DiscoveryHandler is designed to display annoying advertisements and promote a fake search engine. It has the qualities of both advertising-supported software and a browser hijacker. Users download and install apps like DiscoveryHandler unknowingly. For this reason, they fall into the category of
PathNetwork is a rogue app classified as adware. It has browser hijacker qualities as well. Due to the dubious techniques used to distribute PathNetwork, it is also categorized as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Adware delivers various pop-ups, banners, coupons, surveys, full-p
Stax is malware that belongs to a family of ransomware called Djvu. The purpose of Stax ransomware is to encrypt files and keep them inaccessible until a ransom is paid. It appends the ".stax" extension to the filenames of encrypted files (for example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.stax", "2.jpg" t
OfficialDesign is an application categorized as adware. It also has browser hijacker abilities. Since most users inadvertently download/install apps of this kind, they are considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Adware can display pop-ups, coupons, banners, surveys, fu
ChangingSystem generates advertisements and hijacks a web browser to prompt users to use a fake search engine. A big part of apps of this type is distributed using questionable, deceptive methods to trick users into downloading and installing them. For this reason, they are categorized as potent
Desktopshieldprotection[.]com is a rogue website sharing similarities with myfreshspot.com, re*.biz, news-gemara.cc, ngecauuksehi.xyz, and thousands of others. It is designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable or malicious) pages. Sites of this type a
Hospitalhelper is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (render files unusable) and demand payment for the decryption. Affected files are appended with the ".hospitalhelper.[victim's_ID]" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" would appear similar to "1.jpg.ho
Nyseafaring[.]xyz is an untrustworthy page that redirects visitors to other pages of this kind. It also uses a deceptive way to get permission to show notifications. There are hundreds of pages like this one on the Internet. Some examples are behaviorname[.]online, atwithdifferuken[.]xyz, and chec
Videomart[.]org uses a clickbait technique to get permission to show notifications and opens potentially malicious pages. It shares the same qualities with behaviorname[.]online, atwithdifferuken[.]xyz, checker-online[.]com, and plenty of other pages. Videomart[.]org displays a fake CAPTCH
"Norton cloud Subscription activated Email Scam" refers to a spam campaign. These emails claim that users have been automatically billed for a premium Norton subscription. It must be emphasized that the information provided by these letters is false. Furthermore, the emails are in no way associate