What is Cyron ransomware? And how does it execute its attack? Cyron ransomware is a new file encrypting threat discovered this August 2017. It arrives in your computer through an infected file that executes a command to connect to its Command and Control server. After that, it modifies or creates new entries in the Windows Registry so that it can run on the system startup. It is expected to tar

Recently, some users reported encountering an error 0x800c0002 while trying to update their Windows 10 PCs. The full error message is: “Feature update to Windows 10 Error 0x800c0002.”   And if you’re one of the users experiencing this problem, then this article is for you.   If you receive the error when trying to run Windows Update and was offered the Feature Up

What is Blocking ransomware? Blocking ransomware is a new variant of the BTCWare ransomware family which has been active since April 2017. Blocking ransomware emerged on the first week of August 2017 and seems to have the same source code as other BTCWare variants, making it as dangerous as can be. Aside from the similarities in the source code of the malware, this ransomware also carries out t

What is Vudu Search? And what are its capabilities? Vudu Search is a browser extension that only supports Google Chrome browser. Due to its peculiarities, Vudu Search is classified as both a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted program. This extension claims to enable you to switch your browser’s default search engine. This questionable site is advertised on install.vudusearch.com, whi

What is Search.htheweathercenter.co? Search.htheweathercenter.co is another questionable search engine which floods users with many ads. It claims to offer you weather news, updates and the likes. Aside from that, it offers you different links to popular sites like Amazon, Gmail, Yahoo, YouTube, and many more. Unsurprisingly, it is developed by Polarity Technologies – a company known to spawn

Cookies On-Off Extension 1.0.1 We are talking about a program called Cookies On-Off Extension 1.0.1 here. Since it is being classified as a browser hijacker, this software could function in much more explained way: The program may infect your computer without your  permission and invade and modify your browser apps after that. Neither Explorer, nor Chrome and Firefox can be safe from this k

What to now about Qdcomsvc.exe? It is a malicious agenda that is associated with the performance of truly annoying PUP or simply potentially unwanted programs that gets into your computer. And because of this process, it will be delivering loads of annoying advertisement banners to show up in your browser. This issue may as well happen to all other internet browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera,

What is Chrome Extensions Installed by Your Administrator? What it means when it said that a Chrome extension has been installed by an administrator, the Chrome does not allow you to remove the extension  easily or as you normally would because it assumes that the administrator of your computer purposely configured Windows group policies that install a particular extension in the user's organiza

We’ve all got a message from Twitter or Facebook spammers with a suspicious shortened link. But shortened links don’t always lead to viruses. So how can you spot the difference? First, there are two people who use shortened links: -Good people who want to show you something funny without using a big link or taking up lots of text -Bad people who want to trick you into visiting a malic

Microsoft doesn’t want its users to lose their passwords. It wants users to stay in complete control of their accounts. That’s why Microsoft recently released a guide showing 8 simple steps that are guaranteed to make your PC more secure. Although Microsoft doesn’t want to say it, these tips are basically a guaranteed way to make your Microsoft account hacker-proof while also enhancing al