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Understanding the malicious .roldat Virus   A new variant of STOP ransomware has recently been discovered by the Security Experts, the developers named it ‘Roldat Ransomware’. The malicious software is created to trouble the users by encrypting their important files. Once, it infiltrates the system, entire data and files are hijacked. Eventually, it locked the targeted files with its unique extension – “.roldat”. Hackers have a strong financial motive behind this encryption. The destructive software targets the files, which are commonly found in any system these days. Such as documents, images & even backup files. Upon successful infiltration, it creates a text file – ‘_readme.txt’ in each folder having .roldat file . This text file is nothing but the ransom demanding note! Hackers demand hefty ransom in the form of Bitcoins, to restore data. The ransom demanding file pop-up automatically whenever you try to open .roldat file. We recommend you to remove this...

Understanding Heroset ransomware A new strain of STOP ransomware has recently been discovered by the Security Experts, named ‘Heroset Ransomware’. The malicious program is created to bother the users by corrupting their important files. It hijacks the entire system once, it gains the access. Eventually, it locks the targeted files with its unique extension – “.heroset”. Hackers have a strong financial motive behind this destruction. Upon successful infiltration, it creates a text document for each encrypted file. This document automatically pops-up on the screen when you try to access the Heroset file. The text document is basically the ransom – demanding message. We recommend you to completely remove this malicious software ASAP. Below are the easiest steps on how to remove Heroset virus from your system. Removal guidelines for Heroset ransomware 

When it comes to malware,  viruses  are the ancestors on the block.  While most people can rattle off names like ‘Trojan’, ‘viruses’, and ‘spyware’ etc, they’re often not too familiar with their causes and remedies. Computers & mobile devices though not biotic like you & me, can get sick from virus proliferation. A computer virus, much like a flu virus, is designed to replicate itself & wreck havoc. A flu virus cannot reproduce without a host cell. In the same way a computer viruses cannot reproduce & spread without programming script embedded in a file or a document. Instead of sniffles and a fever, some common symptoms of a computer viral infection are slow performance, data loss and system crashes. All of these can make people using the machine feel ill as well. What is ILOVEYOU virus? While  ILOVEYOU  sounds like a cheerful bon mot often found printed on the inside of a Valentine’s Day card, it is far more baleful than that. ILOVEYOU is...

A ruinous security flaw in Application program Interface of US Postal Services  exposed personal data  of over  60 million users over the course of 2017 & 2018. This vulnerability on USPC’s website allowed anyone with an account at usps.com to view personal information & account details of other users. In some cases, this flaw even allowed users to modify the details in the affected accounts. The leaked information included  user name ,  user ID ,  e-mail address ,  account number ,  street addresses  &  contact numbers  of the users. An anonymous researcher discovered this problem a year ago & informed US Postal Services, however, USPC failed to pay heed to researcher’s warning at that time. USPS patched this issue last week when a cyber security investigator, Krebs flagged it. Insight into the API Defect The root-cause of the vulnerability is hitched to an authentication weakness in the site’s Applicati...

Ever wondered that the Guardian of your system software that is meant to protect your system against malware attacks can step into the breach? A recent security research demonstrated a popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor that was supposed to protect Apple MAC users against privacy and security threat, ironically, siphoned off browsing history and information about system processes and applications. It turns out that Apple; the most convincing consumer electronics and computer software brand in terms of security is under interrogation for not acting quickly in removing the dubious app. What is Adware Doctor? Adware Doctor was one of the top paid apps (sold for $14.99) in the Mac app Store with 4.8 star rating and over 7,000 reviews. The app claimed to: 1. Remove suspicious and unwanted extensions 2. Clear Browser cookies and caches to restore your browser 3. Remove Adware, malware and other nasty system infections from Apple PCs. 4. Kill annoying pop-ups and 5. R...

HTML5 is the latest version of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) that offers new attributes, elements and behaviors allowing the design of websites and applications with a  powerful and diverse mechanism. HTML5 new API allows us to play the video\audio within the browser without installing cumbersome browser plug-in (like flash). Google Chrome, a widely used browser platform recently plucked a bug that had enabled the abuse of video and audio HTML tags by cyber miscreants to embezzle important user information. Google tagged this vulnerability as CVE-2018-6177 and t has successfully fixed with the release of Chrome version 68.0.3440.75. Users who continue to use the older versions may fall in the trap of threat actors who may exploit this bug to lure users to the malicious websites. Read Full Article Click Here

Banks remain a favorite target of cyber criminal activities. Use of internet, virtualization and digitization has eased our business and dealing with money. On the other hand it has also escalated cyber crime activities. In order to ameliorate the performance of financial transactions such as cash withdrawals, deposits, fetching account information, transfer funds etc the idea of cash machine was proposed in 1967. Since then these cash machines known as ATMs (Automated teller Machines) are widely used and besides offering convenience to the customers, they have also proven beneficial in reducing the workload of bank’s staff. With the growing cyber crime activities, undertaking precautions and regularly updating cyber preparedness and defence mechanism is important. However a large number of institutions stir up only post an incident that causes financial misappropriation or loss of reputation. Recently Cosmos Bank, India’s second largest cooperative bank suffered a breach on i...

