Tech support scams pose a rising threat to computer users these days. At some point, ne’er-do-wells operating in the online realm realized that social engineering does the trick in the context of their stratagems almost as effectively as rogue AVs and straightforward extortion through ransomware. All it takes is hijacking a target user’s web browser […]
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The stereotypical profile of the average computer virus usually circles around stealth behavior and critical damage combined with adverse side effects. This perception doesn’t fully apply to malware that affects web browsers. Ad-serving digital culprits and hijackers like Secure Surf tend to have a low impact on target computers, but the frustration ensuing from their […]
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The data-encrypting malware called Shade, which scrambles and blemishes victims’ files with the .no_more_ransom extension, definitely doesn’t lack sophistication. Also known as Troldesh, this digital contagion employs the AES cryptographic algorithm robustly enough to thwart brute-forcing, so anyone infected is confronted with a dilemma of paying the ransom or losing their important files. What is […]
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Almost like regular goods, Internet traffic is a commodity that’s subject to buying and selling these days. Online marketing is a great thing contributing to the success of various merchants and other interesting parties, but unfortunately it’s got a shady side. Some cybercrooks, such as those behind the Launchpage.org malvertising wave, engage in intercepting traffic […]
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Mobile gadgets are less susceptible to malware attacks than desktop computers, but they are shaping up to make an environment increasingly targeted by threat actors. No wonder – the user base and attack surface are potentially huge, which is a lure that crooks couldn’t possibly ignore. The app called Leadbolt is an Android adware sample […]
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An ongoing malspam campaign spreads malicious .dot files claiming to contain sensitive information about recipients. The emails look targeted as they address users by name and even provide their home address. However, the password-protected .dot entities attached to these messages are actually linked to a malware botnet distributing the Crypt0L0cker ransomware. What is the .dot […]
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The ransomware plague is on the rise these days. File-encrypting viruses come and go, but new ones take over to prop the inheritance. One such family is probably the most dynamic one to date. Originally referred to as the CrySiS strain, it morphed into Dharma in late fall 2016. Encrypting victims’ data and appending the […]
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Ads on the Internet are okay as long as they aren’t intrusive beyond reason. In fact, without e-marketing the worldwide web wouldn’t be as fantastic a place as we know it. However, merchants, advertisers and other interested parties should stick with certain regulations so that end users are satisfied. In the case of Ads by […]
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When confronted with a crypto hazard emanating from the Sage 2.2 ransomware, PC users and organizations run the risk of losing their important data if they have no backups. This infection is a prime example of benign technology being abused by unscrupulous individuals. Before the phenomenon of e-extortion emerged, cryptography had been a godsend for […]
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Although TorrentLocker was believed to have gone extinct, it has risen from the ashes. The name of this threat echoes back to 2015, when it denoted one of the most devastating and widespread samples of file-encrypting malware. Now in 2017 the infection has gotten a more powerful extortion toolkit and a new set of external […]
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