search.searchm3w1.com (also known as search.searchm3w.com) is another fake search engine similar to many others and promoted via an app that is categorized as a browser hijacker. In this case, it is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Find Weather Now (updated variant of this browser h
ZipMAC is an adware-type application that supposedly allows users to compress and extract files. Judging on appearance alone, ZipMAC may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates systems without users’ permission. Furthermore, it records various user-system information and
VixPlayer developers present this app as a free, powerful, easy-to-use media player for Mac computers that is capable of playing the most popular video formats. In fact, this application is classified as a potentially unwanted app (PUA) and is used to promote other apps of this type (adware and
"I Made Transfer Into Your Bank Account" is a spam email campaign used to distribute GandCrab 5.1 ransomware. The virus is distributed using a malicious attachment. Cyber criminals send thousands of deceptive emails encouraging users to open a link that leads to an invoice. Opening the attachment
search.weheartcoloring.com is one of many fake search engines available on the internet. It is promoted using the We Heart Coloring potentially unwanted application (PUA), which is also a browser hijacker. This app supposedly provides free colouring-related pages, however, most PUAs of this type
Clop is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Jakub Kroustek. This malware is designed to encrypt data and rename each file by appending the ".Clop" extension. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.Clop". Following successful encryption, Clop generates a text file ("ClopReadMe.txt")
The "Sony Afri Mandela Sharing Happiness Award" email is sent to many people to trick them into clicking the presented website link. This is a scam presented as a notification of recipients being approved as winners of a large sum of money. This is merely a scam that cannot be trusted. We strongly
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, DESYNC is a ransomware-type program developed by cyber criminals who use it to encrypt people's files (make them unusable) and then demand ransom payments. Like most malicious programs of this type, DESYNC adds its own extension to each encrypted file, in this case
"ERROR 0X1CXX560" is a fake error message/error alert that scammers use to trick people into believing that a problem occurred relating to Windows Operating System activation. This scam is used to trick people into contacting developers who claim to be Microsoft representatives. Note that the "ER
Developers present Registry Scanner as a legitimate application that allows users to improve system performance by cleaning and fixing registry entries. Judging on appearance alone, Registry Scanner may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers promote it using a deceptive marketing method