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What makes ransomware a groundbreaking phenomenon in the cybercrime landscape is that there isn’t and cannot possibly be a one-size-fits-all cure for it, contrary to virus signatures allowing security solutions to fix virtually any other malware issue. One of the strains at the forefront of this ecosystem has spawned a new variant called GandCrab 5.1.0 […]
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There are plenty of perils lurking on the World Wide Web. Compared to most of them, crypto ransomware is in the top of the hierarchy when it comes to the adverse effects. It locks down the victim’s personal data and won’t render it accessible again unless a buyout takes place. The .adobe file extension variant […]
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Online criminals continue to look for tricky ways of disseminating their malicious code. Users have become wary of obvious malware distribution tactics, such as spam attachments and fishy ads on the Internet, so the new methods mostly work out as long as they are outside that prosaic paradigm. The nsmaking.com browser virus represents a different […]
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When social engineering joins cybercrime schemes, the resulting fusion can get really toxic. Unsuspecting users are being duped into handing over their sensitive information all the time, with numerous online scams constantly making the rounds. The today.gift cards pop up virus is a harmful entity that backs one of such nefarious campaigns. What is the […]
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China, or the People’s Republic of China, is known for their strict government censorship. Media is severely suppressed in China, with television shows, movies, magazines, books, and the internet being profoundly affected. It’s no surprise then that the Chinese government would eventually target VPNs. And that’s precisely what happened when a VPN ban went into […]
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Surreptitious activity tends to be inherent to the majority of the present-day malware. This hallmark allows the bad code to run undetected for a long time without any red flags being raised. However, the so-called Chrome 1111 virus falls out of this paradigm completely. It floods Google Chrome browser with error popups titled “111”, and […]
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It’s always a nuisance if your preferred web browser is acting up. Sometimes the problem is about a slowdown, which can be fixed by clearing its cache and other junk files piling up over time. In some cases, though, the issue requires a more insightful inspection and comes down to malware interference, as is the […]
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Popular social networks are an extremely lucrative environment for scams and malware distribution. The reason is prosaic – these services are used by millions, which automatically increases the odds of cybercriminals achieving their nasty goals even if the infection success rate is generally low. The OMG Facebook virus, for example, attempts to retrieve confidential information […]
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The present-day cybercriminals might mix up the malicious with the legitimate to achieve their goals. Browser hijacking, for instance, often involves unauthorized activity that makes victims recurrently visit one of the major search engines. This is the case with the Bing redirect virus, a strain that drives traffic to bing.com. Read this tutorial to learn […]
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The darkest side of the cryptographic science is all about ransomware. This is a category of aggressive computer code that makes users’ data inaccessible by encrypting it, and then demands money for recovery. By the way, these ransoms are typically payable in cryptocurrencies only, which is another abuse case somewhat related to cryptography. GandCrab 5.0.4, […]
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