Hdnewfilm.ru is a fake website set up to lure in users who are looking for pirated streams of movies and TV series. When users open Hdnewfilm.ru, they will see a video player with an active loading animation, therefore tricking users into believing that the movie they want to see is being loaded. The website then displays a prompt, which says that the users should click 'Allow' to enable video playback – this seamlessly innocent request may lead to some unwanted consequences if you end up...

MovieBoxSearch is a browser add-on that may be found by users who are looking for ways to discover streaming movies online or receive updates about the latest news from the world of Hollywood. However, MovieBoxSearch's promises to provide you with great content related to the movie scene is fake. This add-on does not have redeemable and useful features and, instead, MovieBoxSearch wants to generate traffic for the search engine found on Feed.movieboxsearch.com and Portal.movieboxsearch.com....

SportsSearcher is a browser extension that may be advertised online as a great way to gain access to sports news and events. However, installing SportsSearcher will bring unwanted changes to the way your Web browser operates. Instead of being helpful, this add-on focuses on promoting the pages located at Feed.sports-searcher.com and Portal.sports-searcher.com. They will be set as the default search engine and new tab page of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users. SportsSearcher is...

The Comet Search is a dubious browser extension whose installation is usually accompanied by intrusive and unwanted changes to your browser's configuration. This software is regarded a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). You are likely to be warned about it if you are using an up-to-date computer security application. Installing the Comet Search is not a major issue since the changes it brings are not a major problem. The PUP changes your search settings to Feed.cometsearch.info and...

The BD Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that can block media on your computer by encrypting it. This attack targets documents, pictures, and similar content for holding for ransom. Appropriate backups often are the only viable recovery method afterward, although anti-malware products should remove the BD Ransomware before it starts encrypting anything. The occasional attack by a file-locking Trojan that's an independent project serves as a reminder that Ransomware-as-a-Services aren't...

A new and unknown malware piece has been identified on Linux systems used to operate Voice-over-IP (VoIP) switches. According to cybersecurity experts, the threatening implant's primary purpose is to extract metadata related to phone calls that have been routed through the infected switch. However, it is still too early to say who could be behind this attack, and how the threatening software was deployed to the targeted systems. The threat, dubbed CDRThief, is most likely to be used for...

A new piece of malware is being promoted on hacking forums, and its creator is willing to sell it to other hackers who have some money to spend. The threat, dubbed the T-RAT Malware, is supposed to function as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that packs loads of features that can be used without needing admin permissions. The threat also is advertised as being very small in size – the final executable is about 100KB in size. Last but not least, T-RAT Malware's author claims that customers will...

SearchBip is a browser add-on used to promote the search engine found at Searchbip.com. The extension may be advertised as a search-enhancing feature that may attract users' attention because of its promises of delivering great features to their Web browser. However, SearchBip's usefulness is very questionable – as soon as it is installed, it will replace your default new tab page and search engine with the website Searchbip.com. While this change is not unsafe, it may make it more difficult...

SignalBalance is a Mac-exclusive program that often may be promoted as a useful utility meant to give the user access to exciting features. However, SignalBalance's true purpose is to bring intrusive changes to your Web browser's configuration, so that you will be redirected to 3rd-party websites on a regular basis. The pages that SignalBalance promotes may host a large number of advertisements, and it is possible that they may redirect users to non-trustworthy Web destinations....

The Tomas Ransomware is a file-locker Trojan that blocks digital media files for ransom. The Tomas Ransomware shares most of its symptoms with other threats of this type, although it also delivers ransom notes with unique addresses and appends a custom extension onto the files. A majority of anti-malware programs will detect and remove the Tomas Ransomware from Windows environments immediately before losing files. Since their business operations tend to benefit from similar features,...

The Eur Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's part of the Dharma Ransomware, a Ransomware-as-a-Service family. These threats will block the victim's files, such as most digital media, with encryption that usually is unbreakable by third parties. Appropriate anti-malware services may remove the Eur Ransomware or block its installation exploit and secure backups ca mitigate data loss significantly. Among file-locking Trojans, there exist philosophies catering to both the low and high...

The OGDO Ransomware is a file-locker Trojan that's part of STOP Ransomware's Ransomware-as-a-Service group. The OGDO Ransomware targets Windows systems and encrypts files, such as documents, so that they can't open. Users should schedule and secure backups for a complete recovery from any infections, and have a professional anti-malware service remove the OGDO Ransomware on its detection. There's increasingly-stiff competition among Ransomware-as-a-Services and independent equivalents of...

The A3C9N Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's part of a family of Trojans named Snatch Ransomware. The Trojan blocks most media on Windows computers for holding it hostage, after which, it sells a ransom-based unlocking service. Users should always protect any valuable files with backups and have compatible anti-malware tools active for safely deleting the A3C9N Ransomware. Ransomware-as-a-Services, in-house Trojan-creating kits, and 'freeware' like Hidden Tear all are responsible...

Android continues to be targeted by malware developers who release all threatening software types compatible with the popular mobile operating system. The most harmless bogus applications for Android tend to have basic features – they may show some advertisements here and there, or end up redirecting users to unknown websites. However, this post is about a new threat called ThiefBot. ThiefBot is meant to work as a banking Trojan that uses phishing prompts and abuses the Android accessibility...

The Tik Tok Pro' Malware is spyware that compromises Android devices and collects information, mainly, but not exclusively, Facebook logins. The Trojan's campaign masquerades the installer as a fake installer for a premium version of the TikTok video-sharing application. Users can protect themselves by avoiding unofficial application links (such as those outside of curated storefronts) and let their anti-malware solutions remove 'the Tik Tok Pro' Malware as they detect it. Threat actors...

Vpnbestapp.com is an unsafe website that appears to target mobile users and, in particular, users with iOS devices. The contents of the Vpnbestapp.com use the icon style and colors used by the iOS operating system, and the website may claim that multiple threatening viruses have infected the user's device. The fake 'System Notification' claims that urgent action is required to prevent remote hackers from collecting data or damaging the device permanently. Seeing these messages on your phone...

Online con artists have started to drift away from the use of adware, and now they are looking for other opportunities to deliver advertisements to the Web browsers of random users. Currently, one of the most popular ways to achieve this is to hijack a Web browser's notifications. By using misleading or confusing instructions and messages, pages like Lorybnfh.com may trick visitors into granting them the ability to use Web browser notifications. While this is a great feature of modern...

ProgressHelper is a Mac program that may be installed without your knowledge. This may happen because ProgressHelper relies on fake promises or software bundles with misleading instructions to access your computer. Thankfully, this application does not have a threatening intent – instead, it wants to get the opportunity to tamper with your Web browser's settings so that you will be redirected to 3rd-party search engines on a regular basis. While this is not harmful, it may ruin your Web...

TheConverterSearch is a misleading browser add-o that promises great things to its users. However, in reality, TheConverterSearch add-on is not very useful, and its primary purpose seems to be to bring more users to low-quality pages found at Feed.theconvertersearch.com and Portal.theconvertersearch.com. These websites will be set as your browser's search engine and new tab page, respectively. Because of these changes, you may experience a significant drop in your Web searches quality, since...

TopMusicSearches is a useless browser extension that promises to give users the ability to discover cool new music and find the best online music streams. However, melomaniacs who wish to explore the music that TopMusicSearches offers may be disappointed to find out that this add-on has no such capabilities. Instead of providing useful content, TopMusicSearches focuses on setting the default Web browser search engine to Feed.topmusicsearches.com, and the new tab page to...