GANDCRAB 5.0.4 is another variant of high-risk ransomware called GandCrab designed to infiltrate systems and encrypt most stored files. As with most ransomware, a random appendix is added to the name of each compromised file. In this case, GANDCRAB 5.0.4 adds the ".rotxkry" string (e.g., "sample.j
additionalsearch.co.uk is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results and providing the latest world news. Judging on appearance alone, this site barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many
MINOTAUR is another ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, Brad. After successful infiltration, MINOTAUR encrypts most stored data (thereby making it unusable) and appends filenames with the ".Lock" extension. As well as file encryption, MINOTAUR generates a text file ("H
Express Player is a dubious application that supposedly plays a wide range of audio/video formats. Judging on appearance alone, Express Player may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates systems without permission, gathers sensitive information, and delivers intrusive adver
ultimatesearchweb.com is a fake search engine that, according to the developers, enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Its appearance suggests that this site is legitimate and useful, however, developers promote it using rogue downloaders/installers that modify browser o
Similar to REOptimizer, Driver Whiz, Swift PC Optimizer, and many others, Cloud System Care is a dubious application that supposedly allows users to optimize their systems by cleaning junk files, fixing registries, eliminating potential threats, and so on. This functionality may seem legitimate a
According to the developers, Ardamax Keylogger is a keylogger that allows capture of users' activities by saving them to a log file. It records keystrokes, visited websites, chats and instant messages, clipboard contents, webcam and microphone activity. This is a legitimate program, but many cybe
The internet is full of rogue websites such as related.ai (mysuperapps.online, newstarads.com, and redirectal.com are other examples). This website redirects visitors to other untrustworthy and potentially malicious sites. Most visitors arrive at related.ai unintentionally, since they are redirec
yourconnectivity.net is another fake search engine that falsely claims to enhance the browsing experience. By offering improved search results and quick access to various popular sites, yourconnectivity.net attempts to give the impression of legitimacy. In fact, this site is promoted using browse
zippnewsupdate.info is one of many rogue websites (similar or identical to mysuperapps.online, newstarads.com, redirectal.com, and many more) designed to cause redirects to other untrustworthy sites. Most users visit zippnewsupdate.info unintentionally - they are redirected by potentially unwanted