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Tropi.fun Ads
Notification Spam

Tropi.fun Ads

Tropi[.]fun can show notifications (if allowed) and redirect visitors to a number of potentially malicious pages. It has the same qualities as tiontowriting[.]xyz, ewdownt[.]club, luckydatingspot[.]top, and plenty of other similar pages that most users would never visit on purpose. Tropi[.

Linodeobjects.com Ads
Notification Spam

Linodeobjects.com Ads

Linodeobjects[.]com is a rogue website designed to load questionable content and/or redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy or malicious) pages. There are thousands of such sites on the Web; tiontowriting.xyz, linkwinners.net, and 761d.site are but a few examples. Users typically access

AdBlock Master Adware
Adware

AdBlock Master Adware

As its name suggests, AdBlock Master is supposed to block online advertisements. Ironically, this app itself generates advertisements. Software that displays unwanted ads is called adware. Typically, users download and install adware unknowingly. It is known that AdBlock Master is promoted using m

Hoffmx Ransomware
Ransomware

Hoffmx Ransomware

Hoffmx is a ransomware-type program, which encrypts data (locks files) and demands ransoms for the decryption (access recovery). Compromised files are appended with a ".hoffmx" extension. To elaborate, a file initially named "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.hoffmx" - after encryption. Once this pro

Topcipher Ransomware
Ransomware

Topcipher Ransomware

Topcipher is the name of ransomware designed to encrypt and rename files, and create a text file containing a ransom note. It appends the topcipher24@gmail.com email address, a string of random characters, and the ".topcipher" extension to filenames. For example, Topcipher renames "1.jpg" to "1.j

Yjqs Ransomware
Ransomware

Yjqs Ransomware

Yjqs is ransomware that prevents victims from accessing files by encrypting them. Also, Yjqs appends the ".yjqs" extension to filenames (for example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.yjqs", "sample.png" to "sample.png.yjqs"), and creates a text file ("_readme.txt") containing a ransom note. Yjqs is pa

Tiontowriting.xyz Ads
Notification Spam

Tiontowriting.xyz Ads

Tiontowriting[.]xyz is a rogue website similar to linkwinners.net, yourcoolfeed.com, hrougthatsidh.club, and thousands of others. It is designed to load dubious content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to various (likely untrustworthy or malicious) webpages. Most users ar

RaZiO Ransomware
Ransomware

RaZiO Ransomware

RaZiO is a malicious program that is part of the Xorist ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data (render files unusable) and demand ransoms for the decryption. Compromised files are appended with a ".RaZiO" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.Ra

Tgipus Ransomware
Ransomware

Tgipus Ransomware

Tgipus is ransomware - malware that encrypts files and generates a ransom note. Also, it renames files by appending the victim's ID and ".tgipus" extension to filenames. For example, it changes "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.tgipus", "sample.png" to "sample.png.tgipus". Tgipus drops its ransom note (the "RESTO

SkillManager Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

SkillManager Adware (Mac)

SkillManager is an adware-type app with browser hijacker qualities. Due to the questionable methods used to proliferate SkillManager, it is also classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Adware enables the placement of third-party graphical content (e.g., pop-ups, coupons,