A newly released tool allows free recovery of files encrypted by some versions of GandCrab, a ransomware family that affected hundreds of thousands of people since the beginning of the year.
CoinMiners Use New Tricks to Impersonate Adobe Flash Installers
Cryptocurrency miners are now being distributed by a new campaign pretending to be Adobe Flash Player installers. While this is not new, this particular campaign is going the extra mile to appear legitimate by not only installing a miner, but also updating Flash Player as well.
This password-stealing malware just added a new way to infect your PC
A powerful form of malware which can be used to distribute threats including Trojans, ransomware and malicious cryptocurrency mining software has been updated with a new technique which has rarely been seen in the wild.
Using chrome://settings/cleanup to Scan for Unwanted Software Using Chrome
Unwanted software, which consists of adware, browser hijackers, fake system optimizers, & tracking software, continue to be a major problem for computer user’s of all types. Even worse, many of these programs have crossed the line from being just a nuisance to now performing click fraud, credential theft, or installing miners.
Thousands of hacked websites are infecting visitors with malware
Thousands of hacked websites have become unwitting participants in an advanced scheme that uses fake update notifications to install banking malware and remote access trojans on visitors’ computers, a computer researcher said Tuesday.