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Porn Blackmail Email SCAM
Phishing/Scam

Porn Blackmail Email SCAM

"Porn Blackmail" is a spam email campaign used to blackmail unsuspecting users. Cyber criminals falsely claim that they have infected recipients' computers with malware and encourages them to pay ransoms in exchange for a removal of a disgraceful video of the victim that they supposedly have recor

Search.anilopo.com Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Search.anilopo.com Redirect (Mac)

Identical to search.opengross.com, search.stosgame.com, search.nelrozplace.com, and many others, search.anilopo.com is a fake search engine that claims to enhance the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on the design alone, search.anilopo.com barely differs from Yahoo, Bi

ERROR 268d3x8938 POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

ERROR 268d3x8938 POP-UP Scam

Very similar to "Microsoft Alert Your Data Is At High Risk", "Attention Your Computer Has Been Infected", "Your Computer Might Be Infected By Trojans", and many others, "ERROR 268d3x8938" is a fake error message displayed by a variety of deceptive websites.  Research shows that many users visit t

RPD Ransomware
Ransomware

RPD Ransomware

First discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, RPD is a new variant of the Rapid 2.0 and Rapid ransomware-type viruses. Once infiltrated, RPD encrypts most stored files making them unusable. In doing so, this malware adds the ".RPD" extension to the name of each encrypted file. For instance, "sample.jpg"

Cgkreality.com Redirect
Adware

Cgkreality.com Redirect

cgkreality.com is a deceptive site that delivers various malicious content. Research shows that many users visit this site inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted adware-type programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission. Be aware that, as well as causing redirects

Smartsearch.pw Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Smartsearch.pw Redirect (Mac)

smartsearch.pw is another fake web search engine that, according to the developers, enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Its appearance barely differs from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users believe that smartsearch.pw is a

Search.opengross.com Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Search.opengross.com Redirect (Mac)

search.opengross.com is a fake search engine identical to search.pitchofcase.com, search.stosgame.com, search.nelrozplace.com, and many others. Judging on appearance alone, search.opengross.com barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users b

Rakhni Ransomware
Ransomware

Rakhni Ransomware

Rakhni is high-risk trojan/ransomware distributed using spam emails. Users receive an email letter containing a message (in Russian) encouraging them to open an attached .PDF document, which is presented as an "act of reconciliation". This is deceptive - in fact, the attachment is a malicious exec

Search.hplayfreemusic.co Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Search.hplayfreemusic.co Redirect

search.hplayfreemusic.co is a search engine, a browser hijacker also known as Play Free Music. It is installed on your web browser in a form of add-on or extension. It could also be installed as a program on your computer. Play Free Music is software distributed by a company called Polarity Techn

Search.hdesignyoursite.co Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Search.hdesignyoursite.co Redirect

search.hdesignyoursite.co is a fake search engine, a browser hijacker, which is installed on web browsers as an extension, add-on or even as a program on your computer (called Design Your Site). Design Your Site is software distributed by a Cyprus company called Polarity Technologies Ltd. If you