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What is DivisionInitiator?

DivisionInitiator functions as adware and as a browser hijacker. Therefore, it serves advertisements and promotes a fake search engine. Furthermore, it might also be designed to collect information relating to users' browsing habits and various other details.

Commonly, users download and install DivisionInitiator and similar apps inadvertently. For this reason, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What kind of application is MovieFinder365?

MovieFinder365 is a browser hijacker endorsed as a tool supposedly capable of simplifying and enhancing movie/TV content searches on IMDb (Internet Movie Database). Following successful installation, it makes modifications to browser settings to promote searching.moviefinder365.com (a fake search engine).

Additionally, MovieFinder365 monitors users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate MovieFinder365, it is also categorized as an unwanted application.

What is ProgressHandler?

ProgressHandler is classified as adware because it serves advertisements, however, it also promotes a fake search engine (functioning as a browser hijacker) by modifying certain browser settings. ProgressHandler might also collect data. Note that, in most cases, users download and install adware, including browser hijackers, inadvertently.

Therefore, these apps are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is the SolarSys banking Trojan?

SolarSys is the name of the Trojan distribution network composed of various JavaScript backdoors, mail worms and spying modules. Cyber criminals behind this framework distribute Trojans via fake MSI installers (also known as Windows and Microsoft installers) for Java, Microsoft HTML Help and other programs.

This framework is mainly active in Brazil, however, cyber criminals might also target other countries. Research shows that SolarSys is used to steal sensitive information through browsers or via phishing emails.

What is AdjustableProcess?

AdjustableProcess is an adware-type app with browser hijacker characteristics. Following successful infiltration, it delivers intrusive ad campaigns and makes alterations to browser settings to promote fake search engines.

Additionally, most software of this type (i.e. adware and browser hijackers) have data tracking capabilities, which are used to collect browsing-related information. Due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate AdjustableProcess, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is ConverterSearchTool?

ConverterSearchTool changes certain browser settings to convertersearchtool.com, the address of a fake search engine. It also collects various browsing-related details. Note that, in most cases, users do not download or install browser hijackers intentionally.

Therefore, ConverterSearchTool and other apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Energy ransomware?

Discovered by malware researcher S!Ri, Energy is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Systems infected with Energy ransomware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption.

During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".energy[potentialenergy@mail.ru] " extension (which also contains the cyber criminals' email address).

For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.energy[potentialenergy@mail.ru]" following encryption. After this process is complete, text files containing ransom-demanding messages ("HOW_TO_DECYPHER_FILES.txt") are dropped into compromised folders.

What is bH4T ransomware?

Discovered by Marcelo Rivero, bH4T is a ransomware-type program that belongs to the Dharma ransomware family. Note that bH4T ransomware encrypts files, modifies their filenames, displays a pop-up window (ransom message) and creates the "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" text file (another ransom message).

It renames encrypted files by adding the victim's ID, blackhat@iname.com email address and appending the ".bH4T" extension to filenames. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[blackhat@iname.com].bH4T", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.id-C279F237.[blackhat@iname.com].bH4T", and so on.

The ransom messages contain instructions about how to contact the developers.

What is ExpandedQuest?

Like most adware-type applications, ExpandedQuest is designed to serve advertisements. It also functions as a browser hijacker, changing certain browser settings to the address of a fake search engine.

Additionally, it might collect data. In most cases, users download and install apps such as ExpandedQuest (browser hijackers, adware) inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is reightpainf[.]top website?

Sharing many similarities with content4you.net, mylot.com, redneckrepairs.com and thousands of others, reightpainf[.]top is a rogue web page. Visitors to this site are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other untrusted or possibly malicious pages.

Few users access reightpainf[.]top or similar websites intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already installed on their devices. This software does not need express user permission to infiltrate systems. PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns and gather browsing-related information.