Similar to Danske Bank, Electronic Intuit, ADP Invoice, and many others, "Barclays Secured Message Email Virus" is a spam email campaign used to distribute the TrickBot trojan. The email contains text stating that the user has received a secured message and encourages them to open an attached MS
Developed by Jetmedia, NativeDesktopMediaService is a rogue application that infiltrates systems without users’ permission. This potentially unwanted application (PUA) is designed gather various information from users. Furthermore, it continually connects to remote websites to send recorded data a
clksite.com is a deceptive website designed to redirect users to a variety of other rogue sites. It is virtually identical to dentially.info, cobalten.com, bestadbid.com, and many others. Most visitors visit clksite.com inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (
LanRan is a ransomware-type virus based on an open-source ransomware project called Hidden Tear. It is designed to infiltrate the system and encrypt most stored files (thereby making them unusable) using the AES encryption algorithm. In addition, LanRan adds the ".LanRan2.0.5" appendix to the nam
First discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - Your PC Is Blocked" is a scam message displayed by a screen-locking virus. The message essentially states that the user has violated certain laws and must pay a "fine", otherwise arrest will follow. Be aware, however, this
Developers present FAssistant as a great tool to restrict access to various files/folders by adding password protection. Judging on appearance alone, FAssistant may seem legitimate and useful, however, this software is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. There are thre
"Electronic Intuit Email Virus" is an email spam campaign used to distribute the Zeus Panda (and in some cases, TrickBot) trojan. Cyber criminals send thousands of deceptive emails stating that recipients must pay a type of bill/invoice. These emails are also delivered with an attached MS Office
"Apple Warning Alert" is a fake error messaged displayed by a malicious website to which users are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). These programs are known to infiltrate systems without consent. In addition, they continually record user-system information relating to
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, SHRUG is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored data. In doing so, this malware appends filenames with the ".SHRUG" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.SHRUG"). Encrypted data immediately becomes
Search.hclassifiedlist.net is a fake search engine that gets installed thought the app called Classified List. Classified List offers users not only to use their supposedly enhanced browser engine with improved search results, but to access online classifieds such as Craiglist, Classified Ads Clos