torlock[.]com is a popular, yet dubious, torrent website. On initial appearance, torlock[.]com may seem legitimate and useful, however, this site asks each user to "enable notifications", which would allow it to display browser notifications and promote other websites. This functionality is legit
Discovered by JAMESWT, india2lock is just one of many ransomware-type programs. It encrypts data, changes the victim's wallpaper and creates a ransom message within the "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" text file. People with computers infected by india2lock cannot access their files unless they pay a ra
Belonging to the Dharma family, TOR13 is yet another ransomware-type infection discovered by Jakub Kroustek. After stealthily infiltrating the system, TOR13 encrypts most stored files using RSA-1024 cryptography. In doing so, TOR13 appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email a
androponhowrow[.]info is a rogue website that shares similarities with fortorsarrabse.info, press2continue.com, feenotifyfriends.info, and dozens of other similar sites. Note that androponhowrow[.]info is designed to deliver dubious content and redirect users to other rogue sites. Most users visi
Dr. Wolf Internet Security is anti-virus software that provides protection for users of desktop computers and Android mobile devices. It protects against viruses, spyware, malware, trojans, ransomware, and other threats. In summary, it is promoted as a legitimate anti-virus suite, however, it is
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Mcold is a malicious program classified as ransomware and belonging to the Maoloa ransomware family. Developers (cyber criminals) use it to extort money from people by encrypting their data and keeping it in that state unless a ransom is paid (in effect, a decrypti
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Radman is yet another variant of Djvu ransomware and was first discovered by malware researcher Michael Gillespie. After successfully infiltrating the system, Radman encrypts most stored data and appends filenames with the ".radman" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" becomes "sample.jpg.radman"
FirePlayer is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to play various media in the HD format. On initial inspection, FirePlayer may appear legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as an unwanted program and adware. There are three main reasons for these negative associ
Giph It is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker that supposedly provides a collection of various GIFs. Giph It is categorized as a PUA, since most people install it unintentionally. Furthermore, as with most apps of this type, Giph It changes browser settings, thereby prom