Archive for 2016
Operators of the Locky ransomware fraud appear to be exercising their extortion skills in several ways. They deposit their payload onto computers through a technique similar to the one leveraged by distributors of the Dridex banking Trojan. The virus tweaks filenames along with encrypting files themselves, thus considerably aggravating the recovery routine. And of course […]
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With the browser plugin called Torrents Time, computer users are able to stream torrents right inside their browser. This lightweight applet supports both Windows and Mac OS X, and it’s compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari. On the one hand, people no longer have to install the client proper, which is […]
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A new cyber threat dubbed T9000 is targeting individual users and organizations through tactics featuring a high level of obfuscation. Some researchers consider this backdoor to be a tool meant exclusively for industrial espionage, but the patterns of its propagation prove a much broader attack surface. It was found to surveil victims’ Skype conversations and […]
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The browser redirect routine involving z.moatads.com and js.moatads.com is advantageous for merchants who thus advertise their products, but it’s a headache for end users who repeatedly visit landing pages with annoying recommendations. When dissecting these instances, researchers discovered that they are sustained by adware, which is a category of mild-impact infections hijacking browsers to capture […]
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The ransom trojan dubbed TeslaCrypt has substantially evolved over the course of almost a year that it has been around. The original variant was detected in late February 2015, and the security industry is now dealing with the 3rd generation of this infection. The tweaks made to its code and operation ever since include the […]
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An increasing number of Windows users have been discovering that the extensions of their personal files get changed to .micro out of the blue. This is only one of the many symptoms of a ransomware attack by the new edition of TeslaCrypt 3.0, a crypto virus that locks one’s data and extorts money in exchange […]
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Computer applications that serve undesirable commercial content under the guise of useful information are trending. Trezaa is a replica of numerous widespread products of that sort. It claims to let the user know about deals, bargains and coupons during Internet surfing, but it definitely overacts in the deployment of this activity. Pesky ads by Trezaa […]
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Applications that claim to help save your money should be treated with caution. Features of that sort can be nothing but a veil to hide malicious or intrusive activity. Looking at the PriceFountain cross-browser extension, it may appear that the objectives are entirely benign, but in fact there are serious web surfing problems commencing as […]
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The Android mobile platform keeps getting plagued by steadily progressing malware. One example is Monkey Test, an application that users don’t remember installing but which causes them a great deal of trouble. The unwelcome effects include problems using random apps, recurrent popup errors as well as uninstall difficulties. The main spotlight of this entry is […]
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The phrase ‘Set sail for deals with Money Viking’ sounds like an invitation to a promising voyage into the world of ecommerce, but the actual unsaid implications behind it aren’t nearly so enjoyable. The creative name of the app conceals a trap resulting in the deluge of one’s web browsing environment with advertisements that ultimately […]
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