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Utjg Ransomware
Ransomware

Utjg Ransomware

Utjg is ransomware that encrypts files and appends the ".utjg" extension their filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.utjg", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.utjg", and so on. It creates the "_readme.txt" file to provide instructions on how to contact the attackers for data recovery and other infor

BloodFox Ransomware
Ransomware

BloodFox Ransomware

BloodFox is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand payment for the decryption. In most infections of this type, compromised files are renamed; however, BloodFox does not alter filenames. Once the encryption is complete, a ransom note is dis

Download The Pending Mails Manually Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Download The Pending Mails Manually Email Scam

"Download the pending mails manually" is the name of an email spam campaign. These scam letters supposedly relate to undelivered emails, which recipients are urged to download. Instead, this spam mail tries to obtain account log-in credentials (i.e., passwords) through an attached phishing file.

Searchandshopping.org Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Searchandshopping.org Redirect

Searchandshopping.org is a fake search engine. In most cases, fake search engines are promoted through browser hijackers designed to make changes in the settings of the hijacked browsers. Users often install apps of this type inadvertently. For this reason, they are called potentially unwanted app

Sweepstakessurvey.org Ads
Notification Spam

Sweepstakessurvey.org Ads

Sweepstakessurvey[.]org is an untrustworthy website designed to load dubious content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable and malicious) pages. There are thousands of such rogue sites on the Web; fresh-content.biz, allactualjournal.com, alert-defen

Sasmotia.com Ads
Notification Spam

Sasmotia.com Ads

Sasmotia[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to open other dubious sites and to lure visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. It is uncommon for pages of this type to be visited intentionally. A couple of examples of other similar sites are fresh-content[.]biz, allactualjournal[

Dark Place Adware
Adware

Dark Place Adware

Dark place is a rogue browser extension promising to create a dark mode for simple websites. Instead, this piece of software operates as adware. Due to the questionable methods used to distribute adware-type products, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). A

Encoded01 Ransomware
Ransomware

Encoded01 Ransomware

Encoded01 (also known as Sugar) is ransomware that encrypts files and creates the "BackFiles_encoded01.txt" file containing instructions on how to contact the attackers. It also appends the ".encoded01" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.encoded01", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg

V4cnyy Ransomware
Ransomware

V4cnyy Ransomware

V4cnyy is a piece of malicious software categorized as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand ransoms for the decryption. Affected files are appended with a ".v4cnyy" extension. For example, a file initially named "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.v4cnyy",

Ytop1.com Suspicious Website
Adware

Ytop1.com Suspicious Website

Ytop1[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to allow users to convert videos from media platform links (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, etc.) - to downloadable audio (MP3) files. This site infringes copyright laws, but it also employs rogue advertising networks as a monetization technique. These net