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What is dartsearch.net?

dartsearch.net is a webpage that provides visitors with dubious content. Generally, most people end up visiting this website inadvertently due to adware-type potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their systems. People usually install these PUAs unintentionally.

They go on to serve users with various advertisements and record browsing-related data. Some other dubious websites similar to dartsearch.net include tweakingtools.info, getmacsoft.com, and nextoptim.com.

What is search.kimosachi.com?

search.kimosachi.com is one of many fake search engines that includes search.getvideomonkey.com, search.maps2go.net, and search.sprintfair.com.

These are are just some examples. The website is promoted as legitimate and useful, offering an enhanced browsing experience, however, it uses rogue downloaders/installers that modify the affected browser's settings. Additionally, fake search engines such as search.kimosachi.com usually gather  information relating to users' browsing habits.

What is GEFEST 3.0?

First discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft, GEFEST 3.0 is a malicious program and a new variant of Scarab ransomware. Its developers use it to encrypt data (block access) and encourage victims to pay a ransom for its release. GEFEST 3.0 changes each encrypted file extension by adding ".GEFEST".

For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.GEFEST". This ransomware also generates a ransom message within the "HOW TO RECOVER ENCRYPTED FILES.TXT" file.

What is search.getvideomonkey.com?

search.getvideomonkey.com is a fake search engine that is virtually identical to many others of this type including search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, and search.tapufind.com. The site is promoted using rogue download/installation installers that modify targeted browser settings.

Developers promote this search engine as legitimate and claim that it provides features and tools that will enhance the browsing experience in various ways.

What is search.maps2go.net?

search.maps2go.net is similar to many other fake search engines such as search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, and search.tapufind.com. These are just some examples. Developers promote this site as a useful search engine that is capable of providing an enhanced browsing experience with improved results, faster searches, and so on.

The search.maps2go.net site is promoted using rogue downloaders/installers that adjust browser settings. Furthermore, this search engine gathers data relating to users' browsing activities.

What is RogueRobin?

RogueRobin is a high-risk trojan developed and proliferated by a hacker group called DarkHydrus. In most cases, this trojan is distributed using spam email campaigns that deliver malicious attachments (typically, Microsoft Excel documents).

After successful system infiltration, RogueRobin connects to a remote server, downloads a text file, and runs a number of commands listed within that file.

What is search.sprintfair.com ?

search.sprintfair.com is a fake search engine that is very similar to other search engines of this type (e.g., search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, search.tapufind.com, etc.). Developers promote this site as a useful tool that provides real value with faster searches, improved search results, and so on.

In fact, it is promoted using rogue downloaders/installers that modify browser settings. Furthermore, search engines such as search.sprintfair.com gather data relating to users' browsing activity.

What is search.moshlezim.com?

The search.moshlezim.com search engine supposedly provides an enhanced browsing experience (faster searches, more accurate results, and so on). In fact, this is a fake search engine similar to many others such as search.regevpop.com, search-operator.com, search.tapufind.com, etc.

Developers promote it using rogue downloaders/installers that affect browsers by modifying settings. In addition, the search.moshlezim.com search engine also collects browsing-related data.

What is .happy?

.happy is a ransomware-type program used by cyber criminals to blackmail victims. They use these infections to encrypt data and demand specific ransom payments. This malicious program was discovered by Petrovic. Once data is encrypted by .happy ransomware, the program changes file extensions by adding ".happy".

For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.happy". A ransom message can be found in the "HIT BY RANSOMWARE.txt" text file. Research shows that this program's encryption is possible to decrypt (see below).

What is search.regevpop.com?

The internet is full of fake search engines such as search.regevpop.com. Other examples include search-operator.com, search.tapufind.com, and search-me.club.

Note that search.regevpop.com is promoted as a useful search engine that offers an enhanced browsing experience (faster searches, more accurate results, quicker access to popular websites, and so on), however, most of these sites (including search.regevpop.com) are promoted using downloaders/installers that modify browser settings.

Furthermore, fake search engines such as search.regevpop.com usually record data relating to users' browsing habits.