Discovered by GrujaRS, Isolated is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called Aurora. Following successful infiltration, Isolated encrypts stored data (thereby rendering it unusable) and makes ransom demands. During encryption, this ransomware appends each filename with the ".isolated" extension
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freeonlinepdftools.com is the address of a fake search engine. Typically, search engines of this type are advertised as tools that provide an enhanced browsing experience and various extra features. Typically, fake search engines are promoted via potentially unwanted apps (PUAs), browser hijackers
Backdoor.SDBot is a malicious program and (as its name suggests) is a backdoor trojan. Typically, the main goal of trojans of this type is to give the attacker access to an infected computer (by opening a 'backdoor' by connecting to an IRC channel) or to send commands to it. The program was first
According to the developers, Smart Mac Tuneup is a high quality system cleaner that boosts computer performance by deleting junk files, optimizing the hard drive, and so on. On initial inspection, Smart Mac Tuneup may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers promote this application usin
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Smart Search (not to be confused with Smart Search virus) is a deceptive application that claims to enhance the browsing experience by improving the accuracy of search results and providing quick access to various popular websites. Its appearance suggests that Smart Search is legitimate and usefu
Ad Guardian is advertised as a tool that blocks annoying advertisements whilst browsing the web, however, it is classified as adware, a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Apps of this type display unwanted ads and record browsing data. Furthermore, most people download and install PUAs accid
Adroit System Care is software that supposedly cleans, optimizes and improves the performance of Windows computers, and also fixes errors and provides other features. In fact, Adroit System Care is distributed by 'bundling' it into the set-ups of other software. People often download and install
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