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What is press-here-to-continue[.]com?

press-here-to-continue[.]com is a rogue website, which is virtually identical to lurunews.biz, vinuser.biz, best2019-games-web1.com, and thousands of others. It present visitors with dubious content and generates redirects to other untrustworthy, even malicious sites.

Few users enter press-here-to-continue[.]com intentionally - most are redirected by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present on the device. Note that these unwanted apps do not need explicit permission to infiltrate systems. PUAs operate by generating redirects, running intrusive ad campaigns, and tracking browsing related data.

What is Phorpiex?

Phorpiex (Trik) is the name of a malicious program that sends spam (mainly sextortion emails) from infected computers. Research shows that previously it was used to proliferate other malware (GandCrab, Pony, and so on). Phorpiex is not new malware and has been active for virtually ten years, infecting hundreds of thousands of computers.

To avoid inadvertently receiving emails sextortion spam campaigns, we strongly recommend that you remove Phorpiex/Trik immediately.

What is best2019-games-web1[.]com?

best2019-games-web1[.]com is one of many websites that should be avoided. If visited, websites such as this open untrustworthy, potentially malicious web pages or display dubious content. Some examples of other similar sites are piedppienews[.]com, newsapp[.]biz, and trementrecially[.]pro.

Browsers usually open these web addresses due to potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on the system. Therefore, people do not generally visit best2019-games-web1[.]com (or other pages of this kind) intentionally. Furthermore, few people download or install PUAs intentionally.

In most cases, these apps cause redirects to dubious web pages, display ads, and gather various data.

What is Online Recipes Viewer?

Online Recipes Viewer is a browser hijacker advertised as a tool for quick access to various recipes and cooking-related content. It is supposedly capable of providing quick and easy, top-rated breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert recipes, and access to a continually updated database of meal ideas.

In fact, Online Recipes Viewer makes changes to browsers and promotes a fake search engine (search.viewfreerecipestab.com) without users' permission.

Furthermore, this rogue app tracks data relating to browsing activity. It is also classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUA) due to its dubious proliferation methods. Note that Online Recipes Viewer is often distributed together with another unwanted app called Hide My Searches.

What is Bot?

Belonging to the Crysis/Dharma malware family and discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Bot is malicious software categorized as ransomware. Bot operates by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments for decryption (i.e. payment for decryption software/tools and keys).

During the encryption process, all files are renamed with a unique ID number generated individually for each victim, Bot developer's email address, and the ".bot" extension. Therefore, "1.jpg might be renamed to a filename such as "1.jpg.id-1E857D00.[nmode@tutanota.com].bot", and so on for all files.

After this process is complete, a text file ("RETURN FILES.txt) is created on the desktop and a pop-window is displayed. Updated variants of this ransomware use ".[catchbtc797@protonmail.com].bot", ".[admin@sectex.net].bot" and ".[grdoks@tutanota.com].bot" extensions for encrypted files.

What is trojanized Tor browser?

Tor is the name of a legitimate web browser, which allows users to browse the web with as much privacy as possible, however, there is a trojanized version that is designed by cyber criminals and used to steal cryptocurrency. This malicious version is based on, and very similar to, an official Tor browser version (7.5).

Cyber criminals proliferate it using two unofficial download web pages: torpoect[.]org and tor-browser[.]org. People who install Tor downloaded from these web pages install a trojanized version. We strongly advise against using this version - uninstall it immediately.

What is applesupportofficial[.]com?

applesupportofficial[.]com is a rogue website designed to display fake alerts concerning 'detected threats'. Most users enter these sites unintentionally, since they are redirected by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) or intrusive advertisements. PUAs do not need explicit user consent to infiltrate devices.

As well as causing redirects, they can deliver intrusive ad campaigns and track data relating to browsing activity.

What is ProcessSave?

ProcessSave is adware - software that deploys advertisements. In fact, developers advertise this app as supposedly capable of enhancing the web browsing experience.

Apps of this type are often designed to record user-system information. In any case, few people download or install these apps intentionally and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is happy.goodluckspace[.]com?

happy.goodluckspace[.]com is one of many dubious websites claiming that the visitor has a chance to win a prize. To participate in the lottery, the visitor is asked to complete a survey and answer various questions. Websites such as happy.goodluckspace[.].com often ask to provide various details about users.

Do not trust any of these websites. If the browser often opens these web pages automatically, it is likely that a potentially unwanted application (PUA) is installed. These apps are commonly designed to open dubious web pages, display unwanted ads, and gather details.

What is "Fridaylifeis"?

Fridaylifeis is a family of scam web pages, designed to promote untrustworthy applications. This variant promotes the Smart Mac Booster app. By employing scare tactics, the site attempts to trick users into downloading/installing the software it endorses.

Fridaylifeis alerts visitors about a fake infection it has apparently detected on the Mac Operating System and urges them to install Smart Mac Booster, which will allegedly eliminate the issue. All threats detected by web pages of this kind are fake. No website is able to detect viruses, malware, etc. on devices.

Do not download or install any content from websites such as Fridaylifeis, since the endorsed apps are usually bogus and nonfunctional. Websites such as Fridaylifeis are commonly opened by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present within the system.