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It’s not too uncommon to discover these days that a web browser’s homepage starts defaulting to a site that’s not the user’s choice. In pursuit of easy Internet traffic monetization and malvertising, some cybercrime groups leverage malicious code called browser hijackers. These intrusive applets infect computers and adjust the functioning of installed browsers to specific […]
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The application called Counterflix is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it claims to be a DNS service aimed at providing users with access to popular media resources that are off limits in certain parts of the world. On the other hand, though, the people who opt for these unlock features encounter superfluous Ads […]
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Normally, the parties involved in online advertising make sure their sponsored content doesn’t cross the line in terms of intrusiveness. The optimal balance, however, is only preserved as long as e-marketing is legal. In the case of Ads by MegaOffers, the popups, banners and transitional windows are definitely redundant. That’s because these annoying items emanate […]
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Malvertising is a term that emerged in the wake of computer crooks’ intensifying efforts to earn from ecommerce in malicious ways. There are different manifestations of this activity, ranging from hijacking victims’ browser preferences, to inserting sponsored content into web pages. The common denominator across these attacks is the use of specially crafted software referred […]
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Web surfers are accustomed to ads, the entities that push the online world forward and allow millions of users to use multiple cool services free of charge. Underneath commonplace sponsored information displayed on websites, there are complex monetization schemes where some parties pay and some get paid. Unfortunately, abusing this business model is in cybercriminals’ […]
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Web browsing issues due to adware activity are not restricted to ads serving right inside sites that are being visited. The impact can be a fusion of sponsored data injection, popups and traffic redirects. This is how the Wizzcaster virus operates. It triggers annoying popups in an infected browser and then resolves different landing pages […]
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Not all adware threats cause as many unwanted effects as All-czech.com does. It modifies default settings in web browsers, stealthily collects sensitive online data, displays excessive advertisements on sites and may install an intrusive browser toolbar. When doing all of this, the application does not ask for the user’s permission, which certainly deviates from the […]
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Computer adware can take various shapes and cause different symptoms. Some redirect their victims’ web traffic to certain sites by tweaking custom browsing settings. Others embed advertisements into pages via a virtual layer displayed on top of the original content. What all of these obtrusive apps have in common is the environment that they affect […]
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Browser hijackers are notorious for their persistence. While the harm from being attacked by this sort of malware is negligible as compared to a ransomware or banking Trojan compromise, the troubleshooting still takes quite a bit of time and effort. This holds true for the kipuu.cn infection, which changes web browsing defaults without asking for […]
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Online crooks are inventive enough to defraud users of money without having to infect their computers with malicious software. Email hoaxes work wonders for this purpose. One of these large-scale scams revolves around Telstra, the largest telecommunications company in Australia. Rogue bills and refund emails on behalf of Telstra are aimed at duping customers into […]
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