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Locompany.club Ads

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.comface-push.comjustmedia24.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.

   
QNodeService Trojan

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.

   
Topdefence-formob.com POP-UP Scam (Mac)

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.

   
LeadingOperation Adware (Mac)

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.

   
Mp3bars.com Suspicious Website

What is mp3bars[.]com?

mp3bars[.]com is a rogue website sharing many similarities with findmedia.biz, justmedia24.biz, watch-video.net and countless others. Visitors to this site are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other untrusted or possibly malicious web pages.

Few users enter mp3bars[.]com or sites similar intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) already infiltrated into their devices. This software does not need express user permission to be installed onto systems.

PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns and collect browsing-related information.

   
Face-push.com Ads

What is face-push[.]com?

face-push[.]com is the address of a rogue website which, once visited, opens other untrusted pages or loads dubious content. There are many websites similar to face-push[.]com online. For example, justmedia24[.]biz site, watch-video[.]net and news06[.]biz.

Commonly, these sites are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are installed on browsers and/or computers. I.e., users to not often visit them intentionally. PUAs promote untrusted sites, gather browsing data, and display intrusive advertisements.

   
Cve Ransomware

What is Cve ransomware?

Discovered by Marcelo Rivero, Cve is a malicious program belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. Cve ransomware operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for decryption tools.

During the encryption process, all compromised files are renamed following this pattern: original filename, unique ID assigned to the victims, cyber criminals' email address and the ".cve" extension. For example, a file named "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[lpe-cve@usa.com].cve" following encryption.

After this process is complete, ransom messages are created in a pop-up window and "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" text file.

   
Bioawards Ransomware

What is Bioawards?

Bioawards encrypts files, modifies their filenames by appending its extension, and creates the "Instruction.txt" text file (ransom message) in all folders that contain encrypted files. It renames encrypted files by appending the ".aes" extension. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.aes", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.aes", and so on.

   
Findmedia.biz Ads

What is findmedia[.]biz?

Users do not usually open findmedia[.]biz intentionally - these web pages are mostly opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers and/or computers. When visited, findmedia[.]biz opens other bogus web pages or displays dubious content.

There are many websites similar to findmedia[.]biz online. Some examples are justmedia24[.]biz site, watch-video[.]net and news06[.]biz.

   
EveryGameSearch Browser Hijacker

What is EveryGameSearch?

EveryGameSearch is rogue software categorized as a browser hijacker. It operates by making modifications to browser settings to promote everygamesearch.com (a fake search engine). Additionally, most browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities, which are employed to collect browsing-related information.

It is likely that EveryGameSearch has such capabilities as well. Due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate EveryGameSearch, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

   

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