Typically, ransomware encrypts files and provides contact information. It is also common that malware of this type renames encrypted files (for example, it appends its extension to their filenames). Karen ransomware creates the "README.txt" text file and appends the ".karen" extension (e.g., it re
Belonging to the Dharma ransomware family, C0v is a malicious program designed to encrypt files and demand payment for the decryption. In other words, victims cannot access the data affected by C0v, and they are asked to pay a ransom - to restore access to it. During the encryption process, files
MOSN is a piece of malicious software classified as ransomware. It operates by encrypting the data stored on infected systems and demands payment for the decryption. In other words, victims cannot access the files affected by MOSN, and they are asked to pay - to recover access to their data. Duri
Loki Locker prevents victims from accessing their files by encrypting them. Also, it renames all encrypted files, changes the desktop wallpaper, displays a pop-up window, and creates the "Restore-My-Files.txt" text file. Loki Locker's wallpaper, pop-up window, and text file contain instructions on
MainCharacterSearch displays advertisements and changes a browser's homepage, the default search engine, and new tab. It has the qualities of advertisement-supported software and a browser hijacker. It is known that MainCharacterSearch is distributed via a fake installer. Therefore, it is very u
CheckAMap is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that modifies a web browser's settings. The primary purpose of this browser hijacker is to promote the checkamap.com address, a fake search engine. CheckAMap and other apps of this type are categorized as PUA because users rarely install them i
TopSearchStreams is a browser hijacker promoting the topsearchstreams.com search engine. It makes changes to browser settings to promote its web searcher. Additionally, TopSearchStreams likely has data tracking abilities. Since most users download/install browser hijacker unintentionally, they are
Ufymmtjonc is part of the Snatch ransomware family. It prevents victims from accessing their files by encrypting them and appends the ".ufymmtjonc" extension to their filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.ufymmtjonc", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.ufymmtjonc", and so on. Also, Ufymmtjonc create
Newssysstem[.]org is designed to trick its visitors into allowing it to show notifications and to open various untrustworthy pages. It is pretty similar to totaltopfeed[.]com, uniqdatacaptcha[.]top, nakedstreaming[.]com, and plenty of other sites. It is worth mentioning that users do not visit web
"Reminder about your dirty deeds!" refers to an email spam campaign - a large-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive letters are sent. The emails distributed through this campaign use the sextortion scam model. These letters claim that the scammer currently has access to the recipient