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The present-day flourishing of crypto ransomware isn’t necessarily a security software problem. It’s also a human problem, because most of these attacks get through after the user opens a toxic spam attachment or as a result of poor authentication practices. This holds true for the .combo files version of the Dharma ransomware, which spreads via […]
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The ruse of social engineering is one of the oldest, most common and most effective techniques cybercriminals leverage to deceive people online. Sometimes the felons’ goal is to wheedle sensitive information out of victims, but in some scenarios the black hats seek to rip people off. The recent wave of the porn blackmail email scam […]
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Some of you may find the information below obvious and prosaic, but while talking to colleagues in the smoking room one day I realized that many people, including those who are proficient in IT, never took it seriously, not to mention the ones who aren’t tech-savvy. When the question comes up about the downsides of […]
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Search engines really revolutionize the way the Internet works. The authors of pseudo search providers, on the other hand, try to ride the wave of these services’ popularity in order to make money while delivering no genuine value to users. One of these imitators is the www-mysearch.com resource, which looks authentic but pursues the web […]
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Ransomware is a particularly dangerous form of malware. Here are a few key tips for making sure you remain as far away as possible from it and keep your data safe. The year 2017 was a nasty reminder that the world of cybercrime is only getting more creative and destructive with the passage of time. […]
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There is no such thing as a malware-proof Mac. Cybercriminals have gotten the hang of contaminating computers that run macOS despite their generally decent protection mechanisms, and this trend is on the rise nowadays. The web browsing environment is one of the most heavily targeted areas, with adware and redirect viruses like Weknow.ac currently dominating […]
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The popularity of apps that convert streaming media to downloadable files in Mp3 or other formats is understandable. Although the Internet is ubiquitous these days, offline versions of songs and videos for personal use continue to be in demand. Thankfully, there’s a plethora of these converters out there. Some of them, such as the one […]
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Security analysts are accustomed with the false positives issue, which is a normal thing for any regular antimalware solution. It’s sometimes better to take extra precautions than miss a harmful infection, although wrongful detection of problems is generally an annoying encounter. However, there are programs out there like Smart PC Care that report imaginary issues […]
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Long gone are the days when rogue security and optimization tools dominated the computer threat landscape. These pests gave in to more sophisticated culprits like ransomware and cryptojackers over time. Yet, this activity based on a combo of malvertising and social engineering continues to maintain its niche in the dark web underground, with programs like […]
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Some ransomware lineages don’t seem to have been impacted by the general plummeting of the crypto extortion epidemic. One of these families known as Dharma, or CrySiS, continues to be a serious concern as it spews out new versions regularly. Its most recent mod appends the .bip extension to encrypted files. Keep reading this article […]
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