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What is directbase[.]ru?

directbase[.]ru functions in a similar manner to justmedia24[.]biz, watch-video[.]net, news06[.]biz, and many other rogue websites. It can open untrusted, potentially malicious pages or display dubious content.

Commonly, browsers open sites such as directbase[.]ru due to potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them. I.e., users to not often visit these web pages intentionally.

What is DLM virus?

DLM (Download Manager) is a legitimate Mac application, which can be used to manage/organize downloads. I.e., to control download bandwidth, improve speed, and prioritize and schedule downloads. In fact, cyber criminals distribute this app with browser hijackers, adware-type apps and other potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) through malicious installers.

If you do not remember downloading or installing DLM, you might have unwanted software installed on your computer and/or browser.

What is yourtopnews[.]com?

Sharing many similarities with mp3bars.com, face-push.com, watch-video.net and thousands of others, yourtopnews[.]com is a rogue site. Once accessed, yourtopnews[.]com presents visitors with dubious content and/or redirects them to other untrusted or possibly malicious web pages.

Few users access yourtopnews[.]com or similar pages intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already infiltrated into their devices. These apps do not need express user permission to be installed onto systems.

PUAs operate by causing redirects, running intrusive ad campaigns and collecting browsing-related information.

What is news-back[.]net?

news-back[.]net opens bogus websites or loads dubious content. There are many websites similar to news-back[.]net on the internet - some examples are justmedia24[.]biz site, watch-video[.]net and news06[.]biz.

In most cases, users do not visit them intentionally, they are opened through clicked deceptive advertisements, other dubious pages or by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Note that PUAs can be designed to promote sites such as news-back[.]net, serve advertisements, and collect various data.

What is Search Online?

Like most browser hijackers, Search Online promotes a fake search engine (query.searchingonline.net) by changing certain browser settings. Additionally, this app is capable of accessing and collecting certain data.

Generally, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, Search Online and other apps of this type are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is RecordEnumerator?

RecordEnumerator is untrusted software classified as adware. This application also has browser hijacker traits. Following successful infiltration, RecordEnumerator delivers intrusive advertisement campaigns and makes alterations to browser settings to promote fake search engines.

Additionally, most adware-type apps and browser hijackers collect browsing-related information. Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate RecordEnumerator, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is locompany[.]club?

locompany[.]club is an untrusted website designed to present visitors with dubious content and/or redirect them to other rogue/malicious sites. Some examples of similar sites are mp3bars.com, face-push.com, justmedia24.biz and news06.biz. 

Users rarely access these web pages intentionally - they are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) installed on their devices. This software does not need explicit user permission to infiltrate systems, and thus users may be unaware of its presence.

PUAs operate by causing redirects, running intrusive ad campaigns and collecting browsing-related information.

What is the QNodeService Trojan?

QNodeService is malicious software classified as a Trojan. Malware of this type can have various functionalities, which enable likewise varied misuse of the infected device. The primary function of QNodeService is information theft, especially extraction and exfiltration of account log-in credentials from certain browsers.

This Trojan has significant obfuscation capabilities, which complicate its analysis. There is reason to believe that the aim of the malware developers is to make QNodeService a cross-platform Trojan in future. Currently, it targets Windows OSs (Operating Systems) but might also infect Macintosh and/or Linux OS systems.

What is topdefence-formob[.]com?

topdefence-formobp[.]com is one of many deceptive websites designed to deceive visitors into downloading and installing potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). In most cases, these websites display notifications claiming that the device is infected with viruses, and encourage people to use specific software to remove them.

Note that users do not often visit pages such as topdefence-formobp[.]com intentionally - they are usually opened via other untrusted web pages, deceptive ads, or installed PUAs.

What is LeadingOperation?

LeadingOperation is an adware-type application with browser hijacker traits. It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns and making modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines. LeadingOperation promotes 0yrvtrh.com on Safari browsers and search.dominantmethod.com on Google Chrome browsers.

Additionally, due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate this app, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Most PUAs (adware and browser hijackers included) monitor users' browsing activity.