The 'DIGITALKEY@163.com' Ransomware is a Trojan that uses encryption algorithms for encoding and blocking your PC's data. Con artists may offer to help repair your PC or recover your data after these attacks, which often include messages redirecting you to their e-mail addresses or websites. With the decryption possibilities against this campaign limited currently, malware experts advise having an anti-malware product that can stop and remove the 'DIGITALKEY@163.com' Ransomware without giving...

The MyCalendarPlanner Toolbar is a Web browser extension that may be compatible with Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. The official website does not host a version for Firefox, so this may mean that users of the Firefox Web browser will not be able to install and use this extension's features. The MyCalendarPlanner Toolbar is promoted as a useful Web browser utility that allows users to plan their schedules and meetings from their Web browser directly. However, this extension also may...

Chinimplants.website is a website that offers its visitors tips regarding plastic operations of the chin. However, this isn't the reason why security researchers are interested in this page. One of the sub-folders that this domain uses, hosts a custom Google Search engine that may be associated with aggressive browser hijackers that may set Chinimplants.website/in/ as the default new tab page and homepage of Web browsers installed on the user's computer. If you see that...

Helpforhelp.xyz is an unreliable website that hosts an elaborate technical support tactic that uses different tricks to convince people that their computers are behaving strangely and they need to hire the services of certified computer experts. The page hosts a fake moving mouse cursor, which is accompanied by a fake Windows 10 error screen, as well as by an image of an anti-virus scan that claims that the user's computer is infected with a threat. Helpforhelp.xyz also may display an...

The 'Suppteam01@india.com' Ransomware is a file encryption threat whose lock screen is very similar to the one used by the CryptoLocker Ransomware , one of the most threatening and widely spread pieces of ransomware that malware researchers have come across. The variant of the 'Suppteam01@india.com' Ransomware that was discovered in a corrupted e-mail attachment uses the RSA-2048 encryption to lock the files of its victims, and after the encryption of the victim's data has been completed,...

The iSpy Keylogger is a spyware product that includes a variety of modular features, such as recording your keyboard strokes and monitor. The iSpy Keylogger may deliver itself in unpredictable ways due to being licensed to third parties relatively cheaply, making it a component of multiple, unrelated threat campaigns. Due to a lack of symptoms, you should use an anti-malware product to detect or remove the iSpy Keylogger and protect your information. Threatening software often profits off...

The Click Me Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files for the purpose of ransoming them while distracting its victims with a button-chasing game simultaneously. Although it is incomplete and lacks full hard drive-encrypting functionality currently, present-day versions of the Click Me Ransomware would be relatively simple to expand into a model applicable against live targets. Malware experts advise using anti-malware tools for deleting the Click Me Ransomware preemptively, whenever...

The Parisher Ransomware is a file encrypting Trojan that holds your data hostage while awaiting ransom payments. There are no known decryption options for this threat, and scheduling a regular backup can provide the most direct route for saving any encoded content. In ideal situations, your anti-malware programs should remove the Parisher Ransomware before the Trojan can encode any content. The lifespan of an online messaging account its holder uses for ill-minded acts often is a brief...

The Takahiro Locker Ransomware is a Trojan that attacks your data with an encryption routine while claiming to be a lawfully-instituted penalty for the user's theoretically illegal file-sharing behavior. Since the Takahiro Locker Ransomware is threatening software with no legal backing, malware experts don't advise that you pay the 'fee' since may not restore your encrypted content. Appropriate anti-malware products should block the Takahiro Locker Ransomware before it can affect your PC or,...

Safesearch5.ru is a dubious search engine that may be promoted with the help of browser hijackers. The Safesearch5.ru browser hijacker may change the user's default homepage and new tab page to Safesearch5.ru, therefore forcing users to use this website whether they like it or not. Safesearch5.ru is not the only domain linked to these search engines, and users affected by this problem also may be redirected to Safesearch.ru ,Safesearch1.ru, Safesearch2.ru, Safesearch3.ru and Safesearch4.ru....

