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What is adsaro.com?
adsaro.com is a legitimate advertising network that supposedly helps developers build traffic for their websites. Cyber criminals employ this advertising network to promote malicious websites. To achieve this, they use potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission.
Following successful infiltration, PUPs deliver intrusive advertisements, gather sensitive data, and might also run unnecessary processes in the background.
What is search.hemailloginnow.com?
Email Login Now is a rogue application that supposedly allows easy access to emails. Many users believe that Email Login Now is legitimate, however, this potentially unwanted program (PUP) typically infiltrates systems without permission and records various sensitive data.
In addition, Email Login Now is categorized as a browser hijacker - a form of unwanted software that modifies browser options without consent.
What is SimplyWatch?
SimplyWatch is a rogue application that claims to be a leading media player. On initial inspection, SimplyWatch may seem legitimate and useful, however, it typically infiltrates systems without permission.
Furthermore, this app continually generates various intrusive advertisements and gathers sensitive information. For these reasons, SimplyWatch is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.
What is e-searches.com?
e-searches.com is a fake Internet search engine identical to gatmog.com, 5finder.com, dubalub.com, and several others. Its appearance barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines.
Therefore, many users believe that e-searches.com is also legitimate and useful, however, criminals promote this site via a browser-hijacking application called eSearches. In addition, e-searches.com and eSearches continually gather various sensitive data.
What is chromesearch.info?
chromesearch.info is a fake Internet search engine identical to chromesearch.club, chromesearch.today, and chromesearch.net. The appearance of chromesearch.information is virtually identical to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines.
Therefore, many users believe that this site is also legitimate, however, it is promoted using browser-hijacking download/installation set-ups. In addition, chromesearch.information continually gathers various sensitive data (mostly relating to users' Internet browsing activity).
What kind of malware is Krypton?
First discovered by malware security researcher, Karsten Hahn, Krypton is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts data. During encryption, Krypton adds the ".kryptonite" appendix to the name of each encrypted file. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.kryptonite".
Once files are encrypted, Krypton changes the desktop wallpaper ("krypton.png" is placed on the desktop), creates a text file ("KRYPTON_RANSOMWARE.txt", placed in all existing folders), and opens a pop-up window.
What is Leon?
Discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, Leon is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called Blind. Once infiltrated, Leon encrypts most stored files and appends filenames with the ".[developers'_email].leon" extension.
For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to a filename such as "sample.jpg.[brons@airmail.cc].leon". From this point, files become unusable. After successfully encrypting files, Leon creates a .hta file ("How_Decrypt_Files.hta"), places it on the desktop, and opens it.
What is ACTION CENTER?
Displayed by a malicious website, "ACTION CENTER" is a fake error message similar to Your Device Is Under Threat, Cydoor Spyware, Internet Security Alert, and many others. Research shows that users are often redirected to this website by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs).
In most cases, PUPs infiltrate systems without users’ permission. Furthermore, they deliver intrusive advertisements, gather sensitive data, and reduce overall system performance.
What is private-seeking.com?
private-seeking.com is a fake Internet search engine that supposedly enhances the web browsing experience by generating improved results, protecting users' privacy, and preventing information tracking. On initial inspection, this site may seem legitimate, however, developers promote it by employing a potentially unwanted program (PUP) called Personal Finder.
This application infiltrates systems without permission and stealthily modifies web browsers. In addition, Personal Finder (and private-seeking.com) continually records user-system information, mostly relating to web browsing actvity.
What is SERVER?
First discovered by malware security researcher, Lawerence Abrams, SERVER is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called CryptoMix. Immediately after infiltration, SERVER encrypts most stored files and renames them using the "[32_random_characters].SERVER" pattern.
For instance, "sample.jpg" might be renamed to a filename such as "A83E2FDB97AAEDC67DEA128EDCEA9075.SERVER". From this point, files become unusable and indistinguishable. Following successful encryption, SERVER generates a text file ("_HELP_INSTRUCTION.TXT") and places a copy in each existing folder.
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