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What is Dosearch Lite?

The Dosearch Lite browser hijacker promotes tailsearch.com, a fake search engine. Typically, browser hijackers promote these addresses by making certain changes to browser settings. Dosearch Lite also gathers data relating to users' browsing habits.

Typically, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently, and therefore, apps such as Dosearch Lite are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is CoordinatorData?

CoordinatorData is an adware-type application with browser hijacker traits. It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns and modifying browser settings to promote fake search engines. Additionally, most adware-type apps and browser hijacker collect browsing-related information.

Due to the dubious techniques employed to spread CoordinatorData, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is StreamSearchFinder?

The StreamSearchFinder browser hijacker assigns certain browser settings to streamsearchfinder.com, the address of a fake search engine. It is also likely to collect browsing data and other information.

Browser hijackers are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since users often download and install them unintentionally.

What is tecontrad[.]top?

In most cases, websites such as tecontrad[.]top are not visited by users intentionally - they are opened by browsers with potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them. They are also promoted via dubious advertisements or other bogus web pages.

Some examples of web pages similar to tecontrad[.]top are psalrausoa[.]com, odrivicdriv[.]top and hilycover[.]top.

What is Fybtwagknr ransomware?

Fybtwagknr is a malicious program belonging to the Snatch ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".fybtwagknr" extension.

For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.fybtwagknr" following encryption. After this process is complete, ransom messages within "HOW TO RESTORE YOUR FILES.TXT" files are dropped into compromised folders.

What is PublicFraction?

PublicFraction serves advertisements, promotes fake search engines by modifying certain browser settings, and collects sensitive information. This app functions as adware, a browser hijacker, and a data collector. There is at least one fake installer for Adobe Flash Player that is used to distribute the PublicFraction app.

Generally, users download and install apps that are distributed in this way inadvertently. Therefore, PublicFraction is categorized as potentially unwanted application (PUA).

What is AdvancedNetworkSearch?

AdvancedNetworkSearch is rogue software classified as adware. Additionally, this application has browser hijacker traits. Following successful installation, it runs intrusive advertisement campaigns and makes modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines.

Additionally, most adware-type apps and browser hijackers monitor users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate these apps, they are also classified as Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). One of the dubious methods employed to proliferate AdvancedNetworkSearch is distribution via fake Adobe Flash Player updates.

As well as PUAs, bogus software updaters/installers are used to spread Trojans, ransomware and other malware.

What is GoIncognitoSearch?

GoIncognitoSearch promotes goincognitosearch.com, the address of a fake search engine. Like most apps of this type, GoIncognitoSearch promotes goincognitosearch.com by modifying certain browser settings. Furthermore, it is likely to collect browsing data.

In any case, apps of this type should not be installed onto browsers. Note that users often download and install these apps inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Fair ransomware?

Fair belongs to the Makop ransomware family. It encrypts data, renames all encrypted files and creates a ransom message. Fair renames encrypted files by adding the victim's ID, fairexchange@qq.com email address, and appending the ".fair" extension to filenames.

For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.[9B83AE23].[fairexchange@qq.com].fair", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.[9B83AE23].[fairexchange@qq.com].fair", and so on. It also creates the "readme-warning.txt" file (ransom message) in all folders that contain encrypted files.

What is VideoSearchNet?

VideoSearchNet is a browser hijacker since it makes modifications to browsers to promote videosearchnet.com (a fake search engine). In addition, most browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities that are employed to monitor users' browsing habits.

Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate VideoSearchNet, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).