TopADSBlockSearch is a generic browser hijacker that will set topadsblock.com as your homepage and nearbyme.io as your default search engine. If you notice these changes done to your browser’s settings without your permission, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. The browser hijacker will not directly harm your computer but it will try to redirect you to sponsored websites, some…
Arfanbajt.xyz is a pretty generic website that tries to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to do this, which is why your browser will show an alert saying “Arfanbajt.xyz wants to show notifications”. This feature allows websites to show push notifications on the desktop. Only instead of interesting content, sites like Arfanbajt.xyz show…
Reportedly, Amazon-owned video live stream platform Twitch has suffered a massive hack with over 125GB of data leaked online by an anonymous poster. While the legitimacy of the leaked data is yet to be confirmed, it appears to contain Twitch’s source code, 3 years worth of creator payout details, an unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios, data on other…
Hisqueost.xyz is a very generic scam website that poses as an entertainment page for movie news. However, in reality, it’s an empty website pushing a social engineering scam to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, you will see a browser notification saying “Hisqueost.xyz wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”,…
IncognitoSearchWeb is a generic browser hijacker infection. Its presence is accompanied by changes to your browser’s settings. In particular, incognitosearchweb.com will be set as your homepage and nearbyme.io as your default search engine. These changes will come out of the blue and be made without your explicit permission. Fortunately, that is as far as the hijacker will directly affect your computer.…
Tisc ransomware is yet another file-encrypting malware from the infamous Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It adds .tisc to encrypted files, hence why it’s called Tisc ransomware. It drops a _readme.txt ransom note which explains that paying $980 is necessary in order to get the decryption tool to restore encrypted files. Unfortunately, there currently is no free decryptor available so the only way…
In September’s edition of cybersecurity news, we cover only two stories. The FBI warns that romance and sextortion scams are on the rise, with millions of dollars of reported losses already. And the REvil ransomware gang reappears under the same name after a two-month hiatus following the Kaseya ransomware attack.
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Sclotheswe.xyz is a deceptive website that will try to trick you into allowing ads on the desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to do this, which is why you will see a notification saying “Sclotheswe.xyz wants to show notifications” when you visit the site. Infections like adware often redirect to sites like Sclotheswe.xyz so it’s possible your computer is infected…