Discovered by dnwls0719, China is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware suffer data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".China" extension. For example, a fil
The OBERONBOOSTER program is advertised as an operating system optimization tool, however, it is distributed through various download/installation set-ups. Many people unintentionally download and install programs that are included in the set-ups of other programs. Therefore, OBERONBOOSTER is clas
"I infected your computer with my private trojan" is a scam email using the 'sextortion' scam model. This message attempts to blackmail recipients with videos of their sexual activity (the videos are nonexistent). The scammers claim that they have obtained this compromising material via malware th
thefastpush[.]com is one of many untrusted websites designed to redirect visitors to other pages of this kind or load dubious content. It is similar to place-web[.]com, fast-push[.]com, supposercality[.]pro and many other web pages. Typically, people do not visit these websites intentionally - br
Max Utilities is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA), and yet endorsed as software capable of cleaning operating systems and optimizing performance. Amongst its advertised capabilities are removal of Windows Registry errors and temporary files, Windows history cleaning, file pr
Cyber criminals often attempt to deceive users into installing malware on the operating system by sending emails that contain malicious attachments (or website links that download the malicious files). Their main goal is to trick recipients into opening the dangerous files, which install malicious
From the same developers as the Inlog Optimizer PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application), InLog is a rogue browser and based on a legitimate, open-source project called Chromium. While promoted as genuine software, using it significantly diminishes the browsing experience. It operates as adware and
Based on other ransomware named Hakbit, SERVO99 (also known as BSJB) was discovered by James. SERVO99 encrypts files, changes the desktop wallpaper and drops a ransom message in all folders that contain encrypted data. It renames encrypted files by appending the ".crypted" extension to filenames.
Discovered by malware researcher, Raby, 8800 is a malicious program belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. This malware is designed to encrypt the data of infected systems and demand payment for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to the followi
cc[.]vc offers URL (web address) shortening services, however, it also employs rogue advertising networks. Visitors to this site are presented with various dubious and harmful ads and/or are redirected to other untrusted and possibly malicious web pages. Therefore, you are strongly advised against