Hacked Instagram Account of Robert Downey Jr. Pushes iPhone Giveway
You can add Robert Downey Jr. to the list of celebrities whose social media accounts got hacked this week. The actor’s Instagram account was hijacked by unknown individuals that tried to capitalize on the move by posting fake giveaways for Apple products. […]
Remove the IObyte System Care PUP
IObyte System Care PUP is a potentially unwanted program that states it scans Windows for Malware/Pup Threats, ways to Enhance System Performance, System/User Software Related issues, and Startup/Uninstall and User Items. When IObyte System Care scans a computer it will list a variety of detected issues, but state that you need to first purchase a […]
The Week in Ransomware – September 6th 2019 – Three Week Roundup
Over the past three weeks, we have seen a lot of attacks on schools, local government entities, and MSPs by the REvil and Ryuk crews. These targets tend to pay large ransoms through insurance and thus are prime targets for the ransomware affiliates and developers. […]
Lilocked Ransomware Actively Targeting Servers and Web Sites
A relatively new ransomware named Lilocked by researchers and Lilu by the developers is actively targeting servers and encrypting the data located on them. All of the known infected servers are web sites, which is causing the encrypted files to show up in Google search results. […]
GootKit Malware Bypasses Windows Defender by Setting Path Exclusions
As Windows Defender matures and becomes tightly integrated into Windows 10, malware writers are creating techniques to evade its detection. Such is the case with the GootKit banking Trojan, which use a UAC bypass and WMIC commands to exclude the malware executable from being scanned by Windows Defender Antivirus. […]