Practically identical to "You've Made The 5-billionth Search", "Chrome search contest 2021" is a scam promoted on various deceptive websites. This scheme claims that users have been selected as winners to win valuable prizes. All scams aim to generate revenue for their designers, yet how they pro
Conf Search is a browser hijacker which changes certain browser settings to conf-search.com, the address of a fake search engine. This app also adds the "Managed by your organization" feature (on Chrome browsers). Note that most browser hijackers collect details relating to web browsing activity,
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FuuCry is a malicious program, which is categorized as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted (rendered inaccessible) and users receive ransom demands for decryption (access recovery). During the encryption process, affected files are appended with the ".cry" ext
Ransomware encrypts files and creates ransom messages, blocking access to files stored on the infected computer and providing instructions about how to recover them. Note that Acuna ransomware belongs to the Phobos ransomware family. In addition to encrypting files, Acuna renames them by adding t
"FedEx Express Email Virus" is yet another spam email campaign disguised as a shipment arrival notification from the FedEx company. The main purpose of this campaign is to give the impression of legitimacy and trick recipients into opening a malicious attachment (typically, an archive file). Once
Browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing the settings of hijacked browsers. Direct Search promotes the search-direct.net address in this way. It also adds the "Managed by your organization" feature to Chrome browsers. This app is virtually identical to another browser hijacker ca
Povlsomware is a type of malware that makes files inaccessible by encryption and keeps them in this state until victims recover them with the decryption keys that can only be purchased from the attackers. Ransomware generally encrypts files and also renames them (appends its extension to their fi
Purple Fox (PurpleFox) is the name of a malware downloader, a malicious program that proliferates other programs of this type. This malware is used to infect systems with cryptocurrency mining programs. In any case, Purple Fox can cause serious damage and must be uninstalled immediately. A
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