by Ophtek, LLC | Mar 10, 2026 | AI, Clawbot, coding, remote access, Trojans, Visual Studio, Windows PC
A fake AI coding assistant was placed into a popular coding store and gave hackers remote access to Windows PCs without anyone knowing. AI continues to be seen as the savior of human struggles with productivity, and it’s the recent surge in AI tools which...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 9, 2024 | anti-malware tools, offline backups, Ophtek, Phobos ransomware, SmokeLoader, social engineering, Trojans
Be aware, your files are under threat from a new variant of the Phobos ransomware. And it’s being distributed by threat actors using the SmokeLoader trojan. The Phobos ransomware was first detected in 2017 and, since then, has gone on to be used in numerous...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jul 5, 2022 | malware, Ophtek, router, security, Trojans, Updates, ZuoRAT Malware
Small businesses rely on routers to keep themselves and their customers connected. But this relationship could now be at risk due to the ZuoRAT malware. For online communication to work, data needs to move from one computer network to another. And this is exactly what...
by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 27, 2020 | Kaspersky, malware, Ophtek, Security, Trojans
Removing malware threats from your PC is the simplest way to keep it safe from the attentions of hackers. But what happens when you can’t delete it? Anti-malware software is fantastic at providing you with a means of removing malware from a PC. It can quickly scan...
by Ophtek, LLC | Dec 11, 2018 | Emotet, malicious code, malware, Security, Security Threats, Trojans
There’s no such thing as good malware, but some is certainly less trouble than others. And, when it comes to the Emotet malware, some are very dangerous. First discovered in Europe in 2014, Emotet soon began to spread around the world and, before long, was infecting...
