Total Antivirus 2020

Posted: July 30, 2020 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Total Antivirus 2020 is the name of a rogue security application that tries to piggyback on the popularity of a legitimate application that is known as TotalAV, or Total Antivirus 2020. These two are not related, and you should be able to recognize the Total Antivirus 2020 by the outdated design, as well as the fact that it uses a wide range of bogus security alerts and warnings to trick you into thinking that your computer's safety is in danger. The Total Antivirus 2020 rogue application may...

Mnbzr Ransomware

Posted: July 30, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
If your files have become inaccessible recently and their names use the 'mnbzr' extension, you should have fallen victim to a new and threatening file-encryption Trojan. The threat, dubbed Mnbzr Ransomware, is meant to encrypt the files on the compromised system, and then create a ransom message, which extorts the victim for money. Unfortunately, the Mnbzr Ransomware can be very devastating since this threat is able to encrypt a wide variety of file types, therefore maximizing the damage it...

Taurus Stealer

Posted: July 30, 2020 | Category: Trojans
The Taurus Stealer is a newly discovered piece of malware that is believed to be the creation of the same cybercriminals responsible for developing and using the  ' Predator the Thief '  malware. Their new project is being sold on hacking forums for as low as $100, and it enables any cybercriminal with a bit of money to make use of a brand new infostealer with rich features. Lately, the campaigns used to spread the Taurus Stealer have become more common, and the 'Google Pay' Email...

Gievalonjing.club

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Gievalonjing.club is a site that serves no meaningful purpose – instead, it tries to fool visitors and get them to subscribe to the page's notifications accidentally. This change is not a security threat, but it may prove to be an annoying issue to deal with - Gievalonjing.club will abuse your browser notifications to deliver paid advertisements for all content kinds. Often, the Gievalonjing.club notifications may promote gambling offers, adult sites, tactics, fake prize raffles and other...

Ydomaineda.club

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Ydomaineda.club is a website whose alerts and warnings are designed to trick you into thinking that you need to pass an anti-robot check to keep browsing. However, the instructions that Ydomaineda.club provides will do something entirely different – they will subscribe you to this page's notifications. This change is not major and it is not unsafe. However, we assure you that seeing regular notifications from Ydomaineda.club will be a problem since they will work like unwanted advertisements....

Nebula Search

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Nebula Search is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may manipulate your Web browser's settings adversely. The good news is that while the Nebula Search may be annoying, it is not an unsafe application that you should worry about. However, as soon as it is installed, it will replace your Web browser's default search aggregator with Feed.nebulasearch.net – this may reduce the quality of your Web searches, and you may see more advertisements than usual while at Nebula Search. Nebula...

Serwrities.club

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Serwrities.club is a page that you may see in your browser unexpectedly. It is usually promoted via low-quality Web pages associated with the propagation of pirated media, game cracks, software activators, and other potentially illicit online content. The page Serwrities.club hosts various messages and pop-ups that try to trick you into subscribing to the website's notifications – one of the common tactics used is to tell visitors that they need to verify that they are human by pressing...

Rriedskillear.club

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Rriedskillear.club is yet another browser-based tactic whose ultimate goal is to hijack your Web browser notifications. Con artists want to do this because it would allow them to inject paid advertisements in your browsing sessions by abusing the notifications – this is not a security issue to be too worried about. Still, it might affect your Web browsing sessions in a negative way since you will be exposed to dozens of undesired notifications. The tactic is executed via a fake pop-up, which...

Ivpnconfig.com Pop-Ups

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Adware
Ivpnconfig.com is a website that hosts a wide range of fake pop-ups and messages that contain fake information about your device's health, security, and performance. The messages found in these pop-ups often mention bogus hacker attacks, malware infections, and other security concerns that may make you think that you are in a lot of trouble. The pop-ups then 'conveniently' offer a solution that involves calling a specific helpdesk number, or download a piece of software from a link they...

'Secure Boot Violation' Technical Support Scam

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Adware
The 'Secure Boot Violation' technical support scam is executed via misleading pop-ups that you may encounter while browsing shady websites. Often, this tactic may be promoted via unwanted browser notifications, adware, advertisements hosted on shady sites, etc. Users who come across the pop-ups may see a red screen saying 'Secure Boot Violation' followed by some text that tries to explain a serious computer problem regarding the drivers and BIOS setup. Finally, the user is told to enter their...

