PUP, which stands for ‘potentially unwanted program’, is a somewhat blurred concept that denotes different types of code tasked with implementing computer disruption activity. According to the analysis of Sonic Train add-on, the categorization can be narrowed down to interference with browser functioning and unsanctioned collection of a user’s private data. This guide clarifies the […]
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A somewhat hackneyed discourse about the polymorphism of malware may seem like a grade school level of perceiving the state of cybersecurity, but this doesn’t contradict its truthfulness in any way. The so-called Shortcut virus, also referred to as the USB flash drive virus, fully demonstrates that PC infections are all adware, banking trojans or […]
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The space occupied by file encrypting malware in the global computer threat pie chart has gotten big enough for security industry to build ad hoc features into their latest product lines. This, unfortunately, is merely a prevention measure rather than an effective way of approaching the matter after the fact. In the meanwhile, pests like […]
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New tab, homepage and search settings of web browsers are the most targeted areas as far as adware attacks go. Tweaking these defaults is what suffices malicious application publishers out there to make sure Internet traffic gets driven to multiple lookalike landing pages that bear hardly any informative component. That’s the exact operational vector that […]
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Helpme@freespeechmail.org, an innocuous email address at first sight, is a distinguishing attribute of a new ransomware campaign. As a result of the compromise, the respective string is automatically added at the end of every personal file stored on the computer, including .pdf and .doc objects. Furthermore, file formats can be changed to .fff or similar, […]
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The wicked idea of taking someone’s personal files hostage to then extort a ransom is trending in malware deployment workshops. If one of these ransomware programs called TeslaCrypt succeeds in intruding on a computer, it detects and encrypts all user files so that they get appended with a .ccc suffix and cannot be opened in […]
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The predicament where a computer program calling itself the Crypt0L0cker says it has encrypted one’s personal files is an awful mishap. To begin with, this ransomware isn’t kidding when making such statements. Secondly, buying decryption seems to be the only applicable method to get the data back. This post explains the anatomy of this malware […]
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DNS Unlocker application gets awful feedback while boasting unique VPN services that are allegedly built in. The reasons for this inconsistency aren’t difficult to explain as long as the hidden features of this program get unveiled. This post will give you a perfectly clear idea why this software is tagged malicious and what should be […]
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Easy Calendar seems to be an innocuous application for organizing tasks and adding reminders, but it acts as an adware and hence doesn’t belong on a computer. It may appear that no particular hazard should ever emanate from simplistic and lightweight apps like calendars, at least the inherently harmless idea underlying these sorts of programs […]
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Homepage hijackers like Esurf.biz might appear to be primitive instances of malware at the first blush, but this is nothing but a misperception given the hurdles that the victims run into when trying to remove those culprits. In case of this kind of assault, the web browsers keep resolving the value that the user never […]
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