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There is hardly any novelty introduced by the Initialpage123 hijacker. It goes basically the same route as entry-level malware whose impact is isolated to victims’ Internet surfing…

Tech support scams pose a rising threat to computer users these days. At some point, ne’er-do-wells operating in the online realm realized that social engineering does the trick in…

The stereotypical profile of the average computer virus usually circles around stealth behavior and critical damage combined with adverse side effects. This perception doesn’t full…

The data-encrypting malware called Shade, which scrambles and blemishes victims’ files with the .no_more_ransom extension, definitely doesn’t lack sophistication. Also known as Tro…

Almost like regular goods, Internet traffic is a commodity that’s subject to buying and selling these days. Online marketing is a great thing contributing to the success of various…

Mobile gadgets are less susceptible to malware attacks than desktop computers, but they are shaping up to make an environment increasingly targeted by threat actors. No wonder – th…

An ongoing malspam campaign spreads malicious .dot files claiming to contain sensitive information about recipients. The emails look targeted as they address users by name and even…

Ads on the Internet are okay as long as they aren’t intrusive beyond reason. In fact, without e-marketing the worldwide web wouldn’t be as fantastic a place as we know it. However,…

The ransomware plague is on the rise these days. File-encrypting viruses come and go, but new ones take over to prop the inheritance. One such family is probably the most dynamic o…

When confronted with a crypto hazard emanating from the Sage 2.2 ransomware, PC users and organizations run the risk of losing their important data if they have no backups. This in…