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What is Tutonhamon?

Tutonhamon is a deceptive, scam website designed to advertise a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Smart Mac Booster. To trick people into downloading and installing this program, scammers designed the site to display a fake virus alert notification.

The alert states that the computer is infected with a virus that can be removed with this particular app. Do not trust deceptive websites and/or applications advertised through these alerts.

What is global-best[.]net?

Global-best[.]net is a rogue website, designed to cause undesirable redirects to compromised, possibly malicious sites and for the promotion of highly dubious content. There are thousands of rogue sites out there (for example, prioritynotifications.com, mediasource.online, viralupdatestoday.com, etc.) and they share many similarities in-between.

Intentional access to global-best[.]net is rare, most of its visitors get redirected to it. These redirects are mainly caused by intrusive advertisements and by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications). It should be noted that these apps can infiltrate devices without user consent and/or knowledge.

PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive ad campaigns (e.g. pop-ups, banners, coupons, etc.) and some can even track data.

What is "ChaosCC hacker group"?

"ChaosCC hacker group" is the name of an email scam. Criminals use it to extort money from unsuspecting people by threatening to distribute a compromising video unless a specific sum of money is paid within 60 hours. This is a typical scam and should not be trusted.

Scammers send these emails hoping that some users will take them seriously and pay to prevent distribution of compromising photos, videos (and other materials) that do not even exist.

What is clipconverter.cc?

clipconverter.cc is an online media converter that allows conversion and download of video or audio from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and other sites. Users simply paste the URL of the video/audio, choose a format, start the converter, and then download the converted file.

This service is not directly harmful, however, downloading videos from YouTube (and other similar pages) is illegal. Furthermore, clipconverter.cc uses deceptive pop-up ads that might lead to unwanted installations. It also asks visitors for permission to display notifications (many users accidentally allow websites to do this).

What is dotnetwork[.]xyz?

Sharing similarities with topernews.me, vakogid.com, viralupdatestoday.com and thousands of others, dotnetwork[.]xyz is a rogue website. It operates by causing rampant redirects to compromised and possibly malicious sites, as well as presenting likewise suspect content for user consumption.

It is noteworthy that few visitors ever access dotnetwork[.]xyz willingly, as most happen upon it by being redirected to it. These redirects can be caused by clicking on intrusive advertisements (most often hosted by untrustworthy sites) or by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications) acting autonomously.

What should be known about these rogue applications, is that they do not require express user permission to be installed onto their devices. Once within a system they cause undesirable redirects, deliver invasive ad campaigns and gather sensitive information.

What is Gero?

Belonging to the Djvu ransomware family, Gero is high-risk ransomware discovered by Michael Gillespie. Ransomware stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts most existing files. In this case, it also renames each file by appending the ".gero" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.gero").

Encrypted data immediately becomes unusable - this is so that developers can blackmail victims by offering paid recovery of their files. Once encryption is complete, Gero stores the "_readme.txt" text file (which contains a ransom-demand message) in most existing folders.

What is Tiptoptrack?

Tiptoptrack is one of many scam websites online. This particular site is designed trick people into believing that their Mac computers are infected with a virus. Once opened, it displays a pop-up window, a notification about a 'detected virus'.

The main purpose of this website is to promote a potentially unwanted application (PUA) named Smart Mac Booster and to trick people into installing it. We strongly recommend that you ignore this website and never trust software that is advertised on web pages of this kind.

What is Hese?

Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Hese is high-risk ransomware from the Djvu ransomware family. Following successful infiltration, Hese encrypts most stored data, thereby rendering it unusable. Additionally, Hese appends each filename with the ".hese" extension (hence its name).

For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.hese". Once encryption is complete, Hese generates a text file named "_readme.txt" and stores copies in most existing folders.

What kind of malware is AsyncRAT?

AsyncRAT is the name of a remote access or administration tool (RAT). RATs are used to control computers remotely, typically for educational, technical support purposes. In many cases, however, cyber criminals try to trick people into installing these tools to perform various actions on their computers, thereby enabling them to generate revenue.

Typically, cyber criminals attempt to steal personal, sensitive details or infect computers with other malware. Programs such as AsyncRAT can cause serious problems and should be uninstalled immediately.

What is crouchserf[.]com?

Akin to pushmehoney.com, datsadstrack.com, check-out-this.site and innumerous others, crouchserf[.]com is a rogue website. Designed to redirect visitors to unreliable/compromised sites, as well as force-feed them highly questionable and/or malicious content.

Intentional visits to this website are rare, as most visitors access it unwillingly - by getting redirected. These redirects are caused by entry to untrustworthy sites and clicking on intrusive advertisements hosted there, or by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications) present in their system.

It should be noted that unwanted applications do not need express user permission to infiltrate devices. Once successfully installed, PUAs cause unauthorized redirects, run invasive ad campaigns and gather sensitive information.