When it comes to categorising malware, it can get really tricky deciding whether a particular virus should be clasified as an adware or browser hijacker infection. For instance, DealWifi virus ir primary listed as an adware, but there is a version of this virus called mystart.dealwifi.com and mystart3.dealwifi.com. Those viruses act as a browser hijackers […]
There are thousands of browser hijackers that never receive attention from surfers and do not occupy any significant domination in the rankings of top-visited domains. However, Bitmotion-tab.com infection strikes as a rather popular infection which has received a lot of surfers from India. In this country, the suspicious tool for searching obtains 4,150 place. According […]
By now, millions of people should have experienced violations of privacy due to malware. Google Chrome and other popular browsers have been warning their users to download add-ons and extensions with caution. These advises are done because of rogue applications for browsers very frequently are the source of security issues. There are tons of different software […]
Nowadays you can’t browse the Internet without seeing various advertisements around every website. Even if you use some software blocking advertisements (such as AdBlock), advertisers still find new ways to display sponsored content and monetise their content this way. Usually it’s completely OK because you get a content you want to see in return for […]
There are so many browser hijackers circulating that it would be impossible to estimate the exact number. However, the impact left by these rogue search platforms is undeniable: whether it is a demonstration of sponsored and quite irrelevant results to search queries, or an automatic infiltration of additional malware samples. In both cases, hijackware samples […]
A new spam campaign is circulating around emails as well known Locky ransomware is trying to push a new version of the old virus into the market – Diablo6. As a part of the socially responsible cyber security community, we feel the urge to inform you about the distribution of this deadly infection and raise […]
Ransomware infections (1) have been around for years now, but their dominance in the cyber-world has only become evident in 2017. There had been local attacks, like infections that focused on people from Ukraine (2), or the ones that broke out in the worldwide level (3). Nevertheless, Cerber crypto-virus remains to be one of the most […]
Ad-based parasites have become notorious for their aggressive and persistent marketing strategies, always aiming at the biggest revenues. Online advertisements, as we hope you know, are not always the most transparent and conforming with the essential rules of cyber security. Their content could be misleading and deceptive, aiming to trick into believing clickable ads. If […]
WinDealist is an adware program displaying tons of annoying content. These are popup ads displayed when visiting a lot of commercial web-sites like Amazon, Walmart, BestBuy, etc. These ads are displayed when you move your mouse towards some items being sold, and then you will see “See Similar” button popping up. Soon WinDealist window appears […]
Desk 365 is an adware program that infiltrates into computers bundled with free programs from the Internet. The program was developed by 337 Technology Limited few months ago. It claims to be a tool that will help you managing your programs, desktop shortcuts and provide you easier access to the applications you are using the […]