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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There’s a slew of browser hijackers roving around the Internet, but very few of them ever reach significant traffic benchmarks. The one called MyStarting123 falls under the category of particularly toxic redirect infections. It forces a victim’s browser to default to MyStarting123.com at routine events, thus wreaking havoc with online preferences and drastically impacting user […]
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The recent disconcerting WannaCry ransomware incident has obviously inspired other cybercrooks to follow suit. A slew of replicas started popping up thick and fast, some of them crude but some tailored professionally enough to become a major problem. The latest one of these derivatives dubbed UIWIX resembles its more successful prototype by the same exploit-based […]
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A ransomware strain called WannaCry is hitting the headlines of the world’s leading security resources. Such a close attention is for a reason. This infection has attacked a nuWNCRY file ransomware removermber of large companies in Europe over the past few days, and it keeps making the rounds in a steady fashion. The ransom Trojan […]
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A cybercrime group that might be affiliated with the Locky ransom Trojan have unleashed another crypto disaster called the Jaff ransomware. This release deviates from the well-trodden path that the suspected threat actors have gone since February 2016. As opposed to a rock-hard mix of RSA and AES algorithms, the new Locky lookalike uses AES-128 […]
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No matter how hard the creators of YeaDesktop app may try to persuade users that their service is a perfect match for those seeking a better web search experience, it’s all deceptive to the bone. This rogue browser plugin is both a nuisance and a threat to one’s privacy. It forces hits to YeaDesktop.com when […]
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Ransom Trojans that seem to be different on the outside can often be attributed to the same lineage of crypto threats. That’s the case with the Cry128 and Cry9 strains. Each one featuring unique indicators of compromise, the common ground is the CryptON, or Nemesis, ransomware family that gave birth to them. What is the […]
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When a web browser is hijacked by malware like OurLuckySites, things related to Internet browsing on a plagued computer start getting out of hand. This offending digital entity reconfigures the online navigation preset defined by the victim so that a specific URL is resolved upon mundane actions such as opening the browser or doing a […]
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The worst part about the average ransomware attack is that the victim gets locked out of their personal data. While it’s usually not problematic to get rid of the malicious code itself, important information stays inaccessible until the infected user redeems it by paying up. The newest variant of the Dharma ransomware species follows this […]
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