Cybersecurity news headlines for August 1-31, 2019
August’s edition of cybersecurity news headlines is here, and we have three stories to report on. It’s a short one this month but nothing too major happened. 22 Texas cities were hit with a coordinated ransomware attack, dating app 3Fun leaked users’ precise location data and personal information, and legitimate app CamScanner was found…
What is Pro PC Cleaner
Pro PC Cleaner is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), advertised as a registry cleaner and system optimization tool. The program supposedly helps improve your computer’s performance by deleting unnecessary files. However, it doesn’t really do anything, and before users can fully use it, they are asked to purchase the full version. This is how PUPs of…
What is SearchBox Redirect
SearchBox Redirect refers to a browser extension that is classified as a browser hijacker due to its questionable behaviour. It’s a kind of infection, albeit not a serious one. It makes unwanted changes to browser’s settings and tries to redirect users to sponsored content. The extension is advertised as one to make browsing the Internet easier, but…
What is Xtron PC Speedup?
Xtron PC Speedup is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that is advertised as a tool that can improve your computer’s performance by optimizing it. The app is supposed to eliminate unnecessary files and other useless items. The reason that it falls into the potentially unwanted software category, however, is because it gets distributed through other freeware. Free…
About Fastmailtab.com Redirect
Fastmailtab.com Redirect refers to a browser hijacker that hijacks your browser and makes changes to its settings. The hijacker is advertised as an email helper tool but all it really does is display an additional bar with links to popular email services. It changes browser’s settings so that Fastmailtab.com is set as the homepage and new tabs. Once…
About Search.mysecurify.com
Search.mysecurify.com is a browser hijacker that will change your browser’s settings without your permission. Hijackers are very common and very annoying infections, but they’re not particularly serious. They change browser’s settings to make redirecting users to sponsored websites easier, and prevent users from undoing those changes. Those changes are what makes hijackers pretty obvious infections, allowing most users to…
What is Qxsearch.com Redirect
Qxsearch.com Redirect refers to a browser hijacker from the SearchPrivacyPlus family. It’s primarily a Google Chrome hijacker but other browsers can get infected as well. It changes browser’s settings, sets a different homepage and tries to redirect users to sponsored pages. This makes hijackers very obvious infections, allowing users to quickly get rid of them. However, not…
What is Pornographic virus alert from Microsoft pop up?
Pornographic virus alert from Microsoft pop up is a scam that you can encounter on a malicious website. The fake alert may appear on your screen as a result of having a potentially unwanted and ad-supported software on your computer. It claims that your computer has been locked for your own safety as…