Driver Magic is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) advertised as a driver updating program. Driver Magic may be promoted as a useful program but it doesn’t do anything you can’t easily do yourself manually.
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PDFSearchly browser hijacker is a pretty harmless computer infection that mainly changes browser’s settings so that you are redirected to portal.pdfsearchly.com whenever you open your browser. This is done to promote a questionable search engine that would redirect to highly questionable websites.
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OVO ransomware belongs to the notorious Dharma ransomware family, which is responsible for releasing hundreds of ransomware versions. This version adds .[dable19@mail.fr].OVO to encrypted files, which is how you can identify which ransomware you are dealing with.
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TomLe ransomware is file-encrypting malware released by the Dharma malware family. It’s essentially identical to all other ransomware versions released by this family, and it adds the .TomLe extension to encrypted files.
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Plam ransomware is file-encrypting malware from a notorious Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It adds the .plam extension to encrypted files, hence why it’s known as Plam ransomware. It’s one of a couple of hundred ransomware versions this malware family has released. …
Cosd ransomware comes from the Djvu/STOP malware family. It’s file-encrypting malware that adds .cosd to encrypted files, hence why it’s known as Cosd ransomware. Encrypted files will not be openable unless they are first decrypted but the cyber criminals behind this ransomware are the only ones with the decryptor.
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Qlkm ransomware is one of the Djvu/STOP ransomware versions. It’s one of the more recent ransomware to come from this ransomware family. It can be identified by the .qlkm file extension added to encrypted files. You will not be able to open encrypted files until you use a decryptor on them.
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In January’s edition of news headlines, we report on some of the biggest cybersecurity stories that happened in January, 2021. More details emerged on the SolarWinds hack, including who may be responsible, two large-scale law enforcement operations have taken down illegal DarkMarket marketplace and Emotet malware, and Internet’s biggest credit card forum Joker’s Stash announced it’s shutting down.
Without further ado,…