Vvew Ransomware Will Encrypt Your System
Vvew ransomware is the name of yet another ransomware clone, based on Djvu code. By now the Djvu family is probably among the most numerous, if not the most numerous among ransomware variant families, with new... Read more
Computeradz.com Browser Hijacker Displays Fake Warnings
Computeradz dot com, also referred to as "Critical Virus Alert", is a browser hijacker that can affect any browser you use at the moment. Once installed in your browser, usually after you accidentally clicked a rogue... Read more
Bundle Extension Hijacks Browsers
Bundle extension is the name of a browser extension, which can end up installed inside your favorite browser and is classified as potentially unwanted software or a browser hijacker. Bundle extension, once installed... Read more
69 Ransomware Uses Brief Ransom Note
There is a new strain of file-encrypting malware in the wild. The new ransomware is called simply the 69 ransomware and it has a ransom demand note that is as short and concise as its name. When the 69 ransomware is... Read more
Captcha4you.top Attempts to Spam Ads
Captcha4you dot top is one of the hundreds of extremely low-effort misleading websites, put up online with a single purpose - shoving intrusive and potentially harmful ads in the browsers of as many visitors as... Read more
SppExtComObjHook.dll - What Does it Mean When Detected?
If your antivirus product of choice, whether it's just Microsoft Defender installed with your copy of Windows, or a third-party tool, blips up with a new detection and you see the name "SppExtComObjHook.dll", chances... Read more
Looker Extension Behaves Like a PUP
Looker Extension is the name of a browser add-on or extension, which exhibits behavioral patterns that are usually associated with browser hijackers. Looker extension, once installed as an addon inside your browser of... Read more
Hhyu Ransomware Expands Djvu Family of Clones
There is yet another new arrival to the ever-growing family of ransomware clones based on Djvu ransomware code. The latest variant is called the Hhyu ransomware, named after the file extension used for encrypted... Read more
What is the Hi.ru Browser Hijacker?
Hi.ru is the name of a browser hijacker that may find its way into your favorite browser, through bundle installers and rogue links to questionable pages. The browser hijacker will change your home page and default... Read more
Health.exe Acts as a Cryptomining Trojan
Health.exe is the name of a file that has been identified as malicious. The malware acts as a cryptocurrency mining Trojan. Cryptomining Trojans or cryptojacking malware, as they are sometimes called, are malicious... Read more
Arai Ransomware Goes for Double Extortion
Arai is the name of a newly discovered strain of file-encrypting malware. The new variant does not seem to belong to any particular ransomware family. The ransomware works largely as you would expect it to - it... Read more
Kamikizu Ransomware Spotted in the Wild
Security researchers recently spotted a new strain of ransomware that belongs to the ZEPPELIN family of ransomware clones. ZEPPELIN, in turn, has its origins in the earlier Buran ransomware. Kamikizu will encrypt... Read more
