearch.com along with everything about it, you should carefully read this article. The ChumSearch hijacker could change the homepage, new tab and search engine of your browsers. You could be redirected as well.…
ESET researchers have identified an Infostealer Trojan that is activated via USB drive specially configured for it. The info stealer can slip past antivirus software undetected and run as a legitimate svchost process in Windows. The malware’s detections names given…
A zero-day flaw in Apple’s OS X may sound like something rather impossible. Unfortunately, researchers have indeed discovered a zero-day vulnerability that enables attackers to exploit key protection feature in the believed-to-be invincible operating system. As revealed by SentinelOne researcher…
Remo Recover for Android is one of the most popular data recovery applications for the Android operating system. It is indeed a program designed to recover files which were deleted or damaged by accident, and should also restore data after…
Websearch(.)fastSearchings(.)info is a suspicious domain associated with one or more browser hijackers that may be installed on the computer displaying it. The suspicious host is also observed to collect user data via tracking technologies and also contain suspicious advertisements leading…
Update! Apparently, a new variant of this ransomware has been spotted in the wild. The new variant bears the name of Rush ransomware and encrypts files with a .crashed extension. For more detailed information, take a closer look at the…
A very well concealed and effective ransomware has been reported to encrypt user files with the .rokku file extension. It is known as Rokku Ransomware, and its malicious files have a very low detection rate by antivirus software. Users who…
Google is, pretty much, the Internet. All we do online is somehow related to the search giant. There’s hardly a person without a Google account. It’s only logical that if you use Google, Google will know a lot about you.…
