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2020 Visitor Feedback Survey POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

2020 Visitor Feedback Survey POP-UP Scam

"2020 Visitor Feedback Survey" is one of many online scams whereby visitors of a deceptive website are offered rewards for completing a survey. This survey scam is used to promote various phishing websites on which visitors are asked to provide personal information - they can then supposedly claim

Filez.top Suspicious Website
Adware

Filez.top Suspicious Website

filez[.]top is an untrusted file sharing website that employs rogue advertising networks. Therefore, visitors to filez[.]top are redirected to other dubious, deceptive and even malicious web pages through direct and indirect interaction with the content that it presents. Additionally, this websit

Social Search Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Social Search Browser Hijacker

Social Search operates as a browser hijacker and changes certain browser settings to socialsearch.com (the address of a search engine, which displays results generated by ask.com). Commonly, users download and install these apps unintentionally and, for this reason, they are categorized as potenti

Template Creator Tab Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Template Creator Tab Browser Hijacker

Template Creator Tab is a rogue application endorsed as a tool for easy access to various templates and template creation services. In fact, this app operates by making modifications to browser settings to promote ttemplatecreator.co (a bogus search engine). Therefore, Template Creator Tab is cla

Unicorn Ransomware
Ransomware

Unicorn Ransomware

Discovered by JamesWT, Unicorn is malicious software categorized as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During the encryption process, the filenames of all affected files are appended with an extension consisti

S3arch.page Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

S3arch.page Browser Hijacker

s3arch.page is a fake search engine promoted via the Suls APP browser hijacker (the site might be promoted by other hijackers as well). Software within this category operates by modifying browser setting to promote fake search engines. In this case, the s3arch.page search engine. Additionally, th

Get Online Recipes Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Get Online Recipes Browser Hijacker

As its name suggests, Get Online Recipes apparently provides quick access to various recipe websites. In fact, this app promotes a fake search engine (search.getrecipesonlinetab1.com) by modifying certain browser settings. Browser hijackers also collect information relating to users' browsing habi

payB Ransomware
Ransomware

payB Ransomware

Discovered by dnwls0719, payB is a malicious program belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. This ransomware operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to this pattern: original filename, unique ID a

VPN Update POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

VPN Update POP-UP Scam (Mac)

There are many deceptive websites on the internet used to trick people into downloading and installing potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). This particular website suggests that, to continue watching a video, visitors must download and install an app called Secured VPN Pro. Typically, thes

Berrigroun.com POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Berrigroun.com POP-UP Scam (Mac)

berrigroun[.]com is deceptive site designed to promote scams. In this case, the promoted scheme claims that visitors' iPhones have been infected and damaged by two viruses. Scams of this type typically promote untrusted or malicious software, which are presented as tools capable of removing the