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Ransom Trojan rarely deviate from the well-trodden extortion route. The new sample called Reyptson is one of the very few that leverage offbeat tactics when deploying its infection chain. It performs some extra reconnaissance on a contaminated computer, harvesting the victim’s email credentials in order to self-spread via spam automatically generated from the host. What […]
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Most of the extortion taking place online revolves around two things: applying crypto and locking the screen. The brand new Android ransomware called LeakerLocker utilizes one of above components and adds a unique one to the mix. It locks the home screen of an infected Android device and threatens to disclose the victim’s personal data […]
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The word “copycat” has assumed a brand-new conceptual hue with the emergence of the apropos Android malware. This polysemy is all about malicious code dubbed CopyCat. It is distributed via phishing and trojanized applications, and the subsequent impact is harsh. The malware engages in stealth malvertising, pilfers credits for installed programs, and gets high-level privileges […]
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According to recent reports on computer threat landscape, the Cerber ransomware family is the dominating one in its niche of cybercrime. It holds the top position owing to a number of characteristics. First off, the distribution channels have been consistently well-thought-out. Secondly, its code boasts anti-virtualization features to prevent analysis, and the crypto is uncrackable. […]
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The ubiquitous ransomware epidemic continues to dodge conventional defenses when plaguing users around the globe. The theme of code inheritance is in vogue with cyber extortionists for a reason. This way, they fine-tune their malicious programs to make them increasingly elusive and more difficult to crack. That’s what happened in early July 2017 with the […]
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Ideally, it’s up to the user to define web surfing preferences. Configuration flexibility of the present-day browsers is certainly an incredibly convenient hallmark simplifying one’s online experience. However, the whole handiness goes down the drain if a third-party application takes over these settings. This is the case with the potentially unwanted program (PUP) called Cleanserp. […]
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In a cyber world full of predators like crypto ransomware and banking Trojans, there is also room for lower-impact infections. Browser hijackers, for example, do not affect victims’ data but cause a great deal of problems as they redirect Internet traffic to unwanted places. One of these threats called Bigpicturepop performs the function of an […]
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It’s not only legit software that’s subject to regular updates – malicious code like ransomware is far from being a stationary target, so it tends to undergo tweaks once in a while too. The extortion-oriented strain known as CryptoMix has recently given rise to a new variant that appends the .MOLE02 extension to enciphered files. […]
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Just like commonplace tangible products, Internet traffic is a commodity that can be bought and sold. This property makes it an indispensable entity used in various online monetization frameworks. Unfortunately, such schemes can be both legit and malicious. In the case of browser redirects via Liveadexchanger.com, the profit is shady by all means. What is […]
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The ransomware lineage referred to as Xorist has got a new variant. Circulating in the wild since early June 2017, the spinoff in question appends the .fast_decrypt_and_protect@tutanota.com extension to encrypted files and drops a decryption walkthrough named HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt. The extortionists behind these attacks demand 3 Bitcoin for the private key, which way […]
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