Tech support scams may not be as malicious as other cyber threats but they can still link the user to malware. For example, at the end of 2015, we have seen tech support scams being employed to successfully distribute CryptoWall…
Referral spam messages have appeared online advertising suspicious third-party websites by using web links provided by legitimate ad-providing services such as Adcash(.)com have been reported to affect users. The web links being spammed are related to the reputable Adcash service…
If the home or new tab page of your web browser has been modified to open TheSmartSearch(.)net, chances are you may have a browser hijacker on your computer. Such ad-supported software is categorized as potentially unwanted and indirectly harmful to…
In case the home page or the new tab of your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer has been changed to home(.)searchpile(.)com you have an ad-supported browser hijacker on your computer. The potentially harmful software that is detected as…
Error-2543253452345234543(.)xyz is a domain of a fake tech support website. You might repeatedly be redirected to the domain and unable to get out of it or the browser as well. Pop-ups also support the scam and state that your personal…
Malicious applications have been sneaking into Google Play Store and affecting users’ devices. Just recently, the mobile security firm Lookout has reported 13 compromised applications located in the Store. Respectively, Google has removed them. However, Lookout’s researchers have made a…
A tech support scam that resembles an antivirus program is reported to display pop-ups to many users online. The software has something to do with the web domain Deficittower(.)net which might be advertised in several different means. The users who…
A new tech support scam resembling a Microsoft Tech Support service has been reported to affect users massively. It is associated with the domain profittower(.)com that may be advertised via unwanted software installed on the affected computer. Users who come…
Travel Giga is an application classified as adware. Once on your PC, it will attach itself to your browser. Currently, the adware displays different ads, fake update messages, survey pages and sponsored content. A browser extension may be added. You…
Life in the Galaxy hasn’t been the same since the emergence of cyberspace. Cyberspace’s impact on life has been colossal. Galaxy citizens now refer to it simply as the Internet – the international network where all species communicate and share…
A suspicious domain has been detected to cause multiple browser redirects to potentially harmful web links. Many researchers believe the domain may be associated with having a potentially unwanted program situated on your computer. Such may be adware masked as…
A new ransomware has been detected to infect users by encrypting their files and extort them for money for the decryption. The ransomware is reported to display a misleading pop-up notification that claims your computer is locked because the user…
There is a new variant of the Trojan.Ransomcrypt infection. It is called Trojan.Ransomcrypt.X and is classified both as Trojan and ransomware. This ransomware searches for files with specific extensions and then encrypts them. In the ransom message, the payment option…
In case you see pop-ups with the name “Zip Arcade Ads” being present and active chances are you may have adware on your computer. Zip Arcade Ads may collect various user information and based on that present targeted advertisements to…
Years have passed since that time when Internet Explorer was the most popular browser among users. According to recent statistics by Net Applications, IE’s popularity has dropped a bit more since its user share was last measured in November 2015.…
A new version of one of the pioneers in ransomware infections, called Cryptolocker has risen from the depths of the Dark Web. The ransomware creates different modules that serve various purposes. It may also tamper with the Windows Registry Editor…
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.…
