Typically, scammers use phishing emails to extract personal information from recipients. In most cases, they attempt to trick recipients into providing credit card details, social security numbers, login credentials, and other sensitive information. Most scammers disguise phishing emails as letter
Vn_os is a type of malware that encrypts files and displays a pop-up window, and creates the "___RECOVER__FILES__.vn_os.txt" file (ransom notes). It renames encrypted files as well. Vn_os ransomware appends the ".vn_os" extension to their filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.vn_os"
PotPlayer is a rogue application endorsed as a multimedia player compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 7 and 8 operating systems. It is classified as adware. Following successful infiltration, PotPlayer begins running intrusive advertisement campaigns, delivering various unwanted and even harmful ads
Vigilated[.]space is a rogue website sharing many similarities with notify.tk, allhugenewz.com, videoplayernow.com, and countless others. This page operates by loading questionable content and/or redirecting visitors to other sites (possibly malicious ones). Users rarely enter rogue webpages inte
The main purpose of this scam is to trick people into providing contact and other information that supposedly will be used to contact winners of the iPhone 12. Nobody ever wins anything through websites like this one, on the contrary, people who fall for such scams lose money, become victims of id
AccessDefault is a piece of rogue software categorized as adware. It also has browser hijacker traits. This application operates by delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns and modifying browser settings in order to promote fake search engines. Additionally, AccessDefault has data tracking a
Linkvertise[.]com is a file-sharing website. While this service is legitimate, the site uses rogue advertising networks. Linkvertise[.]com has released a statement (which can be found below) regarding this matter; however, it is pertinent to mention that content (e.g., pages, apps, etc.) promoted
Rar is the name of a malicious program belonging to the Xorist ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. In other words, victims cannot access files affected by Rar (Xorist) ransomware, and they are asked to pay - to restore their data. During the en
GameSearchWorld is a browser hijacker designed to promote the gamesearchworld.com address. Gamesearchworld.com is a fake search engine that does not generate any unique results. Most users download and install browser hijackers unintentionally. Therefore, apps of this type are called potentially u
RemoteView generates revenue for its developer by generating advertisements. Software that displays unwanted advertisements is called adware. It is uncommon for apps of this type to be downloaded and installed knowingly, intentionally. Apps that users download and install unknowingly are called