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What is Moviesjoy?

Moviesjoy offers a free movie streaming service, however, this is not a legal streaming website (it does not have permission from film studios to stream the movies).

Like most websites of this type, Moviesjoy generates revenue for its owners through advertisements, however, it does this using rogue advertising networks: it contains deceptive ads and promotes/opens other untrusted websites.

Therefore, avoid this website and do not use its illegal movie streaming service.

What is the Email Disabling Service email scam?

Frequently, cyber criminals send phishing emails to trick unsuspecting recipients into providing sensitive information. They attempt to convince recipients to send the information via email or enter it on the provided website.

Scammers behind such emails impersonate legitimate companies, organizations, and other entities to make them seem like they can be trusted. In fact, these bogus emails can never be trusted.

What is financeflick[.]com?

Sharing many similarities with aboutyoun.com, datingbasedspot.com, continue-site.site, and countless others, financeflick[.]com is a rogue website. Visitors to this site are presented with dubious content and are redirected to other misleading and even malicious sites.

Users rarely access such web pages intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). This software does not require explicit user consent to be installed onto systems. PUAs operate by causing redirects, running intrusive ad campaigns, and collecting browsing-related data.

What is Soso browse?

Browser hijacking apps promote fake search engines (by modifying browser settings) and collect browsing-related details. Soso browse promotes the tailsearch.com address, however, the app does not always change browser settings to promote this site (see below).

Note that many users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Omfl (Xorist) ransomware?

Omfl is a malicious program, which is part of the Xorist ransomware family. This malware operates by encrypting and renaming files in order to make ransom demands for decryption. It is not to be confused with Djvu-family ransomware of the same name (which also adds the ".omfl" extension to filenames).

When Omfl (Xorist) ransomware encrypts data, files are appended with the ".omfl" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.omfl", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.omfl", and so on.

After the encryption process is complete, ransom messages are created in a pop-up window and "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" text files, which are dropped into compromised folders.

What is the Credito Agricola email scam?

Typically, cyber criminals behind these emails attempt to convince unsuspecting recipients into clicking the links and provide sensitive information (such as bank accounts, credit card details, social security numbers, and other information) on the opened pages or to send the details directly via email.

Note that phishing emails often seem like they are sent from legitimate companies, organizations, or other entities.

What is the Simple Tab browser hijacker?

Simple Tab is a browser hijacker that promotes the searchemoji.club fake search engine. Software of this type typically promotes search engines by making modifications to browser settings, however, Simple Tab does not always modify browser in this way (see below). Additionally, Simple Tab monitors users' browsing activity.

Due to the dubious methods employed to distribute browser hijackers, they are also classified as Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs).

What kind of scam is "I monitored your device on the net for a long time"?

Sextortion emails are scams whereby scammers claim to have hacked into computers and recorded humiliating videos of recipients watching adult videos. Generally, scammers threaten to send the videos to other people on their contact lists unless recipients pay ransoms (usually in cryptocurrencies).

Ignore these emails, especially when computers have no webcam connected or integrated with them.

What is anitube[.]site?

anitube[.]site is an untrusted anime streaming website. As well as infringing copyright laws, this site uses rogue advertising networks. Web pages that employ this monetization technique promote various dubious, misleading, deceptive/scam, and even malicious sites. Therefore, you are strongly advised against visiting or using anitube[.]site.

What is BKGHJ ransomware?

BKGHJ is a malicious program that belongs to the Makop ransomware group. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted, the filenames of affected files are altered, and victims receive ransom demands for decryption.

During encryption, files are renamed following this pattern: original filename, unique ID assigned to the victims, cyber criminals' email address, and the ".BKGHJ" extension. For example, a file originally named "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.[9B83AE23].[toddmhickey@outlook.com].BKGHJ" following encryption.

After this process is complete, ransom messages within "readme-warning.txt" files are dropped into compromised folders.