Variant of the Babuk ransomware, Doydo is a malicious program that encrypts data and demands payment for the decryption. Affected files are appended with a ".doydo"; e.g., a file named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.doydo", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.doydo", etc. Once this process is complet
Silsautsacmo[.]com encourages visitors to receive its notifications and opens various untrustworthy web pages. It is similar to centralheat[.]me, fast-travel[.]org, joaglouwulin[.]com, and hundreds of other pages. Users do not visit such pages intentionally. Silsautsacmo[.]com is promoted
"MijnOverheid email scam" is a spam campaign. These spam emails are disguised as letters concerning a tax refund from MijnOverheid - a personal website used to deal with matters relating to the Dutch authorities. It must be emphasized that the scam emails in question are fake and in no way associa
Porn ransomware is designed to encrypt files, append the ".porn" extension to their filenames, display a pop-up window, and create the "RECUPERAR__.porn.txt" file. Porn changes a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.porn", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.porn", and so on. The displayed pop-up window and created text fi
WebSearchStreams is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that hijacks a browser by changing its settings. The main purpose of this application is to promote a fake search engine, the websearchstreams.com address. WebSearchStreams is a PUA because users often download and install apps of this t
Abc is part of the CryptoWall ransomware family. It encrypts files and appends the ".abc" extension to filenames (for example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.abc", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.abc". Abc creates three ransom notes: "RESTORE_FILES.TXT", "RESTORE_FILES.BMP" and "RESTORE_FILES.HTML". Screensho
"Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you" is the name of a sextortion spam campaign. The emails sent through this campaign claim that the sender has made a sexually explicit video featuring the recipient, and this recording will be publicized - unless the ransom demands are met. It must be
J4fsf is a ransomware-type program, which encrypts data and demands payment for the decryption. Affected files are appended with - ".[random_string].j4fsf extension", which consists of a random character string, and the ".j4fsf" extension. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear as something
SuccessAdvanced is a rogue application classified as adware. It also has browser hijacker qualities. What is more, since most users download/install apps of this type inadvertently, they are categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) as well. Adware enables the placement of
Nomad is a malicious program that belongs to the Dharma ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand ransoms for the decryption. Affected files are renamed following this pattern: initial filename, unique ID assigned to the victim, cyber criminals' emai