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What is WhiteClick Toolbar? WhiteClick Toolbar is malicious program categorized as a potentially unwanted program & classified as a  Browser Hijacker .  This unwanted program trespasses into the system and alters the web browser settings to install its own search engine, home page, new tab and a toolbar without user permission. WhiteClick toolbar uses the method of software bundling as its main mode of transmission. This program can be bundled with third party software like media-players, torrent downloads of popular software etc. The users often rush during the installation of software and fail to notice the additional software within the installer. It is important to always check the Custom/Advanced setting during setup and remove any additional software bundled with the program. Doing this keeps unwanted and intrusive software out of the system. Spam email attachments also contain the virus payload. Cyber crooks use spam emails to get unsuspecting us...

Mobile Games are now more popular then PC games. Mobile games generate billions of dollars in revenue. Cyber crooks have found a way to exploit the in-game currency to launder real money without the fear of being tracked by government agencies.     The cyber crooks have created a system where they use fake Apple accounts and fake gaming profiles to carry out transactions using stolen credit or debit cards. These game accounts are then sold online for real money and it is transacted using online E-wallet apps. The operation came to light when the researchers stumbled upon a MongoDB database that was left exposed on the internet without any login or password. The free access to this database revealed that it had details of more than 150,000 unique card details which recorded the card number, expiration date and the CVV. The MongoDB database revealed that the details on the sheet were not some ordinary company data but something else entirely. Upon closer inspection,...

What is ‘My Email Hub’ Browser Redirect? ‘ My Email Hub ’ is a malicious browser plug-in that hijacks user’s browsers. The pernicious browser extension is created by cyber offenders to take control of all the installed web browsers and infect them by displaying sponsored ads that may be malevolent. The installation of this browser plug-in also ruins user’s browsing experience as their online search results are inaccurate as they are redirected to sponsored web pages to promote affiliated websites. These web domains are malicious and host infectious code. This makes the victimized PC susceptible to many other system infections. This nasty  Browser Hijacker  lures user to install the free browser plug-in by making false claims of providing one- click access to email accounts right from user New Tab page. The nasty extension prompts user to download and install the plug-in with the promise of not having to type the URL of the email provider again and providing quick acc...

What is PoisonFang? PoisonFang is a harmful program that is categorized as a  ransomware . This piece of code was developed as an academic research project at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Omer Cohen and Tal Porat developed the Poisonfang Ransomware as part of a ransomware project. As nothing is termed safe on the internet, cyber criminals managed to steal this project. PoisonFang ransomware is used by these criminals to threaten innocent computer users for ransom by encrypting their files. This is a new threat which does not share any links with code from other popular ransomware. Poisonfang ransomware is distributed using Spam email attachments, malicious links, Torrents and Peer-to-peer networks etc. The attachments contained in the spam emails download the PoisonFang Ransomware virus payload into the system once it is opened. Malicious links and fake websites can be used to infect the system with Poisonfang ransomware. Torrents can be used to embed the ...

What is King Ouroboros Ransomware? King Ouroboros is a file encrypting virus  that is categorized as a  ransomware . It is a dangerous and destructive malware that injects itself in the user’s system to encrypt the files with a powerful encryption key. The personal files of the user such as photos, videos, documents and other files are encypted with the ‘ .king_ouroboros ’ extension by the  King Ouroboros Ransomware . It uses a powerful AES-256 encryption algorithm to encrypt user files and then demands a ransom for the decryption key. After the data on the system is encrypted, the user is unable to open any files and is displayed with a ransom note. King Ouroboros Ransomware — Threat Behavior King ouroboros ransomware infiltrates into the user’s system through various methods of infiltration and infect the computer. These methods include spam email campaigns, fake software update notifications, peer to peer networks, websites that are unsecure & ...

Windows net proxy auto service  or WinNetSvc is a Potentially unwanted Program (PuP) that is categorized as an  adware . This threat infiltrates the system silently and changes the web browser settings. It then creates a service that communicates with remote servers. These servers contain all the user information that windows net proxy auto service has transmitted from your PC to the hackers. Read full Article 

TaksHostMiner  is a Crypto miner  Trojan  that seeks back door entry to attack the targeted system or a Network. This Trojan rely on unsuspected game plugins and infect the system when the plugin is executed. The Trojan was recently discovered and is known to have infected thousands of computer in one day. Steps to prevent the infiltration of TaksHostMiner Trojan in the system :-   follow step