Archive for September, 2016
It takes a great deal of security awareness and caution to prevent the average ransomware attack from getting through, but it’s much more difficult to counter such a compromise after it actually took place. When the .odin file virus hits a Windows computer, the risk mitigation task is twice as tough. It locates and encrypts […]
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There are several strong reasons why tech-connect.biz is a drag. Whereas it is okay as a website with some sort of a search functionality, the techniques bolstering its distribution and operation are clearly malicious. An associated rogue browser extension, once inside a Windows computer, muddles the user’s online preferences big time. It automatically makes tech-connect.biz […]
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No matter how hard the authors of Safe Finder try to market it as a useful browser extension on steroids, there are quite a few reasons to question its legitimacy. This app gets off the beaten track, in a bad way, as it operates without user’s approval: its installation is furtive, and the changes made […]
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Sometimes crypto threats fail to reach their extortion goal as early as at the stage of computer contamination, in which case the attack isn’t worth the criminals’ while. The Trojan dubbed Petya happens to be an example – its technical gist relies on gaining administrator privileges on a targeted machine. Since this kind of access […]
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Computer usage is certainly incomplete without web surfing these days, and so is Internet navigation proper with the Tavanero virus running on a machine. This infection badly twists its victim’s browsing preferences and keeps resolving tavanero.info site instead of the custom values defined by the PC administrator. What is Tavanero Search When confronted with the […]
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Most computer viruses are written for specific malevolent objectives, typically ones related to financial gain in one way or another. Infections like the Memz trojan, however, go beyond this mercantile paradigm. The above-mentioned app appears to be built for wreaking havoc with any Windows machine it ends up on, period. It calls forth multiple glitches […]
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Today’s web search landscape is versatile, with a vast range of keyword lookup services being available to end users. All it takes to use a specific provider on a permanent basis is some simple toggling of browser preferences. But what if a certain page, such as Nefryhok Search, keeps popping up in a browser without […]
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It’s difficult to overestimate the importance of organizing and backing up photos. Aside from the apparent ease and convenience of finding the right picture whenever it’s needed, such an approach also allows safeguarding invaluable digital memories against computer threats like crypto ransomware. When looking for a tool to secure photos, though, it’s strongly recommended to […]
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The recent emergence of the cryptovirus called Fantom evokes some nontrivial contemplations. The first portion of food for thought is whether educational ransomware initiatives are more useful than harmful. Another consideration has to do with the extent to which users should trust the very look and feel of commonplace system processes, such as critical updates. […]
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Successful free recovery of data locked by crypto ransomware is a function of whether or not backups are available. This, unfortunately, isn’t the case most the time. Users should be prepared for this growing menace and make sure they needn’t submit Bitcoins to redeem their critical personal files. When hit by Cerber3, the third version […]
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