A new piece of malware is making the rounds using the cloud storage service Dropbox. This ransomware named Petya is reportedly able to lock you out of your computer and forces you to pay ransom to regain access to your files. According to a report from Trend Micro Petya is… Read More »New Malware Petya Locks Down PCs Until Ransom Is Paid
Recently a new (zero-day) exploit that attacks Adobe Flash Player and distributed through the Angler Exploit Kit, delivers malware that takes control of your computer to commit click fraud. This exploit is spreading extremely fast and has now been detected on some of the top 500 most visited websites. I… Read More »New Zombie Making Exploit Discovered
Potentially unwanted programs, also known as PUPs, are a real threat. A Jblog post on CERT.org shows the pervasiveness of such programs on search engine results, software portals, popups, ads, etc. We are all annoyed by software that bundles other applications that we didn’t ask for. You want a specific… Read More »Unwanted Programs Bundled With Downloaded Programs
I am going to be as concise as possible. Windows Custom Settings is a fake anti-virus program with the only purpose of its existence is to scare you by displaying nonexistent security threats and convince you pay for the imaginary services it offers.How do you know you’ve been attacked by… Read More »Windows Custom Settings Is A Fake Anti-Virus Program