Win 8 – a big disappointment
Couple days ago I have upgraded to Windows 8. I was curious how this new OS will do compared to Win 7. However, I was disappointed. <strong>Windows 8 is the worst OS I have ever worked on from...
View Articlekmode_exception_not_handled Windows 8 reboot loop
I have installed Windows 8 couple days ago and faced some problems. Yesterday, I got some upgrades after which my PC went into infinite reboot loop. The error displayed was kmode_exception_not_handled...
View ArticleIncredimail hijack – what it is and how to fix it
Incredimail is quite an old email program that allows “better expressing” oneself by help of animations and funny images. This program is closely related to Incredibar (a toolbar, that is causing...
View ArticleWhat is IRMA MoneyPak virus
IRMA MoneyPak virus is a ransomware that was designed by computer hackers in order to steal money from random computer users. The application enters computers through infected downloads. Usually...
View ArticleSystem Progressive Protection infection still strong
System Progressive Protection is not a new parasite – we wrote about it on September this year. However, its infections reached the peak only recently and it is the most distributed rogue antivirus at...
View ArticleLithuanian bank is used for processing payments for fake antiviruses
Although Rogue antivirus business is very profitable for cyber criminals, it has one weak point – payment processing. Basically, one needs a legitimate partner to do this, or one would have no way to...
View ArticleHow to secure WordPress blog admin area on dedicated machines
I have written on WordPress security in the past and listed some plugins that cover popular security issues. I still use Simple Login Log and prevent admin panel access from unknown IPs on most of my...
View ArticleHow to get rid of MapsGalaxy adware
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....
View ArticleFbDownloader – how to uninstall it
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...
View ArticleThe case of simple server backdoor
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...
View ArticleHow Delta Search Virus Works
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...
View ArticleHotStartSearch virus – what it is and how to remove
HotStartSearch virus also known as HotStartSearch.com is a browser hijacker that can be added as an application to Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Usually it affects all of the...
View ArticleBlocking bad commentators – how to get IPs you should block.
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...
View ArticleMaladvertising networks use CDNs to hide their tracks
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....
View ArticleAbout YAC
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...
View ArticleLegitimate rogues in 2015
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...
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