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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In the present-day busy world, time management is becoming increasingly important. Thankfully, there are computer applications that help schedule events and track time in an intuitive way. However, the wake of popularity has made these tools an object of focus for outright cybercriminals and vendors who don’t take the ethical aspect of their activity seriously. […]
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With a lot having been said about the decline of ransomware over the past year or so, this phenomenon continues to be a problem. What’s more, some of the old strains are being reanimated out of the blue and the attack campaigns appear to be massive. The infamous LockCrypt sample, for instance, is reaching new […]
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Computer users’ web traffic is a juicy target for cybercriminals, and that’s for a strong reason. Online advertising campaigns cost money to carry out, so lots of interested parties are willing to pay a pretty penny for page views. The ethical way to do this type of business requires a great deal of efforts and […]
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Not only are DLL files intended to be benign and helpful, but also they are mandatory for the functioning of the operating system. Normally, the object named lpk.dll is essential to Windows, denoting a language pack entity. Sometimes, though, it may act up and cause issues. However, a much more common problem scenario is when […]
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The computer threat landscape isn’t homogeneous. There are infections that operate stealthily – rootkits and Trojans make a few good examples. On the other hand, there are digital culprits that act in an outright fashion, adware being by far the prevalent type of malicious code in this niche. The annoying popup virus referred to as […]
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As weak as it is, the ransomware economy appears to be slowly regaining momentum. At least, that’s how things look on the arena of targeted attacks, where the preys are either specific organizations or countries. The Nozelesn ransomware campaign, which broke out recently, exemplifies this tendency as it mainly focuses on infecting users in Poland. […]
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The GandCrab ransomware strain has been demonstrating amazing durability throughout its eventful timeline. Even the seizure of its Command and Control servers earlier this year didn’t stop the campaign in its tracks. Moreover, the pest is mutating, now stuck at version 4. The latest variant has quite a few new features under the hood. Keep […]
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Computer infections that misconfigure web browsers aren’t the most dangerous cyber threats imaginable. Yet, they are extremely annoying and don’t get along with intact privacy of the victims. The app called MyWay Search is precisely in that categorization, skewing users’ web surfing defaults beyond approval and thwarting regular uninstall methods. What is the MyWay Search […]
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