Archive for March, 2019
Cybercrime isn’t necessarily about predatory software that wreaks havoc with the infected computers and other devices. Its manifestations can be subtle at times, as is the case with adware that injects ads here and there, displays popups or redirects one’s browser, thereby causing some irritation but never crossing the line. Activity of that sort is […]
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Win Tonic poses itself as a comprehensive solution for security, privacy, and performance of your device. It has a nice-looking GUI. The software has a main page featuring scan for malware, privacy issues, junk files, and registry issues. It also pretends to provide web protection, startup manager, and even such advanced and novel opportunity as […]
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What is the Promorad2 (Promok, Promorad) ransomware? Promorad2 (promok) is a hallmark noted by the users who have their computer data scrambled. The encryption is to be blamed on the ransomware. According to the classification attempts available from the websites reviewing ransomware on a regular basis, this is a version of STOP ransom trojan. Nearly […]
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Old strains of ransomware, which nearly disappeared from security analysts’ radar, are reviving. The .Clop file extension specimen is like an echo from the not-so-distant past as it represents the CryptoMix family that hasn’t been updated for months. With this new iteration, the tactic of the malefactors appears to have had an overhaul. Read more […]
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March 2019 update Browser malware is so widespread these days that the ways to avoid it should probably be taught in a separate school course. Some of these pests display numerous online ads, while others focus on redirecting web traffic instead. The malicious program called WebDiscover Browser does both. It adds a search toolbar at […]
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Appsquare.net appears in your browser or browsers. This makes the difference. In the first case, the website benefits from the support provided by its affiliate. The latter uses embedded JavaScript to land users at the target URL. In plain English, your browser makes the redirect possible. It is not that the browser itself engages in […]
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Here we go again, today’s most sophisticated and prolific ransomware called GandCrab has been updated and the new variant is already in the wild. GandCrab 5.2 is the version name, and it’s more competently designed than the predecessor in several ways. The fact that this build is not decryptable, unlike the forerunners, is perhaps the […]
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