First discovered by malware security researcher, GrujaRS, Dy8wud is a ransomware-type virus that belongs to the Scarab malware family. Dy8wud stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored files. During this procedure, Dy8wud renames each compromised filename to a random string and adds
Many deceptive websites are used by scammers to trick people into believing that there are problems with their computers/installed operating systems. "Your computer was disabled" is a scam categorized as a fake error/virus alert. People usually arrive at websites that promote scams of this type un
On its website, One Click Booster is presented as software designed to clean, speed up and optimize Windows computers. This may seem a legitimate and useful tool, however, developers promote it using the "bundling" method. Therefore, many people install this software unintentionally or accidentall
The internet is full of fake search engines including search.hmymapsfinder.com, which is just one of many that supposedly provides an enhanced browsing experience (improved, faster, more accurate search results, and so on). Although this site may seem to be a legitimate and useful search engine,
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Identical to search.hloginhelper.co, search.searchnewvfr.com, search.hgetnewsfast.com, and many others, search.hmyeasytemplates.com is a fake search engine that, according to the developers, enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Its appearance suggests that search.hmyea
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Discovered by Michael Gillespie, MTP belongs to the GlobeImposter ransomware family. This program is designed to encrypt data stored on victims' computers and allows cyber criminals (MTP's developers) to make ransom demands via an HTML file called "how_to_back_files.html". MTP victims should be a
Kitty is another ransomware-type virus discovered by Emanual_ADC-Soft and belonging to the Scarab ransomware family. Following successful infiltration, Kitty encrypts most stored data, thereby rendering it unusable. During encryption, Kitty renames compromised files by appending the ".kitty" exte