As its name suggests, "WannaCry hacker group Email Scam" is an email scam. It uses a form of blackmail known as "sextortion" in which it extorts money from people by threatening to reveal evidence of sexual activity. In this particular case, it claims that the evidence was obtained through the use
"Sextortion Email (Monero)" is the name of a scam sent to trick people into paying criminals. Scammers seek to trick recipients into believing that they have recorded a humiliating video, which they will proliferate on the internet unless a specific sum of Monero cryptocurrency is paid. There are
Discovered by GrujaRS, Hermes837 is malicious software classified as ransomware. Ransomware-type programs are designed to encrypt data, thereby rendering files inaccessible. Cyber criminals spread programs of this type to extort money from people by forcing them to purchase decryption tools and/or
"Mac System currently outdated and corrupted" is a notification on a deceptive scam site, which is used to trick people into installing a dubious app called My Mac Speedup. Visitors supposedly use this app to fix an 'issue' that was detected by this scam site. We strongly advise that you do NOT
Pirrit is the name of an adware family comprising a number of adware-type apps. Typically, apps of this type display intrusive, annoying (and often deceptive) advertisements. In some cases, adware can also be used to gather data. You are advised against having any adware installed on your comput
Apple.com-scan-mac[.]xyz is a scam website, created for the promotion of the Cleanup My Mac application. This site functions by alerting users of fake threats it has detected. However, it should be emphasized that any viruses it finds are imaginary. It is strongly advised to never trust such sit
Package Tracking App is a rogue application, advertised as a package tracker and a web searching tool. It is supposedly capable of providing details on ordered packages (tracking their route and similar). In all actuality, Package Tracking App is both a browser hijacker and a PUA (potentially unwa
myhelpfuldownloads[.]com is a dubious website used to promote software called Scanguard and other dubious applications. Users do not generally visit pages such as myhelpfuldownloads[.]com intentionally. If a browser opens myhelpfuldownloads[.]com, this is due to an adware-type application presen
Guarded is a ransomware-type program, which is similar to Sguard. Typically, programs of this type encrypt files so that victims cannot access them without specific tools that can be purchased only from the cyber criminals who developed the ransomware. Guarded renames encrypted files by adding a n
Chistilka (Чистилка) is a piece of software requiring no installation and endorsed as a system cleaner. It is supposedly capable of removing undesirable advertisements (pop-ups and similar), as well as boosting the speed of the Windows OS (operating system). It is promoted through its official we