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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:17:05 +0000

In its latest advisory, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned Internet users of the Fireball malware. This post explains what this virus is all about and how you can stay away from it. What is the Fireball Malware? Fireball is a browser-hijacker that attacks the victim’s web…

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MalwareBytes Security

June 7, 2017 admin

Fireball Chinese malware and you

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 22:54:11 +0000

By now, you might have heard about an adware infection operation that has allegedly spread to 250 million systems called Fireball. The threat intelligence and research teams at Check Point wrote a blog post last week describing the operation, what the threat does the system and the alarming potential the malware has for doing some serious damage. We delve into the worst case scenario with this situation and how to remove Fireball if you are infected.

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Kaspersky Security

June 7, 2017 admin

Fireball: Adware with potential nuclear consequences

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 13:36:08 +0000

Adware found on 250 million computers spies on users and can install other software.

QuickHeal Security

June 5, 2017 admin

Watch out for Android Ransomware – It’s rising!

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:39:16 +0000

It’s not only PC ransomware that you should be worrying about. Android ransomware too is on the rise… Android ransomware has grown by 200% according to the study done by Quick Heal Security Labs for its Q1 Threat Report. Click here to read the full report Android ransomware work in…

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Security Wired

June 2, 2017 admin

Hack Brief: Dangerous ‘Fireball’ Adware Infects a Quarter Billion PCs

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:30:10 +0000

A widespread adware infection hides the ability to inflict far worse than spammy browser tweaks. The post Hack Brief: Dangerous ‘Fireball’ Adware Infects a Quarter Billion PCs appeared first on WIRED.

Kaspersky Security

June 2, 2017 admin

Cloak and Dagger: A hole in Android

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:38:50 +0000

How a couple of simple permissions let an application steal passwords, log user actions, and do many other nasty things.

QuickHeal Security

May 31, 2017 admin

Google Play apps hit by Judy Malware

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 06:48:43 +0000

It’s turning out to be a bad month for the digital world. While the world is recovering from the WannaCry Ransomware outbreak, we now have a new malware on the loose and it is targeting Android devices. The malware is called Judy and it has infected around 41 apps in…

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MalwareBytes Security

May 29, 2017 admin

A stolen version of DMA Locker is making the rounds

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 14:21:41 +0000

Pirated versions of DMA-locker are doing the rounds, but there is some good news. All the encrypted data can be decrypted with the same key and we can give it to you.

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