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What is rministencew[.]club?

When visited, rministencew[.]club opens other bogus websites or loads dubious content. There are many websites similar to rministencew[.]club online.

Some examples are news-back[.]best, sombes[.]com and cooperativasantamargherita[.]com. In most cases, users do not visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on the system. They can also be opened through deceptive ads or other dubious sites.

What is Deal_for_access?

Discovered by malware researcher Ravi, Deal_for_access is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption.

Typically, during the encryption process, ransomware renames affected files, however, this is not the case with Deal_for_access (following encryption, filenames remain unchanged). After encryption is complete, a ransom message ("DEAL_FOR_ACCESS_TO_YOUR_FILES.txt") is dropped into compromised folders.

What is SportstreamSearch?

SportStreamSearch is a typical browser hijacker: it promotes a fake search engine (by changing browser settings to sportstream-search.com) and gathers browsing-related information. Commonly, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, these apps are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is My Learning Buddy?

The My Learning Buddy app supposedly provides quick access to various learning and skills-building websites. In fact, its main purpose is to promote hp.hmylearningbuddy.co (or search.hmylearningbuddy.co), the address of a fake search engine, by changing certain browser settings.

Browser hijackers also gather data. These apps are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since users often download and install them inadvertently. Note that My Learning Buddy is distributed with another PUA called Hide My History.

What is Searches Central?

Users often download browser hijackers such as Searches Central inadvertently. Therefore, such apps are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). This particular app hijacks browsers by changing certain settings to search.hsearchescentral.com, the address of a fake search engine.

Furthermore, most PUAs collect information relating to users' browsing habits. Note that Searches Central is distributed together with another PUA called Hide My History.

What is 320youtube[.]com?

320youtube[.]com is an untrusted website that converts YouTube videos (via links) to MP3 files. Not only does this site infringe copyright laws, it also uses rogue advertising networks. Therefore, when 320youtube[.]com is accessed and interaction is made with any displayed content (directly or indirectly), the website redirects to various other dubious and malicious web pages.

What is easymp3converter[.]com?

easymp3converter[.]com allows users to convert YouTube videos to MP3 file format and download them. Note that it is illegal to download videos from YouTube, however, this is not the only problem with easymp3converter[.]com. This page uses rogue advertising networks: it displays dubious ads and redirects users to other bogus websites.

What is quicknewtab.com?

quicknewtab.com is a fake search engine. Typically, these unwanted addresses appear in browser settings after installation of a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. One app designed to promote quicknewtab.com is called Fast Soso, however, this URL might be promoted through other browser hijackers as well.

Apps of this type promote fake search engines by changing browser settings. They are categorized as PUAs, since users often download and install them inadvertently.

What is NanoSearch?

NanoSearch is rogue software classified as a browser hijacker. It operates by making alterations to browsers to promote nano-search.com, a fake search engine. Additionally, most browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities, which are employed to monitor users' browsing activity.

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

What is youtubetomp3music[.]com?

youtubetomp3music[.]com is an untrusted website designed to allow users to download MP3 files by converting YouTube videos from links and keywords/tags. As well as infringing copyright laws, youtubetomp3music[.]com also uses rogue advertising networks for monetization. Therefore, when visited/used, the website redirects to other dubious or malicious pages.