Prizesfinder is a group of deceptive websites, which promote various scams. They have been recorded promoting "Latest version of Adobe Flash Player" and "Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!" schemes. Trusting these scams can lead to serious issues. Few users enter Prizesfinder and other, similar
CryptoDarkRubix is the name of ransomware that was discovered by dnwls0719. Most programs of this type are designed to encrypt files, create and display ransom messages, and rename encrypted files. Rather than encrypting files, however, CryptoDarkRubix rewrites their contents (and renders them unu
Discovered by Jayesh B. Kulkarni, This_is_no_jock is a malicious program belonging to the Xorist ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware suffer data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. When this ransomware encrypts, all affected files are appended with the ".
Hotrivsaln is a group of deceptive websites running various scams. Sites belonging to Hotrivsaln have been observed promoting "Latest version of Adobe Flash Player" and "Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!" schemes, yet other scams might also be accessed through or run on these web pages. Most p
"Install.app wants access to control" is text from a fake system notification. This appears on MacOS operating systems that have potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed. Note that Install.app is a PUA and should not be allowed to control Safari (Safari.app) or other apps, perform acti
Discovered by dnwls0719, Tsar is a malicious program classified as ransomware. It operates by encrypting the data of infected systems and demanding payment for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".Tsar" extension. For example, a file such as "1.jpg
Pyrogenic/Qealler is Java-based information stealer, which cyber criminals proliferate to steal credentials from browsers and other applications. The information stolen by Pyrogenic/Qealler could be misused to generate revenue in various ways. If there is reason to believe that this malware is ins
apl-def[.]com is a deceptive website running several different scam variants. By claiming that the visitors' devices are infected, or that their internet connection is not secure, it attempts to trick them into downloading/installing nonoperational, untrusted or malicious software. Few users ac
Like most ransomware-type programs, sepSys encrypts files, modifies their filenames and creates a ransom message. This particular ransomware renames files by appending the ".sepsys" extension to filenames. For example, "sample.jpg" becomes "sample.jpg.sepsys", and so on. It also creates a ransom
"Roundcube" email (subject: "- NOTIFICATION - Storage Full") is deceptive message supposedly from Roundcube, a legitimate email service provider. The message claims that recipients have reached their mail storage limit and, unless immediate actions are taken, their accounts will be blocked. This