Archive for 2018
Computer users’ web traffic is a juicy target for cybercriminals, and that’s for a strong reason. Online advertising campaigns cost money to carry out, so lots of interested parties are willing to pay a pretty penny for page views. The ethical way to do this type of business requires a great deal of efforts and […]
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Not only are DLL files intended to be benign and helpful, but also they are mandatory for the functioning of the operating system. Normally, the object named lpk.dll is essential to Windows, denoting a language pack entity. Sometimes, though, it may act up and cause issues. However, a much more common problem scenario is when […]
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The computer threat landscape isn’t homogeneous. There are infections that operate stealthily – rootkits and Trojans make a few good examples. On the other hand, there are digital culprits that act in an outright fashion, adware being by far the prevalent type of malicious code in this niche. The annoying popup virus referred to as […]
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As weak as it is, the ransomware economy appears to be slowly regaining momentum. At least, that’s how things look on the arena of targeted attacks, where the preys are either specific organizations or countries. The Nozelesn ransomware campaign, which broke out recently, exemplifies this tendency as it mainly focuses on infecting users in Poland. […]
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The GandCrab ransomware strain has been demonstrating amazing durability throughout its eventful timeline. Even the seizure of its Command and Control servers earlier this year didn’t stop the campaign in its tracks. Moreover, the pest is mutating, now stuck at version 4. The latest variant has quite a few new features under the hood. Keep […]
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Computer infections that misconfigure web browsers aren’t the most dangerous cyber threats imaginable. Yet, they are extremely annoying and don’t get along with intact privacy of the victims. The app called MyWay Search is precisely in that categorization, skewing users’ web surfing defaults beyond approval and thwarting regular uninstall methods. What is the MyWay Search […]
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Online privacy has been the talk of the town since it became clear that big data aggregates and governments can harvest people’s personally identifiable information on the Internet. Most people don’t care much about that, but some choose to keep their searches and web activity private by using anonymization services and the like. The Search […]
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In spite of all the predictions, ransomware is still alive and kicking. Moreover, there has been a rise in Internet extortionists’ activity lately. New samples are being coined, and old strains are resurfacing with refined attacks. The prolific CryptON lineage, for instance, has spewed out a new variant that appends the .ransomed@india.com extension to encrypted […]
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Malicious players proved to be really good at harnessing legit online services and applications to their own advantage. As useful as it is, software bundling has become a true scourge over the years, bolstering numerous adware distribution waves. This technique has been weaponized for the umpteenth time, to put it mildly, for spreading a series […]
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Pretty much any computer user runs the risk of falling victim to crypto ransomware like GandCrab these days. Even with no potentially harmful action on one’s end, such as opening a virus-tainted email attachment, the malicious code can still be deposited on a machine via more sophisticated techniques like the use of exploit kits. The […]
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