Spear phishing has proven to be one the most efficient and thus most dangerous methods to compromise a company, a government or an institution. In 2015, targeted attacks triggered by spears have happened in various business sectors. An innocently looking…
HQual-V1.8 is reported to be an ad-supported application that is potentially unwanted. It may automatically load into unsuspecting users’ systems and display various types of advertisements. The software may also cause redirects on web browsers to third-party websites that are…
Spear phishing attacks have turned into one of the biggest threats organizations are currently facing. Spear phishing attempts are typical for targeted attacks which aim at financial gain or trade secrets. This particular social engineering pattern can be followed by…
Referral spam caused by a suspicious redirecting domain, known as Googlemare(.)com has been reported to advertise a suspicious Firefox plugin that may collect various information from users. The referral spam can quickly corrupt Google Analytics data and affect users with…
Sugabit(.)net is a browser hijacker. It attaches itself to all widely-used browsers and then changes the homepage, new tab, search engine and may set a browser extension. You may see advertisements and sponsored search results redirecting to suspicious websites. Sugabit(.)net…
User complaints have appeared regarding a certain piece of unwanted software – Ghokswa Browser. Ghokswa Browser is a suspicious browser that imitates Google Chrome but is not safe to use. Also, keep in mind that Ghokswa Browser may have sneaked…
KB 3132372, a Windows 10 patch for Flash, is one of the updates that caused issues not too long ago. According to many users’ complaints, the update crashed Skype with an Exception code 0x8000000, among other issues with other applications.…
Spymel is the name given by Zscaler researchers to a newly found Trojan horse. The Trojan can spy on all user activity. It may log keystrokes and steal information on a compromised computer and send the data to a remote…
DMA Locker is malware whose main purpose is to encrypt vital files on an infected computer’s hard drive as well as its portable drives connected to it. The files that have been encrypted become corrupt and they cannot be opened.…
One question that security engineers are currently facing concerns Microsoft’s Silverlight. As you may have noticed, MS just patched a critical vulnerability in Silverlight in January 12’s Patch Tuesday: MS16-006: Security Update for Silverlight to Address Remote Code Execution, also…
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesdays have become a hot subject among professional and regular users. Some of the updates have triggered lots of discussions, due to issues that have appeared after the update process. Nonetheless, updates are not to be overlooked –…
A new computer virus has gained popularity online. It is known as Chrome Impersonator Virus and it aims to duplicate the Google Chrome browser. The virus is reported to be extremely effective mainly because of two reasons – Google Chrome…
A new ransomware has recently appeared, going by the name of NanoLocker Ransomware. The malicious infection may encrypt the important user files on the hard drive as well as portable drives attached to the victim computer with a new extension.…
Some things are bound to happen no matter if you want them or not. We have been expecting Microsoft to end support for older versions of Windows. Windows 8 is the first on the 2016’s list, with its approximately 2%…
A new browser hijacker has been reported to gain popularity. It is associated with a hoax search engine, named Search(.)onesearch(.)org which redirects to Yahoo(.)com. The software is believed to collect personal information and display targeted advertisements that may redirect users…
New types of RATs, or remote access Trojans, appear more often than ever before. Such Trojans are typically employed in targeted attacks against corporations, organisations and governments. One of the latest RATs, discovered by the Arbor Security Engineering & Response…
YouTubeAdBlocker is a potentially unwanted program that only pretends to block YouTube video advertisements. Instead, the application causes random pop-ups on computers It has been installed on. Furthermore, the program may collect user information and display sponsored as well as…
WonderlandAds.com is a malicious domain, that causes browser redirects, mainly to ad-supported sites. You can also be redirected to other, malicious and phishing, sites. Currently, the redirects lead to phishing sites that look like official alibaba.com domains or to ad-supported…
Spam has evolved quite a lot, so has malicious software. As a matter of fact, spam serves malware by spreading it among users. In other words, spammers and cyber criminals work together towards maximizing the success of malicious operations. That…
Referral spam by Cityadspix(.)com web links has been reported to affect hosts’ Google Analytics data. The questionable spam leads to what appears to be a blank website with a white dot in the middle. However, there are various URLs advertised…
