Julie Splinters

Anti-malware specialist

Brief biography of Julie Splinters Julie Splinters is the News Editor of 2-spyware. Her bachelor was English Philology. However, her old interest in Japan and, particularly East Japan, motivated her to enter East Asia studies. While gaining knowledge about economic, political and social development of this region, she got acquainted with the issue of cyber operations capabilities. Particularly, North Korea‘s cyber capabilities became a highly intriguing topic for her leading her to this position in 2-spyware. Besides the work, she is also employed as a freelance English-Russian translator. Elaborating on her hobbies, Julie spends her free time in ballroom dance classes. Her other free time interests include martial arts and watching anime. The motto which inspires her – “Never give up.” She also admires Morgan Freeman and Phoolan Devi.

Ransomware, Viruses

spaß ransomware

spaß ransomware is a cryptovirus that targets German-speaking users spaß ransomware is a new variant of the already known file-locking ransomware that is geared towards

2 Oct 2018 Julie Splinters

News, Viruses and parasites

Ransomware developers gained thousands from companies in Arkansas

Companies in Conway lose thousands of dollars due to geo-focused ransomware attacks Numerous businesses in Conway, Arkansas have been made to deal with

1 Oct 2018 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Image8.pubmatic.com

Image8.pubmatic.com is a redirect virus that starts filling your web browser with numerous ads right after you click the “Allow” button Image8.pubmatic.com is

1 Oct 2018 Julie Splinters

System tools, Viruses

Cosmos System Care

Cosmos System Care is yet another system optimizer that is useless Cosmos System Care is a tool that can be categorized as a potentially unwanted

27 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

Nog4yH4n ransomware

Nog4yH4n – ransomware which is considered to be yet another Hidden Tear project's version Nog4yH4n is a file-encrypting virus which has close similarities with

27 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Smartnewtab.com virus

Smartnewtab.com is a program that redirects to dubious sites claiming that the system is infected with E.tre456_worm_osx and similar viruses Smart New Tab is

24 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

News, Viruses and parasites

Pegasus spyware targeting human rights activists in 45 countries

Infamous Pegasus spyware targets phone users in 45 countries Security researchers have conducted an extensive investigation over three years tracking down the infamous Pegasus

21 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Malware, Viruses

Microsoft Help Desk Tech support scam

Microsoft Help Desk Tech Support scam is a screen-locker that urges victims calling fake Windows specialists Microsoft Help Desk Tech Support is a fake

21 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

Mimicry ransomware

Mimicry ransomware is a cryptovirus that mimics features of other threats Mimicry ransomware is a file-locking virus that belongs to a Hidden Tear ransomware family.

20 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Paupervice.club

Paupervice.club – adware which causes browser struggles due to a big amount of adverts Paupervice.club is an adware-type infection also known as the Push

13 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Spreediscount.com

Spreediscount.com is a deceptive site that can lead its victims to the data loss by tricking them into participating in fake contests Spreediscount.com is

11 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

FindRight virus

FindRight virus is yet another program which belongs to adware category FindRight virus is a potentially unwanted program that displays advertisements in various forms and

11 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

“Oops your files have been encrypted” ransomware virus

“Oops your files have been encrypted” is a threat that executes ransomware virus on the system “Oops your files have been encrypted” virus is

10 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

Suri ransomware

Suri ransomware – a file locking threat which targets Italian speakers and adds the .SLAV appendix to encrypted files Suri ransomware is a file encrypting

10 Sep 2018 Julie Splinters