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If you aren’t using your mobile phone to check Facebook or read that interesting article your friend shared with you on Twitter, chances are you’re playing a game to pass the time. Mobile gaming has become a huge business, which is why Google plans on giving the gaming section in the Play Store a complete overhaul in February 2014. According to Android Police, today’s six gaming categories (Arcade & Action, Brain & Puzzle, Cards & Casino, Casual, Racing, and Sports Games) will increase in number to 17....

Linux.Encoder – The First Linux Ransomware This ransomware operated the same way as any windows based ransomware. It encrypted important user data and left any operating system specific critical files that are required for the operating system to boot. The encryption flaw The Linux.Encoder ransomware’s design to generate the encryption key and IV that are used with AES algorithm is found to be flawed. Researchers from bitdefender found that the keys and IV are derived from the libc rand() function seeded with the current system timestamp during the encryption....

Sadly, things don’t seem to be getting better. A popular digital carrier that runs on Verizon’s network was just hit with a massive data breach. Not only were customer credentials stolen by cybercriminals, but they were used to purchase expensive equipment. Keep reading to find out what your next move is in protecting your account. Here’s the backstory Verizon-owned digital carrier Visible has been popular since it launched, as it provides low-cost mobile plans and phones....

A new phishing attack is growing on Instagram that targets users with bogus messages. Victims get a message from a follower, potentially even someone they trust, saying they’ve been added to a seedy “list” on another website. The only way you can see the list, though, is to log in with your Instagram username and password. If this sounds fishy to you, you’re right on the money. Yet thousands of people have fallen victim to this nasty scam....

An AOSP based Android 4.4 KitKat ROM is already up for download for the 2013 and 2012 edition of Nexus 7. Joining them now is the Google’s last year flagship handset – the Nexus 4. The Android 4.4 AOSP for the Nexus 4 can be downloaded from here. Keep in mind that you will need to have root access with a custom recovery pre-installed on your Nexus 4 to flash this AOSP based KitKat ROM....

Although powerful media player apps like VLC can play almost every popular video file format, what if you want to play the video files on any other device? In such a case, you first need to convert the video to a compatible format. As of now, there are hundreds of video converting software available on the internet. Some of them are free, whereas others require a premium account. If we have to pick the best free video converter for Windows 10, we will pick Format Factory....

There might be various reasons behind file corruption. File corruption might occur due to malware, improper configuration, etc. Whatever might be the reason, you can always troubleshoot errors in Windows 10 in easy ways. On techviral, we have already shared some troubleshooting tips for Windows 10. However, reinstalling the operating system seems to be the best option when everything fails to work. Use of USB Bootable Tools To reinstall Windows 10, you first need to create an installation media....

Before leaving, we decided to get the hashes of the Domain Controller, especially those regarding the Kerberos account (krbtgt) for creating a Golden Ticket. The “Golden Ticket” attack [1] allows us to create offline Kerberos Ticket Granting Tickets (TGT) so to have unauthorized access and to impersonate any domain user. Also, it is valid for ten years, or as long as it is created, and more important it will work even if the DA credentials are changed....

With all this usage, it is normal for the social network giant Facebook on the planet to make it even simpler to use, simply to captivate even more users. This is precisely the promise of the social media giant Facebook for 2019, the simplification of its instant and most used instant messaging application, of course, I am talking about the Messenger. The instant messaging application of the social network giant, of course, the Messenger began by being one of the many components of the social network giant Facebook, prepared for direct communication between users....

Fat binaries are single binaries that are compiled for different architectures. They are done so because it is easier to ship a single binary for different architectures. Apple has been changing the architecture in the last three versions of it’s iPhones, armv7, armv7s, and arm64. The good thing is that new iOS devices can run applications compiled for older architectures as well. However it is recommended to upgrade the architecture of the application for enhanced performance....

The Movie Hop is another neat release, as it effortlessly plans a multi-movie day at your local theater, plus GIF repository Giphy gets a fresh start on Android, ud on anet X delivers rhythm-tapping fun, Airtime links you up with remote friends for live media sharing. Grab a few of these apps be sure to check back next week for more. Exploding Kittens Assuming you’re a decent human, you probably don’t want any sweet, harmless cats to explode—right?...

In Summary The Galaxy F62 is the second in Samsung’s F series, which is so far a Flipkart exclusive (many people believe the F in the name stands for Flipkart). The highlight of the F62 is the Exynos 9825 processor which was also seen in the Galaxy Note 10 in late 2019. Other highlights of the device include a large 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display and a 7000 mAh battery (oh yes, with a charger in the box)....

The real truth is that around a year after university students finished acing majority rule government road challenges in Hong Kong, they confronted an online fight against what Western security specialists say are China-supported programmers utilizing systems seldom seen elsewhere. Security specialists say such methods are utilized by advanced programmers from China and Russia, more often than not, for reconnaissance and data extraction. Programmers have extended their assaults to stopping malware on well-known record sharing administrations, including Dropbox and Google Drive to trap casualties into downloading contaminated documents and trading off touchy data....

ile there are several good choices in the ay Store, the best by far is DashClock. It shows a healthy list of useful information, such as your local weather, text messages, missed calls. But its real power comes from a large number of extensions built by other developers, connecting DashClock to many popular services. After downloading DashClock from ay, the next step is to add it as a lock screen widget....

At the beginning of every month, the CyanogenMod team releases a milestone build, which primarily focuses on stability. Like clockwork, the team has started rolling out this month’s M release of CM11 for all its supported devices. CM11 M9 includes a number if bug-fixes and support for additional devices including the HTC One M8, the Xperia Z2, Z2 Tablet and more. Below is the official changelog of the M9 release highlighting the important bug-fixes and changes-:...

1. Russians shut down huge card fraud ring Federal investigators in Russia charged over 25 people accused of operating a sprawling international credit card theft ring. The raid included the charging of a major carding kingpin. He is thought to be tied to dozens of carding shops and some of the bigger data breaches targeting western retailers over the past decade. Read more » 2. Tupperware cyberattack stores away customer payment cards Cybercriminals hacked the official website of Tupperware and injected a payment card skimmer into its checkout page to steal the credit card details of online customers....

Whether it’s a simple calendar or financial tracking of child-care expenses, the main goal with all of the sites is to make sure kids aren’t stuck in the middle of parental disputes. Some of the sites even offer portals for mediators and divorce attorneys. Even if you’re not the one going through a divorce, you might have friends or family members who are. So make sure to share this list on your social media accounts....

Motorola has apparently already started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA update for the Moto G (2014). It is unclear whether this is the soak test OTA update or the final OTA, since the company started the Lollipop soak test for the device earlier today. The confusion stems from the fact that many Moto G owners who are not a part of the soak test program from Motorola are also receiving the Lollipop OTA update....

Even if you are not satisfied with the built-in personalization options, you can install third-party apps to customize the operating system further. On Techviral, we have already shared lots of guides on Windows 10 customization. Today, we will talk about one of the best Windows 10 customization apps known as ‘Lively Wallpaper’. It’s basically a Windows 10 customization tool that lets you set custom desktop wallpaper and screensaver. What is Lively Wallpaper?...

If you don’t know, the image file processing tool is the tool that allows you to open, extract, burn, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files. If we have to pick the best image file processing tool, we will pick PowerISO. In this article, we will talk about one of the best image file processing tools for Windows 10, known as PowerISO. It’s a great image processing tool that can do handle all image file formats at ease....