What is GoCloudy Redirect Virus? GoCloudy Redirect Virus is a malware that is categorized as a  browser hijacker . This is a potentially unwanted program (PuP) that infiltrates the system without user knowledge. It installs into the web browser and alters the settings according to its requirements. It adds its own home page and new tab in the web browser. It starts displaying ads in the web browser during the browsing sessions of the user. These ads contain the attribute ‘Ads By GoCloudy’ or ‘Powered By GoCloudy’ Gocloudy Redirect Virus is a computer threat that redirects the user to different web pages. These suspicious URLs can contain malicious links which might end up downloading more malware into the user’s system. GoCloudy Redirect Virus – Threat behavior GoCloudy Redirect Virus infiltrates into the system by associating with third party software. When a user downloads any third party software and installs the software without going through the Custom/Adva...

Earlier when most web browsers were designed, the web pages were simple and hence were rendered in the same process, to keep resource usage low. However, with the growing technology, there has been a significant shift in the active web page content. Ranging from pages designed using JavaScript to make the web pages interactive and create richer user interfaces with reduced server load to Flash, a technology used by Adobe to show animation on web pages, web-pages nowadays are full of “web apps”. Browsers that keep all the running apps in one process may face real challenges related to security, responsiveness and robustness. 1. If one web app crashes, it will take the entire web browser with it, including all the web apps that are open. 2. Web apps have to compete for CPU time, on a single thread rendering the browser unresponsive at times. 3. Some webpage may have malicious code embedded that may compromise the entire system. Hence the browser must keep different apps isolated ...

Fake Adult sites are being used as an outlet for malware such as adware, in-browser cryptocurrency miners, PuPs, unwanted browser extensions and software utility tools such as media players, security software, games etc. Unsuspecting users are often gullible to scams and fall into the traps laid out by cyber miscreants. Most users who visit these sites know that they are bound to come across excessive ads and pop-ups. Many times getting redirected on an adult site is considered normal and closing the new redirect and moving on is what users do mostly. Thus, if they face a notification for updating their media player, on a web page where they are trying to look at a video, then most users install the update. The so called ‘media player’ update is just another door for the cyber miscreants to walk into your system and install malicious software without your approval. Misguiding the user to install the adware, in-browser miner, extensions, etc. is what most cyber miscreants do. ...

Guide to Remove Rakhni Ransomware Rakhni  is a devastating computer  ransomware  program that targets crypt o graphic systems and encrypts the files present on these computers. It then demands ransom from the victims in order to decrypt the encrypted files. Rakhni ransomware was found in 2013 and since then it has been targeting new victims. Since then the malware has evolved various versions. The unique characteristic of Rakhni ransomware is that, once infiltrated either via email phishing messages or infected payload document, it scans the system for Bitcoin or other crypt-o-currency software installation.One of the reasons cited behind this attempt is to encrypt user’s wallet private keys and prevent them from accessing their digital fund. Another reason behind targeting user systems owning Crypt-o-currency funds is that, Rakhni ransomware authors believe that it would be easier for users to pay ransom to obtain decryption key for the encrypted files.   ...

Many Apple iPhone users have been receiving a notification message alerting them that their iPhone has a Fake ‘  Apple Security Virus Detected  ’ threat. If they don’t take immediate action then their iPhone will be prone to viruses and there is a chance that they might end up losing all their data. This Notification is shown to the user if the Safari or Chrome Browser has been infected by an adware. The  adware displays these notifications to bait the user into giving out their login credentials for iCloud account or their banking details. Many users panic and are scared when they see this message as it is made to look authentic and is designed to feel that there really is a threat which is affecting their iPhone. The  user should not click ‘OK’  or have any kind of interaction with the notification message. If the user is not careful then the notification message can redirect the user to new threats or websites which can ask for login credentials in orde...

Phishing activities are becoming a flop with growing Artificial Intelligence powered phishing detection technologies. Email services and web security scanners use these anti phishing mechanisms to detect malicious emails. One such attempt is implemented by Microsoft in their Office 365 version to safeguard users from harmful emails and links. In Microsoft Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), a cloud based email filtering service is used to protect users and their organizations against malware and viruses. Like Microsoft Office 365, many emails and web security services are based on natural language processing and to identify malicious or phishing emails faster. However cyber criminals can’t take a back seat! Recent news reveals that email scammers and cyber crooks have come up with a new technique that would allow their phishing emails to bypass the protection implemented by Microsoft in office 365. This new technique evolved by maleficent developers involves manipulating ...

What is Newtube chrome extension? Newtube chrome extension is a harmful  browser hijacker  available in the Google Chrome Web Store. It offers the users with the option to play their favorite songs while browsing the internet. This extension promises to offer the users access to a vast library of songs. When a user searches for a particular song, it displays the song and the content related to that song to generate a playlist. It offers the option to shuffle the previously created playlist. After the playlist finishes, it creates another song collection related to the previous song preferences of the user. The Newtube chrome extension offers the user options to: Search desired songs Choose from recently played collections or saved playlists Choose songs from trending top charts But, in reality Newtube Chrome extension is an intrusive program. It displays pop-up ads that show offers and display links to suspicious websites. Newtube chrome extension displays these ads...

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 

How to Remove Fixerinst.com from your computer system? Note:  Before we begin, try to remember how the extension got downloaded  on your computer system. Generally, these programs come bundled with free applications that we download off the internet. It is a good practice to locate and uninstall such programs while removing the  Browser Hijacker / Extensions. Read Full Article