Violet George

Violet is an active writer with a passion for all things cyber security. She enjoys helping victims of computer virus infections remove them and successfully deal with the aftermath of the attacks. But most importantly, Violet makes it her priority to spend time educating people on privacy issues and maintaining the safety of their computers. It is her firm belief that by spreading this information, she can empower web users to effectively protect their personal data and their devices from hackers and cybercriminals.

Ransomware

Nypd Virus

Nypd Nypd belongs to the class of malicious software better known as ransomware. Nypd is actually a cryptovirus, meaning that it encrypts data on its victims’ computers. This is what the hackers behind such malware variants use as leverage in order...

News

Data Privacy Security Risk Pandemic

Data Privacy and Security at Ever Increasing Risk Due to Pandemic “The global lockdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent spread throughout the world sparked an increase in cyber security breaches and various similar safety...

Mac Virus

Basic Desktop Mac

Basic Desktop Basic Desktop is a browser hijacker that is designed specifically to target Mac-compatible web browsers. Thus, Basic Desktop can become incorporated with popular browsing applications like Chrome, Safari and Firefox. It is generally...

Mobile Threats

Hannedysum iPhone

Hannedysum Hannedysum is a browser hijacker that infects iOS devices such as iPads and iPhones specifically. Hannedysum becomes part of the Chrome or Safari browser and begins to spam it with various ads and page redirects. Browser hijackers like...

News

Apple Locks Looted iPhones

Apple Locks Looted iPhones and Tracks Thieves As the unrest across the United States continues and violence is still very much ablaze in most of the country, it’s no surprise that looting and vandalism were very quick to follow. And like many other...

Ransomware

SIGARETA Virus

SIGARETA SIGARETA belongs to the category of malicious code commonly known as ransomware. Ransomware like SIGARETA is considered to be among the most harmful and dangerous types of malware out there. This is because as a result of this malware’s...

Ransomware

Pezi Virus

Pezi Pezi is a file-encrypting virus that is more commonly referred to by the collective term of ransomware. Pezi blocks the files of its victims by applying a strong encryption algorithm to them. After this, Pezi proceeds to blackmail its victims...

Browser Hijacker

Tsyndicate.com Malware

Tsyndicate.com Tsyndicate.com is a type of program that is classified as a browser hijacker. As such, it will typically alter the settings of such widely used web browsing programs like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera and others. The Tsyndicate.com...

Mobile Threats

WolfRAT Malware

WolfRAT WolfRAT has been identified as a representative of the Trojan horse class of Android viruses. If WolfRAT has been found on your device, you must remove it as soon as possible. Trojans are the most well-known type of malware out there for two...

Mobile Threats

Attention-device1.site iPhone

Attention-device1.site Attention-device1.site is a kind of browser hijacker that specifically targets iPhones and iPads. Therefore, Attention-device1.site can integrate with most iOS-compatible browsers such as Chrome and Safari. If Attention...