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What is Safeplex Search?

Safeplex Search is a browser hijacker, endorsed as a free tool capable of providing secure and customized web searches. It can supposedly detect dangerous online threats and protect users from them. In fact, this app modifies browsers to promote safeplexsearch.com (a fake search engine).

Additionally, Safeplex Search can track data and thereby gather browsing-related information. Due to its dubious proliferation methods, it is also classed as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is SearchStreams?

SearchStreams is advertised as an application designed to improve the browsing experience, however, after installation, it assigns certain browser settings to feed.searchstreams.com (the address of a fake search engine) and attempts to gather various information.

This app is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), which is also categorized as a browser hijacker. Few users download or install PUAs intentionally.

What is go-movix.com?

When certain browser settings are set to go-movix.com, a browser hijacker is installed. Note that go-movix.com is the address of a fake search engine. Generally, these search engines are promoted by browser hijackers, which people often download and install inadvertently. Therefore, these rogue software programs are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is CapitaSearch?

CapitaSearch is rogue software classified as a browser hijacker. Following successful infiltration, it modifies browser settings to promote search.capita.space (a fake search engine). Additionally, CapitaSearch adds the "Managed by your organization" feature to Google Chrome browsers.

Browser hijackers can also monitor browsing activity. Since most users download/install CapitaSearch unintentionally, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

One of the dubious methods used to distribute CapitaSearch is via illegal software activation ("cracking") tools, which are often employed to proliferate malicious content as well (e.g. ransomware, Trojans and other malware).

What is the "Attn Lucky Winner" email?

"Attn Lucky Winner" is an email scam targeting Australian users. These messages claim that recipients have been selected as winners of the "Mega Millions" raffle sponsored by "OZ Australia". Supposedly, users have won an incredible sum of money (over ten million dollars).

The content of the message is extremely dubious, mentioning the names of legitimate, generic, and nonexistent lotteries, companies and entities. This type of scam is typically used to trick recipients into revealing their personal and banking information, making monetary transactions, calling expensive telephone numbers, and similar.

What is "Compliments of the day" email scam?

In most cases, scams that are sent via email are used to trick recipients into providing sensitive information, transferring money, or even opening files designed to install malware. In this case, scammers seeks to trick recipients into believing that they can receive a significant sum of money in their local countries.

To do this, the scammers claim that they require assistance, in return for an "investment opportunity". Typically, scams of this type are used to extort money from unsuspecting people. This, and other similar scams, should be ignored.

What is Aria-body?

Aria-body is malicious software also known as the Aria-body RAT (Remote Access Trojan). RATs allow remote access and control over an infected machine. Aria-body malware has various capabilities/features that enable likewise varied misuse. It has been observed being employed primarily for stealing information.

This Trojan can locate and exfiltrate specific data. It is a malicious program that has been used for espionage, extensively targeting the APAC (Asia Pacific) region.

Aria-body has been leveraged against governmental institutions (e.g. science and technology, foreign affairs ministries, government-owned companies, etc.) of Australia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand.

What is pdfsearchhouse.com?

pdfsearchhouse.com is the address of a fake search engine which is promoted through a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker.

Typically, fake search engines are promoted by changing certain browser settings. Additionally, apps of this type often collect user-system information relating to browsing activities. Browser hijackers are categorized as PUAs, since people often download and install them unintentionally.

What is Find Local Classifieds?

Find Local Classifieds browser hijacker promotes the findlocalclassifiedstab.com address, a fake search engine. Like most apps of this type, it promotes the site by changing certain browser settings. Usually, browser hijackers modify settings and collect (mostly browsing-related) information.

Since users often download and install apps such as Find Local Classifieds inadvertently, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is ossearch.online?

ossearch.online is one of many fake search engines that do not generate unique results. Generally, their associated addresses (URLs) are promoted through potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are classified as browser hijackers.

In most cases, apps of this type promote fake search engines by changing browser settings and collecting browsing-related (and other) information. Browser hijackers are categorized as PUAs, since people often download and install them inadvertently.