Takeprize is a family of untrusted, deceptive websites and a domain that, if visited, displays various lottery scams. At the time of research, takeprize loaded web pages that encouraged visitors to download an installer that distributes potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) including browser hijacker
Discovered by dnwls0719, PSAFE is malicious software belonging to the Matrix ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt the data of infected systems and demand ransom payments for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to the following pattern: "[Safe
The Find A Flight Pro app is designed to provide quick access to flight information, however, it is actually classified as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. Apps of this type promote fake search engines by changing various browser settings. Find A Flight Pro promotes s
ENCRYPTED_RSA is a malicious program belonging to the CryptoLocker ransomware family. It operates by encrypting the data of infected systems and demanding payment for decryption tools/software. Additionally, it attempts to delete volume shadow copies. Volume Shadow Copy is a Windows service that
DesuCrypt (also known as Insane) was discovered by S!Ri. This is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. Unlike most programs of this type, however, DesuCrypt does not encrypt any files - it damages them (rendering them unusable) and changes filenames by appending the ".desucrypt" extension
Top APP is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. Typically, apps of this type promote the addresses of fake search engines by changing certain browser settings. Research shows that this PUA does not in fact change the settings, however, it detects when users search (by ent
Quick Converter is a browser hijacker, which operates by modifying browser settings to promote a fake search engine (feed.quick-converter.com). Additionally, it has data tracking capabilities, which are employed to monitor users' browsing activity and gather sensitive information inferred from it.
Finding Forms Pro promotes the address of a fake search engine (search.hformshere.com) by changing browser settings and collecting browsing-related data. Apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and browser hijackers. In most cases, people download and install
Discovered by dnwls0719, doctor666 is a part of the Snatch ransomware family. This ransomware encrypts victims' files and renames them by appending the ".egmwv" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.egmwv", and so on. Furthermore, doctor666 creates a ransom message wit
Protected Search is a browser hijacker, which is advertised as a tool for enhancing the browsing experience by improving web searches. In fact, it modifies browsers to promote feed.protected-search.com (a fake search engine). As with most software within this classification, Protected Search has d