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What is Convixio?

Convixio is a deceptive application presented as a legitimate tool capable of converting video formats. This supposed functionality often tricks users into believing that Convixio is legitimate and useful. In fact, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and adware.

There are three main reasons for these negative associations: 1) stealth installation without users' consent; 2) tracking of browsing activity, and; 3) display of intrusive advertisements.

What is "DarkWeb Attack ALERT"?

"DarkWeb Attack ALERT" is a fake alert pop-up window displayed on a dubious and deceptive website. Scammers use this website (and its associated pop-up window) to trick visitors into believing that the Windows Operating System was blocked due to a "DarkWeb Attack".

Users are likely to visit this website unintentionally - they are redirected by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that most people install inadvertently. Furthermore, when installed, PUAs gather various information and feed users with intrusive advertisements.

What is search.searchm3w1.com?

search.searchm3w1.com (also known as search.searchm3w.com) is another fake search engine similar to many others and promoted via an app that is categorized as a browser hijacker. In this case, it is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Find Weather Now (updated variant of this browser hijacker promotes search.findweathernowtab.com fake search engine).

People often install apps of this type unintentionally. PUAs go on to collect information relating to browsing activity (and other data) and modify certain browser settings.

What is ZipMAC?

ZipMAC is an adware-type application that supposedly allows users to compress and extract files. Judging on appearance alone, ZipMAC may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates systems without users’ permission. Furthermore, it records various user-system information and delivers intrusive advertisements.

For these reasons, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and adware.

What is VixPlayer?

VixPlayer developers present this app as a free, powerful, easy-to-use media player for Mac computers that is capable of playing the most popular video formats. In fact, this application is classified as a potentially unwanted app (PUA) and is used to promote other apps of this type (adware and so on).

VixPlayer is promoted via a website and the "bundling" method. Therefore, the VixPlayer app is often installed on a Mac computers without users' knowledge. These apps record data and serve users with intrusive ads.

What is "I Made Transfer Into Your Bank Account"?

"I Made Transfer Into Your Bank Account" is a spam email campaign used to distribute GandCrab 5.1 ransomware. The virus is distributed using a malicious attachment. Cyber criminals send thousands of deceptive emails encouraging users to open a link that leads to an invoice. Opening the attachment leads to infiltration of GandCrab 5.1 ransomware.

What is search.weheartcoloring.com?

search.weheartcoloring.com is one of many fake search engines available on the internet. It is promoted using the We Heart Coloring potentially unwanted application (PUA), which is also a browser hijacker. This app supposedly provides free colouring-related pages, however, most PUAs of this type modify affected browser settings and gather data.

What is Clop?

Clop is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Jakub Kroustek. This malware is designed to encrypt data and rename each file by appending the ".Clop" extension. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.Clop". Following successful encryption, Clop generates a text file ("ClopReadMe.txt") and places a copy in every existing folder.

The text file contains a ransom-demand message. Updated variant of this ransomware appends ".Cllp" extension and drops a ransom note named "README_README.txt".

What is "Sony Afri Mandela Sharing Happiness Award"?

The "Sony Afri Mandela Sharing Happiness Award" email is sent to many people to trick them into clicking the presented website link. This is a scam presented as a notification of recipients being approved as winners of a large sum of money. This is merely a scam that cannot be trusted. We strongly recommend that you ignore it and do not click the presented link.

What is DESYNC?

Discovered by Michael Gillespie, DESYNC is a ransomware-type program developed by cyber criminals who use it to encrypt people's files (make them unusable) and then demand ransom payments. Like most malicious programs of this type, DESYNC adds its own extension to each encrypted file, in this case, ".DESYNC".

For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.DESYNC". DESYNC also creates a ransom message within a text file called "# HOW TO DECRYPT YOUR FILES #.txt".