The Kee Ransomware is a Trojan that modifies files with an AES enciphering routine without providing its victims with any means of acquiring a decryption solution. These attacks may corrupt your data permanently and are likely to target content such as documents, spreadsheets and pictures particularly. However, some anti-malware products may block and remove the Kee Ransomware without its encryption triggering. Out of the many possible revisions to Utku Sen's Hidden Tear, con artists...

The Converters Now Toolbar is a browser utility offered by Mindspark Interactive Network, a software publisher with a large portfolio of browser extensions that provide users with access to a variety of convenient features such as the ability to listen to online radios, convert documents, manage archives, or receive the latest sports news. The Converters Now Toolbar, as its name suggests, is meant to give users the ability to change the format of files quickly. However, the utility is only...

Fastfreshtabs is a browser extension that is identified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by some of the more popular anti-virus product vendors. The good news is that PUPs like this one do not pose a threat to your online safety, and the worst they can do is to influence your Web browsing experience in a negative way. In the case of Fastfreshtabs, users are offered to use a browser extension that allows them to reload all open browser tabs with the push of a single button. A small...

The Pirvatesearch Extension is a browser add-on that only works with Google Chrome and, at the moment, it is impossible for users with other browsers to be affected by the issues Pirvatesearch may cause. This extension claims to provide users with the ability to search the Web anonymously but, in reality, all this extension does is to hijack the browser's settings so that all of the user's search queries will be executed through 3rd-party search engines, which lead to the Yahoo Search...

A notorious hacking group that is allegedly related to the Russian government has attempted to hack Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs by impersonating a NATO representative. The story was first reported by CyberScoop, who also noted that the threat actors were using a fake NATO email address to make the emails look more realistic. The elite hacker group most commonly known as APT 28 or Fancy Bear has been quite busy in the past couple of months, despite it being active for at least ten...

Fireplayer is a piece of software that is meant to work as a media player with extended functionality that allows users to browse and watch YouTube videos from Fireplayer directly. This means that users who wish to enjoy some YouTube content would not have to use a Web browser to access it, as all this will be available to them through the Fireplayer's interface. While this might be good news for some users, it is a rather worrying fact that Fireplayer is classified as a Potentially Unwanted...

Gifables is a Web browser utility that, once installed, will provide users with neat buttons to access their favorite social media websites, as well as the ability to create animated GIFs from their favorite videos quickly. In addition to this, the Gifables utility also grants access to a GIF search feature, which allows users to search for GIFs or to browse animated GIFs arranged into various categories. Overall, some users might find Gifables to be a very valuable and useful extension, but...

The OnyonLock Ransomware is an updated release of the BTCWare Trojan, which can lock your files through non-consensual encryption. This threat's authors are demanding variable Bitcoin ransoms through text messages to their victims currently, although paying may not decrypt the content that they're holding hostage necessarily. A majority of users should protect their files with backups, and the rest of their PCs with anti-malware programs for removing the OnyonLock Ransomware when detected....

The BlockFile12 Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files in an attempt to extort money by selling the file-unlocking solution to you. However, current versions of the BlockFile12 Ransomware also encode their ransom notes, making them illegible. Users should keep backups of any files they can't afford to lose to these attacks and have anti-malware products for detecting and deleting the BlockFile12 Ransomware preemptively. File-encrypting Trojans are popular products in the black...

The CryptoViki Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files by encrypting them for the sake of selling its decryptor afterward. Buying a con artist's decryption help is an unreliable means of recovering your data, and most users should keep backups that give them free options for restoring any damaged files. A majority of professional anti-malware programs also can delete the CryptoViki Ransomware and block the encryption routine. Formerly a favored base of operations for threat actors...

Hundreds of thousands of computers have recently come under a massive attack from what is being touted as an unprecedented ransomware cyberattack that is targeting systems around the world, including various large companies. The cyberattack has literally taken the computer security world by storm and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down in the past few days. Interestingly enough, a British computer researcher accidentally stumbled upon a "kill switch" to essentially stop the attack...

The HD Radio Player is a browser add-on that may be compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. This piece of software is developed and published by Polarity Technologies LTD and, according to its official website, it provides the user with the ability to browse free online radio stations, as well as to listen to them. This functionality might be welcomed by many people, but we'd like to remind users who are keen on using the HD Radio Player that there are countless...

TubeTime is a Potentially Unwanted Program whose installation is meant to provide users with access to YouTube videos from their desktops directly. In addition to the ability to browse YouTube without launching their Web browser, TubeTime also will offer users a switch to change between 'Light' and 'Dark' styles of the program, therefore allowing users to forget about the eye-straining white background that YouTube uses by default. While many people might find TubeTime to be useful, it is...

Boravid is a browser extension that may be compatible with Google Chrome. There don't appear to be variants compatible with other popular Web browsing clients so that it is likely that Chrome users are the only ones likely to encounter this software. Boravid is promoted as a neat utility that will provide users with the ability to download high-quality videos from Vimeo with the click of a single button. However, the installation of Boravid includes a small catch that some users might not see...

Election.interferencer.ru is a domain name that redirects users to a server located in Russia. The domain name is meant to joke with the claims that the Russian government interfered with the recent US elections apparently. Even the landing page that visitors of Election.interferencer.ru will see shows a disclaimer which reads: 'Anyway you haven't enough money to buy election interference, so relax and buy the most profitable goods with the most honest and unbiased shopping search shell.'...

The Zelta Free Ransomware is a variant of the Stampado Ransomware, a Trojan that uses the 256-bit AES encryption to keep you from opening files such as pictures or documents. Although different groups of con artists may distribute the Zelta Free Ransomware in various ways, it always will display symptoms that include changes to your files' extensions and a pop-up message. Use anti-malware products for deleting the Zelta Free Ransomware before an infection happens, and free decryption...

The HTRS Ransomware is a variant of the Newht Ransomware, a Hidden Tear-based Trojan that can encrypt your files and use Notepad notes to extort money. Although this threat's payload offers symptoms that are highly distinguishable, it also can cause data loss that isn't always curable. Block or uninstall the HTRS Ransomware with a reputable anti-malware product and use backups to make your files less at risk from its attacks. Of the various families of file-encrypting threats currently...

Search.searchutilities.co is a simple search page, which appears to be linked to a browser extension that goes by the name Search Utilities. This add-on is meant to enhance the user's browser by introducing a new search engine that is supposed to deliver more reliable and accurate results. Users who opt to install it may not know that it is meant to change their default new tab to Search.searchutilities.co. While we can't deny that Search.searchutilities.co is a useful search engine, you...

DirectionsOnline is a browser extension distributed by Mindspark Interactive Network, a software developer who specializes in creating browser utilities whose goal is to provide users with immediate access to a variety of interesting features such as online radios ( RadioRage Toolbar ), screenshot tool ( SnapMyScreen ), document converter ( AllInOneDocs Toolbar ) and others. As the name of DirectionsOnline suggests, the purpose of this tool is to give users a neat way to access local and...

The Freshdesk Ransomware is a Trojan that locks your files with encryption and delivers its ransom demands through the Helpdesk Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS) platform. Despite its using a legitimate customer service product, the Freshdesk Ransomware is threatening software and can cause long term damage to your files. Recommended safety measures include blocking or removing the Freshdesk Ransomware with anti-malware software and saving extra copies of your files on other computers or...