"Your computer was locked" is a fake error message that appears on deceptive/untrustworthy websites. Generally, users do not arrive at these websites intentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). These are rogue applications that are installed without p
First discovered by malware security researcher Michael Gillespie, (enc) is high-risk ransomware designed to infiltrate systems and encrypt data. During encryption, this virus prepends each filename with the "(enc)" string. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "(enc)sample.jpg". Encrypted data
"Last chance to save your life Email Scam" is an email scam campaign used by criminals to threaten people and trick them into transferring money. In this case, scammers claim that they have used your webcam and recorded a compromising video of you while you were visiting a pornographic website. T
"Ads X" is a label of intrusive advertisements delivered by various adware-type applications and browser extensions. In most cases, these apps/add-ons infiltrate systems without permission, since most are proliferated using the "bundling" method. As well as delivering advertisements, adds/add-on
"So I'm the hacker who broke your email" is a spam email campaign that cyber criminals use to threaten and swindle people out of their money. These criminals claim that they have a humiliating video or photo of the victim and threaten to send it to all people in the recipient's contacts. Victims
Many users encounter the fake "Mac OS Support Alert" virus alert message when visiting deceptive, untrustworthy websites. People generally arrive at these websites inadvertently - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are installed without direct user permi
findprivate.online is a fake search engine that supposedly offers an enhanced browsing experience, more accurate results, and so on. This site may seem legitimate, however, it is promoted using a browser hijacker called FP App, which is also categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA)
SYMMYWARE is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Cyber Security. After successful infiltration, SYMMYWARE encrypts most stored data and adds the ".SYMMYWARE" appendix to each filename (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.SYMMYWARE"). Encrypted data instantly becomes unusable. Following
nvsearch.club is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, nvsearch.club barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines, and thus many users believe that this site is also legit
searcholive.com is is another fake search engine that is promoted by a browser hijacker - in this case, the FP App browser hijacker. Generally, search engines and browser hijackers are promoted as 'useful tools' that provide an enhanced browsing experience and various other features. In fact, the