The 'Windows Has Been Blocked Due to Suspicious Activity' pop-ups are corrupted messages that may be displayed on top of a page that uses design features misappropriated from the Microsoft's original website. All these small tricks are used to induce users into believing that the data they are seeing is being reported by reliable Microsoft services or support staff, and they need to follow the instructions seen in the 'Windows Has Been Blocked Due to Suspicious Activity' pop-ups immediately....

The JapanLocker Ransomware is a Trojan that targets website server databases and inserts visible ransom messages into the associated site's pages. Since the JapanLocker Ransomware may take other actions that lock the affected domain, such as encrypting essential site content, Web admins should maintain strict account and site security to prevent this threat's installation. If your website server does become infected, use anti-malware tools to delete the JapanLocker Ransomware, change your...

Trojan.SlayerRAT is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that lets threat actors control your PC through a network connection. Since Trojan.SlayerRAT's author is marketing Trojan.SlayerRAT as a service currently, its infection methods and the consequences of an infection may be inconsistent between two or more attacks. Malware experts classify almost all backdoor-capable Trojans as high-level threats and removing Trojan.SlayerRAT only should be done with anti-malware tools capable of guaranteeing its...

The Internet Speed Pilot is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may be used to bring traffic to 'search.internetspeedpilot.com' and 'free.internetspeedpilot.com,' two low-quality search engines maintained by Safer Browser. The Internet Speed Pilot browser extension is used to provide users with quick access to a utility that allows them to measure their Internet speed and ping. While this may seem a useful feature, users who are keen to install the Internet Speed Pilot should know that...

The Internet Speed Pilot is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may be used to bring traffic to 'search.internetspeedpilot.com' and 'free.internetspeedpilot.com,' two low-quality search engines maintained by Safer Browser. The Internet Speed Pilot browser extension is used to provide users with quick access to a utility that allows them to measure their Internet speed and ping. While this may seem a useful feature, users who are keen to install the Internet Speed Pilot should know that...

Trojan.TrickBot is a Trojan that compromises bank accounts by monitoring bank site-specific data transactions, recording the user's input devices, or redirecting you to phishing sites. Like the Dyreza Trojan , a closely related threat, Trojan.TrickBot may not display symptoms before collecting your data and compromising your account. Rely on your anti-malware products for blocking this program's installation exploits or, in worst cases, removing Trojan.TrickBot before it hijacks your...

The Aviso Ransomware (also known as Crypt888 Ransomware) is a new piece of crypto threat which, fortunately, has already been decrypted by malware researchers successfully. The Aviso Ransomware uses the AES-256 encryption to encrypt the contents of files found on the victim's computer and then renames them so that they'll be easier to recognize. The naming pattern that the Aviso Ransomware uses renames files by appending the 'Lock.' prefix to their names (e.g. 'document.txt' may become...

RemcosRAT is a Threatening Remote Administration Tool (RAT) that may allow attackers to control the victim's computer remotely, exfiltrate data from it, and perform a large number of other actions that may help them gain access to private information, payment details, passwords and valuable files. RemcosRAT is detected by many popular anti-malware software currently so that installing a reliable anti-malware solution is certainly one of the best ways to protect yourself from this threat....

EDA2-based ransomware is still being released, and the latest proof for this is the Anubis Ransomware, a cyber threat that uses the AES-256 encryption to lock files stored on the victim's computer. The Anubis Ransomware doesn't seem very sophisticated, and it appears that its author has not included any new features or modules that may make this EDA2-based threat more threatening than other EDA2 variants that malware researchers have already analyzed. Attacks that involve the Anubis...

SkinnyPlayer is a piece of software that the experts classify as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). SkinnyPlayer is advertised as a light-weight media player that includes all important features of traditional media players without consuming excessive amounts of hardware resources. In short, SkinnyPlayer is a piece of software meant for low-end computers whose users want to play popular video and audio files without using a player that may diminish the performance of their computers....