Category Virus

New Ransomware Attacks With JavaScript

Ransomware sign

A newly discovered ransomware does away with downloading a malicious file, carrying out the encryption itself A new form of ransomware has emerged that tries to evade detection by carrying out all its encryption using the JavaScript scripting language. This the…

Avast SafeZone Flaws

Avast safezone flaw

Dangerous flaws have been discovered in the Avast SafeZone browser.  The vulnerabilities allow attackers to retrieve information from the browser like it’s web history and passwords, but could also allow full read access to the entire file system. Avast has…

Mobile Malware Attack!

Android infected with malware

Fake Amazon vouchers are being used to spread malware via Android mobiles.  The attack sends an SMS message to all the contacts in a mobile phone offering a free Amazon voucher.  If the recipient opens the message on an Android…

Ransomware – Cryptowall 2.0 Help!

Ransomware demand

We’ve seen a few more cases of the Cryptowall 2.0 ransomware this week and thought it best to advise people on how to prevent and deal with ransomware if infected.  Ransomware is a type of malware which restricts access to…