As a rule, scammers behind sextortion email scams claim to have hacked a computer and recorded recipients while they were visiting adult websites. Scammers threaten to publish the video/send it to other people, unless recipients pay a certain amount of Bitcoin to the provided wallet address. Such
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The main purpose of the OriginalGrowthSystem is to generate advertisements and promote a fake search engine. Therefore, this app can be classified both as adware and a browser hijacker. Most users download and install them unknowingly, for this reason they are called potentially unwanted applic
JDRE is a piece of malicious software belonging to the Matrix ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted (files rendered inaccessible) and receive ransom demands for the decryption (access recovery). As JDRE ransomware encrypts, affected files are renamed acco
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"LinkedIn email scam" refers to spam campaigns - large-scale operations during which thousands of emails presented as messages from LinkedIn are sent. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented online service, designed to aid in professional networking. The aim of the fake "LinkedIn" emails i
EssentialDesktop is an adware-type application with browser hijacker qualities. This software operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., delivering various ads) and promoting fake search engines through modification of browser settings. Furthermore, apps of this kind usually h
AdFreeVision is described by its developers as the best extension for blocking advertisements on YouTube. Ironically, this app not blocks ads but generates them. It is noteworthy that adware is a type of software that can be designed to gather browsing-related and other information. It is common