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What is suprotok.xyz?
suprotok[.]xyz is an untrusted website designed by scammers who seek to deceive visitors into believing that their iPhones are infected with viruses and installing a potentially unwanted application (PUA). This app supposedly removes the viruses. Commonly, these sites are opened through dubious ads, websites, or by PUAs already installed on the system.
In any case, users do not often visit web pages such as suprotok[.]xyz intentionally.
What is OperativeFraction?
OperativeFraction is a dubious application classified as adware and also possessing browser hijacker traits. Following infiltration, this app delivers intrusive advertisement campaigns, makes modifications to browser settings, and promotes a fake search engine (0yrvtrh.com).
Additionally, most adware-type apps and browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities, which are used to monitor users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate OperativeFraction, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).
What is the One search pro browser hijacker?
One search pro is a browser hijacker designed to promote tailsearch.com (a fake search engine). Typically, software within this classification promotes bogus search engines by making modifications to browser settings, however, One search pro operates slightly differently.
The common trait throughout browser hijackers is data tracking. One search pro specifically gathers search queries via tailsearch.com. Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate One search pro, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).
What is Package Tracker Guru?
Package Tracker Guru is a typical browser hijacker: it changes certain browser settings to the address of a fake search engine. In this case, it promotes the hpackagetrackerguru.com address. Note that apps of this type can gather browsing data and other information.
Users who install Package Tracker Guru also install another app called Hide My History. Generally, people download and install these apps unintentionally and, therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
What is MyWeatherFree?
MyWeatherFree is rogue software endorsed as a tool for quick access to weather-related content such as local and national forecasts, weather maps and world news on the subject. Following successful infiltration, MyWeatherFree makes modifications to browser settings to promote softsquare.net and, therefore, it is classified as a browser hijacker.
Furthermore, most browser hijackers monitor users' browsing activity. Since people often install MyWeatherFree inadvertently, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).
What is Online Radio Finder Tab?
Online Radio Finder Tab is a browser hijacker which promotes the honlineradiofinder.com fake search engine by changing certain browser settings. These apps often collect information relating to users' browsing habits.
Frequently, users download and install browser hijackers such as Online Radio Finder Tab unintentionally and, therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Research shows that Online Radio Finder Tab is distributed with another PUA called Hide My History.
What is Web Protection for Chrome?
Web Protection for Chrome is a browser hijacker which promotes myprivacykeeper.com (the address of a fake search engine) by changing certain browser settings.
This app is also likely to track and record data relating to users' browsing activities. Note that people often download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
What is the Vari ransomware?
Vari is malicious software belonging to the Djvu ransomware family. Following successful infiltration, this malware encrypts data and demands payment for decryption tools. During the encryption process, all compromised files are appended with the ".vari" extension.
For example, a file named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.vari" after encryption. Once this process is complete, ransom messages named "_readme.txt" are created in affected folders.
What is Watch TV Quick?
Watch TV Quick is a browser hijacker which changes certain browser settings to hwatchtvquick.com, the address of a fake search engine.
Commonly, apps of this type also gather details relating to users' browsing habits. In most cases, users download and install Watch TV Quick and other similar apps inadvertently and, therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
What is Pandemic ransomware?
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Pandemic ransomware is a variant of another ransomware program called BigLock. Malware of this type encrypts victims' files, changes filenames and generates a ransom message. This particular ransomware renames files by appending the ".pandemic" extension to filenames.
For example, it would change the name of "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.pandemic", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.pandemic", and so on. It creates the "PROTECT_INFO.TXT" text file as a ransom message and stores it in each folder that contains encrypted files.
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