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S.popular123.com Redirect

What is s.popular123.com?

s.popular123.com is presented as a 'high-experience' Internet search engine that significantly enhance the browsing experience by generating improved results.

Judging on appearance alone, s.popular123.com might seem legitimate and useful, however, this website continually records various information relating to browsing activity. In addition, it is promoted via rogue download/installation set-ups that hijack web browsers and modify various options without consent.

   
TeslaWare Ransomware

What is TeslaWare?

TeslaWare is ransomware-type malware that stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts various data. During encryption, TeslaWare appends filenames with the ".Tesla" extension (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.Tesla").

Following successful encryption, this malware changes the desktop wallpaper and opens a pop-up window containing a ransom-demand message.

Note that TeslaWare is written in the Visual Basic .NET programming language. Furthermore, research shows that TeslaWare's developer (WAZIX) is actively seeking help within dark forums to implement 'additional features'. Therefore, it is safe to assume that TeslaWare ransomware is still in development.

   
Sukoku.com Redirect

What is sukoku.com?

sukoku.com is presented as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, sukoku.com barely differs from Bing, Google, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines.

Therefore, many users believe that sukoku.com is also legitimate. In fact, this site tracks Internet browsing activity by gathering various user-system information. In addition, developers promote it by employing rogue download/installation set-ups that modify web browser settings without permission.

   
CondRed Adware

What is CondRed?

CondRed is a rogue application that stealthily infiltrates systems without consent (the "bundling" method). Following infiltration, CondRed installs the "Google Mail Checker" and "Google Docs Offline" extensions to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.

In addition, it continually causes unwanted redirects, delivers intrusive advertisements, and records various user-system information. For these reasons, CondRed is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

   
Super.awesomeforyou.club Redirect

What is super.awesomeforyou.club?

super.awesomeforyou.club is a rogue website identical to ad.dumedia.ru, starofferz.com, alldownloads.hapc.gdn, and many others.

 This website is designed redirect to various other websites and is often visited inadvertently - users are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission (the "bundling" method). As well as causing redirects, PUPs deliver intrusive online advertisements and continually monitor users' browsing activity.

   
Dogpile Redirect

What is Dogpile.com?

The Dogpile.com (or private.dogpile.com) search engine is used to discover information via the Internet.

Whilst this is a legitimate website, and not related to malware or virus infections, many Internet users have recently reported that it was set as their Internet browser's (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox) default homepage and search engine without their consent.

Such browser settings modification is caused by potentially unwanted applications distributed through free software downloads. At time of research, the Dogpile.com website is promoted deceptively via the application, Contactier, and the toolbar, SearchTape.

   
CRITICAL ALERT FROM WINDOWS Scam

What is CRITICAL ALERT FROM WINDOWS?

"CRITICAL ALERT FROM WINDOWS" is a fake pop-up error message claiming that the computer has been infected. This pop-up is displayed by a malicious website, which users often visit inadvertently - they are redirected to it by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs).

Research shows that these applications infiltrate systems without users' consent (bundling). As well as causing unwanted redirects, PUPs also track Internet browsing activity and continually deliver intrusive online advertisements.

   
Ad.dumedia.ru Redirect

What is ad.dumedia.ru?

Identical to starofferz.com, alldownloads.hapc.gdn, 1.admetic.com, and many others, ad.dumedia.ru is a rogue website designed to redirect users to other websites that advertise on dubious ad networks.

Users often visit ad.dumedia.ru inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission (the "bundling" method). As well as causing redirects, PUPs deliver intrusive advertisements and record user-system information.

   
Windows Defender Alert Scam

What is Windows Defender Alert?

"Windows Defender Alert" is a fake error message displayed by a malicious website. Many users visit this website inadvertently - they are redirected by various rogue applications that stealthily infiltrate systems during installation of regular software (the "bundling" method).

As well as causing redirects, these potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) deliver intrusive online advertisements and continually track users' Internet browsing activity.

   
Search.grooviemovie.info Redirect

What is search.grooviemovie.info?

Developers present search.grooviemovie.information as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, search.grooviemovie.information barely differs from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other legitimate search engines.

Therefore, many users believe that search.grooviemovie.information is also legitimate and useful. In fact it is promoted via rogue download/installation set-ups that modify web browser options without permission. Furthermore, this website continually gathers various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity.

   

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