Browsing tag

adware

This Malware Deletes Your Chrome Browser and Replaces It With a Fake One

Short Bytes: A new malware named eFast Browser looks just like Google Chrome. This malware deletes Google Chrome and replaces by installing it itself as your default internet browser to serve you annoying ads. Know how to spot it and delete it. A new malware is in the town that is disguising itself as Google Chrome […]

This Dangerous Malware Has the Ability to Root Your Smartphones

Short Bytes: A new malicious adware is here to make your lives harder. Kemoge adware has the ability to do some serious damage to your precious smartphone by rooting it and then flooding it with tons of ads. There is no dearth of malware that are designed to serve unwanted ads in your mobile phone and […]

New Android Malware “Kemoge” Spams Your Smartphone with Ads

Smartphones of Android users are again under a malware attack, this time with unsolicited unwanted ads. Did you know hackers develop Android malware every 17 seconds? Well, this one is one of them. Android users in more than 20 countries have become victims of an aggressive malware program that hammers their android devices with unwanted advertisements. […]

Kovter AdFraud Malware Updates Flash Plugin to Latest Version

We all know that one of the basic procedures to keep our computer system secure and free from viruses and malware is to keep the operating system as well as the installed applications updated, as it makes sure that your system is not vulnerable to hackers. Apart from that, you must have heard from the […]

Windows Defender removes Superfish Malware from Lenovo PCs but not completely

The world renowned Lenovo Computer manufacturing company has been shipping laptops prepackaged with malware that makes you more vulnerable to hackers — all for the sake of serving you advertisements. To get rid of this malware Microsoft has released a signature update for Windows Defender to detect and remove Superfish malware installed on some Lenovo PCs. […]

How to Check if Your Lenovo is Infected with Superfish Adware and Remove it

Lenovo, the World’s largest PC maker, had pre-installed a virus-like software which makes the computer vulnerable to the hacking attacks. These laptops were recently shipped with a controversial software, known as Superfish, which was billed as a free “visual search” tool to find products online by scanning images and thus presenting similar products. This software […]

New Adware Found in Google Play Apps Infecting Millions Of Android Users

Image: Phandroid   Generally the mischievous applications on the Android store Google Play don’t last long due to Google’s security measures or complaints of users. But, a recent report from the antivirus firm Avast tells about the discovery of a new malware on Google Play store in a recent batch of apps. Avast has caught […]