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What is search.hinstantnewsnow.co?

search.hinstantnewsnow.co is a fake search engine distributed by POLARITY TECHNOLOGIES and is promoted using the Instant News Now browser hijacker app. This is a browser hijacker that offers a news-based search engine with quick access to trending news on websites such as CNN, Yahoo! News, MSNBC, and Fox News.

What is search.heasyspeedtest.co?

search.heasyperformancetest.co is a fake search engine promoted by developers using the Easy Speed Test browser hijacker app. The site is a search engine that claims to be legitimate by providing a supposedly enhanced browsing experience with improved results and quick access to an Internet performance test tool.

What is search.easyonlinegameaccess.com?

search.easyonlinegameaccess.com is a fake search engine promoted by developers using a browser hijacker app called Easy Online Games Access. The site offers a search engine providing access to thousands of games in a single click directly from a new browser tab.

What is playbar.biz?

playbar.biz is a fake search engine, a browser hijacker app called Playbar, designed to improve the browsing experience by generating the most relevant search results.

This site may seem similar to Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other legitimate search engines, however, playbar.biz is a browser hijacker promoted via rogue software downloaders or installers that modify browser settings without users' consent.

What is pdf2docpro.com?

Developed by Perion Network Ltd, Pdf2docpro.com is a fake search engine and browser hijacker app also known as Pdf2DocPro. It offers free features for PDF to DOC file conversion (and vice versa) and for making any PDF file editable. You can convert as many files as you wish.

What is newtab.co?

The newtab.co browser hijacker allows users to revive their homepages with photos that are changed daily. This is rather like desktop wallpaper, but for use with the browser homepage. It provides the ability to customize the new-tab page (essentially, the homepage) and the screen you see when opening your web browser.

What is moviesearchcenter.com?

moviesearchcenter.com is a browser hijacker and a fake search engine, which is also known as FlixTab. This search engine offers access to various movie-related websites in a single click, and a supposedly better browsing experience.

What is CoreTempApp?

CoreTempApp is a legitimate open-source application that allows users to monitor the current system temperature and view other computer component information. However, be aware that cyber criminals abuse this app in order to generate revenue.

They modify CoreTempApp's source code so that it would display of intrusive advertisements and track user's web browsing activity. Moreover modified versions typically infiltrate the system without asking for a permission. CoreTempApp basically becomes a potentially unwanted adware-type program (PUP).

What is Desu?

First discovered by malware security researcher, Jack, Desu is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files, thereby making them unusable. During encryption, Desu appends filenames with the ".desu" extension.

For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.desu". Following successful encryption, Desu generates a text file ("@_DECRYPT_@.txt"), placing a copy in every existing folder. The file contains a ransom demand message.

In addition, Desu modifies the system's Master Boot Record (MBR) and automatically restarts the system. Once the MBR is modified, the system becomes impossible to boot - users are simply presented with a ransom-demand message.

What is go.bonefreeze.com?

go.bonefreeze.com is another fake web search engine that, according to the developers, generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. This website may seem similar to Bing, Yahoo, Google, and other legitimate Internet search engines.

Therefore, go.bonefreeze.com may also seem legitimate. In fact, developers promote go.bonefreeze.com using browser-hijacking application called Bonefreeze. What's more, go.bonefreeze.com and Bonefreeze are both designed to gather information relating to user's web browsing activity.