Last week on Labs, we looked at the case of a fake Android AV, an annoying adware that goes by the…
Month: May 2018
Where did the tech support scam blacklist go?
For about five years, we’ve maintained a blacklist of recognized tech support scammers, along with websites and phone numbers they might…
Parenting in the Digital World: a review
Before I became a new mum not so long ago, I did the best I could to prepare myself to take…
Internet Explorer zero-day: browser is once again under attack
Update (2018-06-04): CVE-2018-8174 has been added to the Magnitude exploit kit (Source: MDNC). Update (2018-05-25): CVE-2018-8174 has been added to the RIG…
Netflix phish claims your membership is on hold
The days of ugly-looking phish pages hosted on something akin to a Geocities page are slowly receding into the distance. For…
HTTPS: why the green padlock is not enough
When goods get sold in large quantities, the price goes down. This might not be the first law of economics, but…
Tech support scam uses fake Shoppers Stop site to lure thousands
[Update 2018-06-22]: New URI patterns observed (probably for several days already). [Update 2018-05-17]: Shoppers Stop is a legitimate company based out…
Kuik: a simple yet annoying piece of adware
Some pieces of malware can be so simple—and yet such a pain to get rid of—especially when they start interfering with…
Mobile Menace Monday: re-emergence of a fake Android AV
Back in early 2013, a new mobile antivirus (AV) company called Armor for Android emerged into the mobile security software industry…
A week in security (April 30 – May 6)
Last week on Labs, we examined the Spartacus ransomware, reported about a new tactic used by the Necurs malspam campaign, informed you about…