FlyingShip Ransomware

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
Novice cybercriminals often rework public malware projects to craft their own personalized piece of malware. This is the case of the FlyingShip Ransomware exactly, a file-locker that is based on the CryptoWire Ransomware, whose source code was published online in 2017. Fortunately, the file-encryption algorithm that this threat uses is very simple, and it has allowed cybersecurity experts to develop and release a free decryption tool for the CryptoWire Ransomware. The same decryptor also...

Doki Trojan

Posted: July 29, 2020 | Category: Trojans
Linux malware was once considered a rare occurrence, and most cybercriminals were not experimenting with threats that were compatible with what is considered to be one of the most secure operating systems. Unfortunately, the number of the Linux malware has increased drastically over the past decade, and nowadays, it is not uncommon to see pieces of malware that are compatible with both Linux and Windows. The newly spotted Doki Trojan, for example, targets Linux servers exclusively. It is...

Broindifferd.club

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Broindifferd.club is a page that hosts a basic browser-based scheme that is executed without asking the victims to download any software or submit information – all they need to do is to click a button that says 'Allow.' Of course, the page does not reveal the true purpose of this button and, instead, it tries to convince visitors that this step is required to pass a human verification check. The truth is that the 'Allow' button that Broindifferd.club wants you to click is responsible for...

Espitalentra.club

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Espitalentra.club is a fake Web page that propagates fraudulent content whose ultimate goal is to convince users to subscribe to the website's notifications. It does this by convincing them that they need to verify that they are not robots by clicking 'Allow' on the on-screen prompt. However, performing this action will not help them pass any anti-robot checks and, instead, it will subscribe them to the Espitalentra.club notifications. Such a change is not a security concern, but users may...

Rviceschoolr.club

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Rviceschoolr.club is a misleading site designed to hijack browser notifications and then abusing the feature to deliver unwanted notifications in your Web browser. Thankfully, this is not something that should be considered a threat to your privacy or online safety – the worst that Rviceschoolr.club can do is expose you to unwanted advertisements that will show up as notifications. Of course, this is not a problem that should be underestimated because the Rviceschoolr.club notifications often...

Hastikapubli.club

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Hastikapubli.club is a page that may ask you to complete an anti-robot check if you stumble upon it. This website may be brought to your browser via online pop-ups and advertisements, and its main goal is to convince you to click 'Allow.' It does this by saying that you must click on the button to confirm that you are a real person – however, what Hastikapubli.club does not tell you is that this button is not part of an anti-robot check, and its true purpose is to subscribe you to...

Ncourtainco.club

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Ncourtainco.club is a website that displays misleading pop-ups and alerts that inform users that they can keep browsing as soon as they complete a mandatory anti-robot check. To make the matters seem more believable, Ncourtainco.club borrows some of the icons and design features used by Google's CAPTCHA. However, you should remember that all instructions seen on Ncourtainco.club are fake, and following them will not complete any anti-robot check. Instead, this website wants to trick visitors...

DivisionFormat

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Mac Malware
DivisionFormat is a problematic Mac application that may be spread online by using the disguise of an Adobe Flash Player update, or a fake installer for an attractive piece of software. The good news is that falling for DivisionFormat's tricks and installing this software will not be a significant security concern – DivisionFormat is not harmful, and it is not linked to threatening malware. However, while DivisionFormat is present on your Mac device, it may apply persistent changes that...

Ensiko

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Malware
Ensiko is the name of a threatening tool that an unknown group of cybercriminals uses to wreak havoc to vulnerable Web servers around the world. Ensiko does not operate as a separate piece of malware that can be run by random victims and, instead, it must be planted on Web servers whose security has been compromised manually. It is important to add that Ensiko only can run if the hacked server has PHP running. In general, Ensiko works like a Web shell that enables a remote attacker to execute...

Mekotio Trojan

Posted: July 28, 2020 | Category: Trojans
The Mekotio Trojan is a banking Trojan that has been active in the cyber-threat landscape since 2018. The first campaigns used to spread the Mekotio Trojan focus on victims in Chile. The malware was delivered via phishing emails that pretended to be from Chilexpress, a famous delivery company in Chile. The recipients were usually asked to download and review an important document that was actually Mekotio Trojan's payload. The first versions of the Mekotio Trojan focus on collecting banking...
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