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…
In terms of security, common users (like us) are all prone to vulnerabilities. More often than we expect. The more private information we share about ourselves, the more exposed to breaches we are. In this line of thinking, we shouldn’t…
Security reports have appeared regarding a network vulnerability, identified as Ingreslock backdoor. Ingreslock is a legitimate service that locks parts of an Ingres database and uses TCP 1524 (Transmission Control Protocol). What is troublesome is that the 1524 port is…
Have you seen votprx.exe running in the background of your system? If so, you should be careful – votprx.exe is an indication of an adware infiltration. According to detections by several AV software vendors, votprx.exe belongs to Arcade Twist –…
FunMoods is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), that is promoted as an emoticon service. The program comes as a browser hijacker and adware. It attaches itself to a browser, changes the homepage, the new tab, the search engine and adds…
Referral spam has been reported to link via different URLs to a website advertising a WordPress plugin, called Teslathemes(.)com. The original purpose of the plugin Is claimed to provide WordPress themes on a professional level. However, researchers report it to…
Your Optimizer may be promoted as a driver updating program for Windows. However, instead of improving your system’s performance, Your Optimizer may end up harming it. The program has been detected as potentially unwanted and ad-supported, and shouldn’t be trusted.…
A new ad-supported browser extension has been reported to be potentially unwanted program by security experts. beautifulalendar(.)net`s browser extension has been reported to “hijack” browsers of affected users changing the default search engine to search(.)beautifulcalendar(.)net. Users who have witnessed advertisements…
Referral spam redirects continue to circle the Web. A big spam network of affiliate websites is gaining a huge momentum, namely – spam leading to Startwp(.)org. They boost the internet traffic of partner sites, by degenerating Google Analytics data of…
Offers4u is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), namely – an adware. After it is installed, it will attach itself to your browser. The PUP could display different ads, banners, message boxes and commercial content. It may add a browser extension.…
When you are a malware researcher, you are somehow obliged to look back and strike a balance. Malware is a hot topic and has drawn the attention of both media and audience. It doesn’t really matter what side you are…
A new spyware type of Trojan has been reported by Microsoft to infect user systems. The trojan is reported to create multiple files in an infected computer that have different functions. The threat is primarily reported to steal sensitive user…
Unfortunately, ransomware has become one of the most prevalent and damaging cyber threats. New variants of popular ransomware pieces emerge all the time, as well as brand new cases. Gomasom ransomware has been just detected in the wild. Gomasom has…
WinRepair Pro is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), and to be more accurate – a rogue security program. If you have it installed on your PC, it will start scanning automatically and will find hundreds of errors. There is actually…
A browser hijacker connected with a rogue PC optimization tool, called WinRepair Pro has been reported in cyber security forums to be setting Sefesidesearch(.)com as a home page and a new tab page. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer…
Ransomware campaigns have been active all year round. However, with the Christmas holidays almost here, malicious actors seem to be more active and determined. Security experts from FortiNet and Heimdal have reported that two of the most famous ransomware families…
