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Track-app.fun POP-UP Scam (Mac)

What is track-app[.]fun?

Track-app[.]fun is a deceptive website that uses a scare tactic to trick visitors into downloading and installing a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Websites like track-app[.]fun get opened through untrustworthy advertisements, potentially malicious websites, or installed PUAs.

   
ProSearchConverters Browser Hijacker

What is ProSearchConverters?

ProSearchConverters is a browser hijacker promoting (through redirects) the prosearchconverters.com fake search engine. Additionally, this browser extension likely spies on users' browsing activity. Since most users download/install browser hijackers inadvertently, they are also classified are PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Aurmarkee.space Ads

What is the aurmarkee[.]space site?

Aurmarkee[.]space is a rogue website sharing many similarities with special-for.me, thehotposts.com, hereforthejob.top, and thousands of others. It operates by loading questionable content and/or redirecting visitors to various (likely unreliable or malicious) sites.

Webpages of this kind are seldom accessed intentionally. Most users get redirected to them by suspect websites, intrusive adverts, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Green Blocker Adware

What is Green Blocker adware?

Green Blocker is supposed to block intrusive advertisements on the most popular online video platforms and protect computers from malware. Ironically, this app generates advertisements - it has qualities of adware. Also, Green Blocker can read and change data on the websites that users visit.

   
BadURLDefender Adware

What is BadURLDefender?

BadURLDefender is a browser extension endorsed as a tool capable of preventing malicious websites from being opened. It is classified as adware and operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns. Additionally, it spies on users' browsing activity. Due to the questionable methods used to distribute adware-type products, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Boooom Ransomware

What is Boooom ransomware?

Boooom is a ransomware-type program, which encrypts victims' files (renders them inaccessible) and demands payment for the decryption.

During the encryption process, files are renamed according to this pattern: original filename, unique ID assigned to the victim, cyber criminals' email address, and ".boooom" extension. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.[ID-C279F237].[monster666@tuta.io].boooom". After this process is complete, a ransom note - "decrypt_info.txt" - is dropped onto the desktop.

   
CRYPTEDPAY Ransomware

What is CRYPTEDPAY ransomware?

CRYPTEDPAY prevents victims from using their files by encrypting them. Also, this ransomware creates the "README.txt" file (a ransom note), changes the desktop wallpaper, and appends the ".CRYPTEDPAY" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.CRYPTEDPAY", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.CRYPTEDPAY".

   
Datingtopgirls.com Ads

What is datingtopgirls[.]com?

Datingtopgirls[.]com loads its untrustworthy content and promotes questionable, potentially malicious websites. It has the same purpose as special-for[.]me, thehotposts[.]com, erotica-vids[.]com, and lots of other websites. Datingtopgirls[.]com is likely to be promoted vis shady ads and websites or unwanted applications.

   
SearchStreamz Browser Hijacker

What is SearchStreamz browser hijacker?

SearchStreamz is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that hijacks browsers by changing their settings. Most users install apps of this kind inadvertently. The main purpose of this browser hijacker is to promote the searchstreamz.com address (a fake search engine).

   
Special-for.me Ads

What is the special-for[.]me site?

Special-for[.]me is a rogue website that loads questionable content and/or redirects visitors to other (likely unreliable or malicious) pages. The Internet is rife with such sites; thehotposts.comgoodsurvey.sitehereforthejob.top, and captchaverifier.top are a few examples.

Users usually enter rogue webpages via redirects caused by untrustworthy websites, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   

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