Vosteran.com is a search engine that supposedly enhances the user’s searching experience by showing quick access links to numerous popular social networking sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. the browser add-on is developed by ironSource and has been referred to…
Qone8 is a browser hijacker that enters the user’s system bundled with various free programs and applications, that were willingly downloaded on the Web. That comes to say, the user may install the browser hijacker personally without even realizing it.…
Conduit Search is an adware program, which upon installation may change the settings of your browser. It is most likely to set search.conduit.com as the default search engine and homepage. Conduit Search is known to manipulate the search results, suggesting…
Cinema Video Plus 2.3cV27.11 is promoted as a helpful tool that will enhance the user’s experience while watching videos on YouTube and similar websites. As appealing as it sounds, users should keep in mind that Cinema Video Plus 2.3cV27.11 can…
Norton-fix.net Short Description Norton-fix.net is an advertising server, classified as adware. Norton-fix.net is known to display security messages alerting the user about different infections allegedly detected on the compromised machine. Designed to appear like a notification from the Norton antivirus…
Danish citizen Hammad Akbar has faced a $500 000 fee for selling StealthGenie spyware online. Akbar has also been ordered to deliver the source code of the software to the US government. Akbar has been caught by the US agency…
Save As Deal Finder is an adware in the form of a browser extension or a plug-in for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, and a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer. Save As Deal Finder offers money-saving services and displays…
Application vulnerability on the official website of The Weather Channel exposing almost all links to cross-site scripting attacks has been addressed recently. The discovery that over 75% of the websites on Weather.com were vulnerable was made by Wang Jin, a…
The sandbox component of Adobe Acrobat Reader has a flaw, which has been present since the 11.0.8 version and is not fixed in the latest version. The flaw makes the product vulnerable to NTFS junction attacks, when dealing with the…
A Backdoor mechanism for distribution of thousands of pirate themes and plug-ins for Joomla, WordPress, and Drupal CMSs has been recently spotted in the wild. Developers have found that CryptoPHP hacker operators have used it to break into C&C (control…
A-Secure 2015 is advertised as a useful tool ensuring the security of the user’s system. In fact, A-Secure 2015 is categorized as a rogue antivirus program, which removal is recommended by malware experts. A-Secure 2015 is a part of the…
A variant of a Remote Control System (RCS) program software designed to remove malware has been spreading into the Internet lately. The software is known to have been developed by an Italian company, called Hacking Team, and is spreading as…
Systheal Optimizer is promoted as a helpful tool that can help users eliminate all security threats and speed up their computers. Although the application is legit, it has been categorized as scareware by security experts because it uses corrupted tactics…
Google issues the 39 version of the Chrome browser for OS X devices, which marks a huge change from 32-bit to 64-bit support. This move will, hopefully, make the browser faster and use less memory. Over 40 vulnerabilities are being…
More than six million email accounts around the globe have been compromised over the past three months. Researchers believe that the amount of exposed email accounts has probably increased thanks to a spike in data breaches. The researchers who conducted…
As a consequence of one of the biggest retail security breaches this passing year, Home Depot has spent more than $43 million only during the last trimester on security investigations. In a statement from this Tuesday, the retailer announced that…
On Tuesday Adobe issued an emergency patch in order to fix a Flash Player flaw CVE-2104-8439 that was fixed last month but got exploited again. Adobe added “mitigation” for the vulnerability. The new versions are available for: Windows – 15.0.0.239…
Microsoft has released a new build 9879 for all the machines running Windows 10 Technical Preview. Reportedly its features are no different than those of the old one. In case you are among the proud users of Windows 10 Technical…
The “less” command which allows you to see the files content downloaded from the Internet in Linux may appear to be quite a dangerous feature according to security specialists. What Is Lesspipe The feature looks harmless at first sight, allowing…
Researchers with Symantec have identified a new highly advanced espionage malware, dubbed Regin, used in attacks against numerous international targets, ranging from private individuals to businesses, and governments. The degree of technical competence displayed by Regin can be rarely seen,…
