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What is "Your Apple iPhone is currently under virus attack" scam?

Generally, this type of website attempts to trick unsuspecting visitors into believing that their devices are infected and into installing potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that will supposedly remove viruses, Trojans, or other threats. In summary, these sites use deception to promote rogue software.

Note that users often visit these web pages intentionally.

What is HelperService?

HelperService is an untrustworthy application, which is classified as adware. Additionally, this piece of software has browser hijacker traits. Following successful installation, HelperService runs intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e. delivers various ads) and makes modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines.

Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate this app, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Most PUAs (regardless of type) monitor users' browsing activity.

Note that HelperService has been observed being proliferated through DLVPlayer's installer.

What is ManagerAnalog?

ManagerAnalog has two purposes: to generate ads and promote a fake search engine address. This app is classified as adware and as a browser hijacker, however, it might also be a data collector.

ManagerAnalog is distributed by a fake Adobe Flash Player installer and, therefore, users are likely to download and install this app unintentionally.

What is thgworldwideblog[.]com?

thgworldwideblog[.]com is a rogue website, visitors to which are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other untrusted/malicious pages. The internet is full of similar sites including, for example, novaidea.biz, myniceposts.com, check-the.news and thefreshposts.com.

People usually access these web pages unintentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). This software does not require explicit permission to infiltrate systems, and thus users may be unaware of its presence.

PUAs operate by causing redirects, delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gathering browsing-related data.

What is the novaidea[.]biz website?

novaidea[.]biz is an untrustworthy website, sharing many similar traits with myniceposts.com, check-this.news, thefreshposts.com, and thousands of others. Visitors to this web page are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other bogus and even malicious web pages.

Typically, users access these websites inadvertently - they are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). These apps do not need explicit user consent to infiltrate systems. PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns, and gather browsing-related information.

What is PC Optimizer Pro?

PC Optimizer Pro is advertised as the best free PC optimization software, however, it is likely that this application is distributed using dubious methods. Users might download and install this type of software inadvertently and, therefore, PC Optimizer Pro is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

What is SkillExplorer?

SkillExplorer is an adware-type application with browser hijacker characteristics. Following successful infiltration, this app runs intrusive advertisement campaigns and makes changes to browser settings to promote bogus search engines.

Furthermore, adware and browser hijackers usually monitor users' browsing habits, which makes software of this type a serious privacy concern. Due to the dubious techniques employed to proliferate SkillExplorer, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is DeroHE ransomware?

DeroHE is malicious software classified as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted and users receive ransom demands for decryption.

During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".DeroHE" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.DeroHE", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.DeroHE", and so on. After this process is complete, a ransom message within the "READ_TO_DECRYPT.html" file is created.

DeroHE ransomware is distributed via scam emails offering a free one-year license for IObit software. These may seem legitimate, as might the sender, which is either due to a well-crafted disguise or a weakness found and exploited by cyber criminals allowing them to gain control over a legitimate IObit email.

Note that the actual IObit company is in no way associated with DeroHE malware.

What is purplemedia[.]biz?

Websites such as purplemedia[.]biz are not often visited by users intentionally. In most cases, they are opened by other dubious websites, deceptive ads, or installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

More examples of web pages similar to purplemedia[.]biz are fast2captcha[.]com, myniceposts[.]com, and fastsolvecaptcha[.]com.

What is peachtrackereu[.]com?

The main purpose of peachtrackereu[.]com is to promote a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a VPN client that will supposedly protect users' devices.

There are two main reasons not to trust such web pages: users often do not visit them intentionally and, once visited, most display fake virus alerts or other deceptive notifications to trick visitors into installing a rogue application.