The apple.com-monitor[.]live website is used by scammers to promote the Cleanup My Mac potentially unwanted application (PUA). This website displays a fake virus alert notification stating that users' computers are infected and encourages them to download and install the PUA, which supposedly re
GottaCry is the name of a ransomware-type program that was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Rather than encrypting data, GottaCry deletes all files that are placed on the victim's Desktop. It also enables a pop-up window with instructions detailing how to return the lost files. The "GottaCry |
"Hosting and domain are blocked" is one of many email scams and should not be trusted. In this case, a scammer (or scammers) threaten to damage the reputation of the website owner by having the hosting account and domain blocked permanently. This email is similar to other scams of this type, (suc
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, JURASIK is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called JSWorm. As with most ransomware infections, JURASIK stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored files. During encryption, JURASIK appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email
Belonging to the Djvu ransomware family, Skymap is a high-risk infection discovered by Michael Gillespie. After successful infiltration, Skymap encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. Additionally, Skymap appends filenames with the ".skymap" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed
sendspace[.]com is a file hosting website that allows users to send, receive, track and share large files. It is effectively an online file-sharing platform, which allows people to store and download files. This is a legitimate website, however, it uses deceptive ad networks. Visitors are redirec
According to MacEntizer's developers, this tool finds and fixes various errors, allows users to manage cache and various logs, uninstall unwanted apps, remove unused languages, and so on. Also known as Mac Entizer, it supposedly allows Mac computers to run faster, more smoothly, and without erro
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Developers promote PCActivator (or PC Activator) as a program that enhances computer performance by fixing errors, faulty registry entries, issues relating to system crashes, and so on. In fact, PCActivator is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), since developers distribute it
Actin is yet another variant of high-risk ransomware called Phobos. After successful infiltration, Actin encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. Additionally, Actin appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email address, and the ".actin" extension. For instance, "