SEC Consult recently published a research report, indicating that the number of internet-related devices, including gateways, modems, routers and various embedded devices that share known private keys for HTTPS server certificates is growing rapidly. The figure is up a sizable 40 percent, compared to November, when SEC Consult first took stock of the issue. The report is a joint effort that included 50 different equipment vendors and a large number of internet service providers. According...

The 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' pop-ups are part of a technical support hoax whose purpose is to convince users to pay for expensive yet useless software and technical support services. Unlike many other technical support tactics, the t'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' pop-ups don't appear in the user's Web browser. Instead, they work as a lock screen that prevents the users from accessing their desktop and applications. The entire messages that the 'Microsoft has...

The N1n1n1 Ransomware is a file encryption Trojan that solicits money by enciphering your data and offering to sell you a decryption solution. Con artists may not follow through after receiving their payments, and free decryptors are not available for every Trojan of this type. Protect your information by standard backup techniques and keep your PC safe by using anti-malware products for guarding against (or deleting) the N1n1n1 Ransomware. The majority of reporting on the file encryption...

The RarVault Ransomware is a file encrypting Trojan and may exhort its victims to pay a fee after it encodes their data. While malware experts have yet to associate the RarVault Ransomware with a known family that includes free decryption options, neither is paying any ransom commendable due to the risks of conducting financial transactions with threat administrators. Removing the RarVault Ransomware with your favored anti-malware solution and keeping routine backups are the ideal means of...

DiamondFox is a botnet Trojan that's capable of launching a broad array of attacks against the infected PC, including several ways of collecting information. Despite its possessing various coding vulnerabilities of value to malware researchers, a DiamondFox client is a high-level threat to your security and privacy that you should remove immediately. Since most botnet clients display no outward symptoms to their victims, use your anti-malware products for verifying the presence of this Trojan...

DailyBee is a Potentially Unwanted Program whose features may sound promising at first, but users who install it may realize quickly that DailyBee is not that useful and that its installation may sometimes bring unwanted content to their computers. DailyBee is meant to be an application that allows users to browse Wikipedia, search for articles, and perform other Wikipedia-related actions from their desktops directly, therefore eliminating the need for a Web browser. However, finding the...

Need2Find is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may inject advertising content into your browser's Web pages. Unlike most adware, this program's installation may include symptoms of widely varying visibility. Due to the misleading tactics and other hazards accompanying most advertising software, malware researchers suggests that most PC users try to uninstall Need2Find via appropriate security utilities. Many cases of the PUPs that malware experts classify as being adware may show...

TechFreeHelp is a freeware application that its company markets as a news consolidation resource. Due to its having a suspicious installation history and triggering other security flags, TechFreeHelp is being classified as a PUP or Potentially Unwanted Program currently. You should resolve any symptoms traceable to TechFreeHelp or its website by following your Web browser manufacturer's recommendations on cleaning and using appropriate PC security tools. Even the problem of finding...

Xctrack.us is a browser hijacker site that is known for loading random surveys that ask computer users several questions related to their web browser and web surfing habits. Most times, computer users are confronted with the Xctrack.us site due to installing random freeware programs or third party apps. Once loaded, Xctrack.us may cause redirects and load up surveys that supposedly offer a chance to win items or movies over the Internet. The various add-on components or browser extensions...

ArcadeBayou ads are advertisements that may display as pop-ups at random when surfing the Internet. ArcadeBayou ads are mostly made up of various online game offers and links that supposedly allow you to access and play games over the Internet on your PC. One of the more annoying aspects of ArcadeBayou is that the ads are random and may hijack your web browser causing unwanted redirects that load sites that have questionable content or at least sponsored links and other advertisements....

Window Common Manager is a potentially unwanted program that may be loaded automatically upon installing freeware or third party programs. Most times, such programs are obtained from the Internet on download sites. Once installed, freeware programs may automatically load Window Common Manager where it will then offer various add-on services for your Windows PC. Use of Window Common Manager may not be harmful to your PC immediately. However, using Window Common Manager may end up causing slow...

SultanArcade Ads are mostly suspicious and may cause disruption when they appear while you may be surfing the Internet. The SultanArcade advertisements are mostly made up of game offers and links to install and play online games. There may be many games within the SultanArcade portal of online games that may be loaded on your system. While the use of SultanArcade games may not be harmful to your system, the repeated SultanArcade pop-up advertisements are known to be intrusive and may reduce...

Tech-connect.biz is a questionable site and considered as a browser hijacker due to its ability to load as a default home page through its add-on web browser components. While the use of the Tech-connect.biz site by loading it may not be harmful to a PC, it could lead to unwanted activities or content on sites that are redirected from its various sponsored links or advertisements. Most times, Tech-connect.biz components are able to load through the installation of random freeware applications...

MyStartab is a piece of software that works as a browser extension whose purpose is to introduce new features to the user's Web browser. Some of its features such as the radio player, media slider, and bookmark manager can be found at MyStartab's official website, and at first sight, they may seem like very useful tools. However, the installation of MyStartab may not always bring the desired results since this browser extension is known to cause unwanted changes to the settings of the Web...

The RansomCuck Ransomware is a data encryption Trojan that enciphers your media and holds it hostage to force you to pay a ransom. The results of paying these fees to extortionists are unreliable and often cause further damage or lack a real decryption solution. To counter these risks, malware experts recommend using durable data storage strategies, as well as anti-malware protection that can delete the RansomCuck Ransomware from your PC. Con artists and threat authors are just as willing...

The Flyper Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files and uses that attack to hold your information and media hostage until you pay a ransom. Victims can avail themselves of several replacement solutions that don't entail trusting a con artist with money in return for a decryptor they may not provide. For stopping the original installation or removing the Flyper Ransomware afterward, malware experts only can recommend using dedicated anti-malware products. The Flyper Ransomware is a...

Search.mywebs.pro is a questionable website that has been determined to be a browser hijacker due to its functions of changing Internet settings to automatically load as a default home page. The Search.mywebs.pro site is mostly harmless but has been known to have associated components that load on a computer through the installation of random freeware or third party programs. The components related to Search.mywebs.pro may load and cause redirects to Search.mywebs.pro and then has several...

Start.prss.to is a generic search engine site that often queries internet search results through a customized yahoo.com search. The Start.prss.to site may display random pop-ups and advertisements that are designed to gather clicks and impressions to generate money based on various CPM or CPA campaigns. Use of the advertisement or sponsored links through Start.prss.to may cause redirects to load up pages that have questionable content. Moreover, Start.prss.to may load automatically as a...

Tavanero.info is a search site that scrapes its results from other companies and may add extra advertising content. After analyzing Tavanero.info's content, malware experts don't categorize the site as being unsafe to visit, but some users report of being redirected to Tavanero.info automatically by various threats. You should delete a Tavanero.info browser hijacker with the same security utilities you would use against any program that takes control of your Web browser. Advertising is...

Search.searchglnn.com is a low-quality search engine that may be set as your default new tab page by a dubious Web browser extension called 'Get Local News Now.' This browser extension is published by Safer Browser, a software development company whose name is often linked to Potentially Unwanted Programs, dubious browser extensions and annoying toolbars. The 'Get Local News Now' software isn't any different, and its primary purpose is to generate traffic for Search.searchglnn.com by setting...