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What is defpush.com?

The internet is full of untrustworthy, rogue websites. An example is defpush.com, which is very similar to many other websites of this type such as sociatemethio.club, special-promotion.online, and nuclearlytu.info.

People do not generally visit websites such as defpush.com intentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are installed without users' knowledge. Once installed, PUAs record browsing-related data and deliver intrusive advertisements.

What is search-me.club?

Many fake search engines are promoted to make them seem legitimate. For example, developers present search-me.club as a useful search engine that offers an enhanced browsing experience, however, it is promoted using rogue download/installation set-ups that modify browser settings. Furthermore, search-me.club gathers various browsing-related (and other) data.

What is mysearchency.com?

mysearchency.com is one of many fake search engines (virtually identical to weknow.ac, search.porterice.com, and nextoptim.com) promoted as a search engine that provides users with an enhanced browsing experience, accurate results, and so on.

As with most fake search engines, however, this site is promoted using rogue (download/installation) set-ups that modify browser settings without direct user permission. Furthermore, mysearchency.com is categorized as data-tracking website that collects browsing-related data.

What is "Programmer known in darkweb"?

"Programmer known in darkweb" is a spam email campaign that scammers use to trick people into believing that their computers have been infiltrated with a virus that has allowed cyber criminals to monitor their activities.

Generally, scammers behind these emails claim that they have obtained compromising material (photos or videos) and will use it against users if their demands are not met. Note that this is a common scam and should not be taken seriously or trusted.

What is "Activate your Windows now"?

"Activate your Windows now" is just one of many fake messages displayed on various deceptive websites. In this case, it is a fake Windows Security alert message.

Generally, people do not visit these deceptive and untrustworthy websites intentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Typically, PUAs deliver intrusive ads and record data. Most users install these unwanted apps inadvertently.

What is sociatemethio.club?

sociatemethio.club is another rogue website designed to redirect visitors to other dubious sites. Generally, users arrive at this site inadvertently - potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) redirect them to it.

PUAs are often installed unintentionally, since they feed users with advertisements and record data (mostly browsing-related). Some examples of other websites similar to sociatemethio.club include special-promotion.online, nuclearlytu.info, and filezog.com.

What is PremierOpinion?

According to the developers, the PremierOpinion app monitors browsing activity. In exchange for allowing PremierOpinion to perform this function, users are supposedly rewarded with access to certain software, entries to "sweepstakes", and other benefits.

In fact, developers proliferate PremierOpinion using the "bundling" method and thus it often infiltrates systems without permission. PremierOpinion is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

What is Your Windows Computer Is Infected With (4) Viruses!?

Identical to Your System Is Heavily Damaged By (4) Virus and Your WINDOWS 10 is infected with (3) Viruses!, "Your Windows Computer Is Infected With (4) Viruses!" is a fake error message displayed by malicious sites.

According to our research, many users are redirected to these sites by intrusive ads (displayed by other dubious sites) or potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission. Causing redirects is not the only downside of PUPs.

Most deliver intrusive advertisements, gather sensitive information, and misuse system resources to run unwanted processes.

What is StevenSeagal?

StevenSeagal is a computer infection, a ransomware-type virus that belongs to the Scarab ransomware family. It was discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft and is designed to block users from accessing their files by encrypting data (making it unusable).

It also blocks Task Manager to prevent victims from terminating the StevenSeagal ransomware process and renames each encrypted file using the "[random_string].stevenseagal@airmail.cc" pattern. For example, "sample.jpg" might be renamed to a filename such as "9d5sn++1ZgKVqQ.stevenseagal@airmail.cc".

It also changes the desktop wallpaper using a photo of Steven Seagal (the actor), however, he obviously has nothing do to with this infection. More details are given in the "HOW TO RECOVER ENCRYPTED FILES.TXT" ransom message that is placed in each folder containing encrypted files.

What is CmdRansomware?

Discovered by security researcher Petrovic, CmdRansomware is a ransomware virus that is designed to lock (encrypt) files, rendering them unusable until a decryption tool or key is obtained from cyber criminals. In this way, CmdRansomware is used to make ransom demands.

It renames each encrypted file by adding the ".cmd_ransomware" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" becomes "sample.jpg.cmd_ransomware". CmdRansomware victims will find a ransom-demand message in the "cmdRansomware.txt" text file.