File Spider ransomware hit Balkan countries and demands ransom in 96 hours 2017 was a year when security researchers and Internet surfers had to survive many massive ransomware attacks: WannaCry, NotPetya and one of the most recent ones called File Spider crypto-malware. Since hackers are figuring out new techniques to Read more…
As an owner of 2-viruses.com I have clashed with couple legitimate companies in years 2014/15 that had asked for deletions of removal instructions or reviews. Some companies had legitimate claims however others rely on the strategy that was labeled as rogue even a decade ago. By definition, rogue antiviruses have Read more…
Some time ago, I wrote on 2-viruses about yac.mx hijacker . The hijack in question was done by Yet Another Cleaner – an application written by ELEX (taiwanese company). It targeted Latin/South America mostly. We categorised it as PUP – potentially unwanted application/hijack. Only some versions of this program change Read more…
At this point there are quite significant increase in malicious browser plugins that displays ads without enough disclosure. Quite often their tracks are hidden and it is not so easy to remove them. The makers use 2 ways to start showing adware : Distributing plugins with bundles or trojans (aka Read more…
This is an update about securing wordpress admin and blocking spam bots from writing comments. Although I use Akismet, spam bots might use up your apache children connections or make harder to find false – possitives in spam messages.  The main problem I faced is how to select IPs of commentators Read more…
Delta search virus (aka delta-search dot com ) is one of the major browser hijackers today. Once the toolbar is installed, it replaces home / new tab page and then it hijacks search settings. And that is about all functions it provides. Additionally, if you uninstall it, all these settings Read more…
Recently, I have found that one of my servers was infected with malicious apache module. This is not something I am too proud about, but it happens. The original infection happened either through plesk or through pre-existing user. That is why I am stopping using Plesk control panels for VPS’es Read more…
FbDownloader is an application that allows any Facebook user to easily download an unlimited number of Facebook photos from their own albums or from their friends’ albums, including tagged photos. It works across multiple computing platforms and offers a number of options, including the ability to download photos in black Read more…
MapsGalaxy is a browser toolbar owned by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. It offers such functions like map search; check of the traffic info; easy access to yellow pages, facebook and other tools. The add-on can be installed to Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Even though the features this toolbar offers Read more…
I have written on WordPress security in the past and listed some plugins that cover popular security issues. I have used Simple Login log in the past, and it is quite good although no longer good enough solution to secure WordPress admin area alone. Typical solution will block admin folder only and Read more…