In case you haven’t seen a pop-up adware, before, bear in mind that Coupondo Ads is one of them. These particular intrusions are very annoying, may slow down or crash the user browser and most importantly they may lead to…
DDoS, or a distributed denial-of-service attack, is one of the most common ways to conceal serious intrusions, extort enterprises or sabotage competitors. We’ve seen many DDoS attacks take place in 2015, and reports have already been released emphasizing on the…
Qword is a web browser that is considered a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) is believed to enter user systems unwanted primarily by bundling. Once opened, the browser sets www.qword.com as a default search engine. The questionable application is reported by…
“Hardware92.xyz” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to a browser, and could display numerous ads, popups, banners, message boxes leading to potentially malicious content and etc. The user may be…
Microsoft keeps on changing things and making them a little bit harder for non-tech-savvy users with every day. In fact, the limits of your knowledge (or reason, for the matter) may not be nearly enough to get on the horse…
In case you have seen advertisements brought on your computer by DeskFavorites Ads there is a solid chance you have an adware PUP installed in it. It is a very annoying software displaying interruptive advertisements on your computer. What is…
Windows 10 may have been much anticipated among the core followers of the operating system. However, the events that took place after the official release of Win10 definitely triggered discontent. Events… or to be more precise – updates. The update…
A browser hijacker closely associated with the suspicious search engine, called Search.top-arama.com is an ad-supported software that is numerously and repeatedly reported to collect personal information from users. Virus researchers warn that since it collaborates with third-party websites, the browser…
A particularly dangerous ransomware has arisen from the depths of the internet, going by the name of DecryptorMax. The questionable cyber threat is reported to replicate several files in the infected user PC and scan for various files to encrypt…
Yet another browser hijacker from the vas websearch family of browser hijackers has appeared, this time setting websearch.the-searcheng.info as the user’s home page and displaying interruptive advertisements misleading users to suspicious third-party websites. The questionable application which is categorized as…
Microsoft has already released about а dozen cumulative updates. At least that’s what appears if one decides to count down the released patches to this date. However, the amount of released patches may not be as crystal as one would…
Quickseeker.net browser hijacker is yet another potentially unwanted program that performs various unhealthy tasks on your computer. This PUP (Potentially unwanted program) has the ability to collect user information and also change the homepage of the user to quickseeker.net –…
Mysearch-engine.net is yet another suspicious search engine that leads users to third-party sites with malicious intentions. It is most likely set on your computer by a browser hijacker program which is also ad-supported. Such applications are made solely for one…
There’s a belief that Mac users are not susceptible to malicious software. Well, there WAS a belief… A vast research on Mac malware reveals that 2015 has been the worst so far in terms of security. The brand new report…
“Searchfar.net” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to a browser, change its homepage, new tab page and search engine. The user may be redirected to unwanted sites and will be…
If you’re in the IT security world, you most definitely have heard enough about the Italian company Hacking Team. Not only you could have heard about Hacking Team’s recent hack-and-leak, but you may have been their victim as well. Hacking…
Bnsearch.utop.it is a browser hijacker that is reported by virus researchers to set the questionable search engine with .it domain as a user home-page. Once there, the hijacker may collect different user information via the search engine and based on…
We’re all familiar with the Chimera ransomware and its infection methods. However, researchers have detected a new variant of the file encrypting threat that does more than just hold users’ files hostage. The latest Chimera ransomware combines scareware techniques with…
Traffikim.info is another scamming website that lures users into entering their personal and financial information via social networks. The site that resembles Facebook’s mobile versions begins with the following message: →“Every Monday we select one lucky visitor to get a…
In a series of three articles, we will analyze the features of the ransomware families of Cryptowall, CryptoLocker and TorrentLocker. The three families have proven to be the most notorious ones, generating large amounts of money and affecting thousands of…
