As most of us are aware, 2017 was a very successful year for cryptocurrency miners. The price of popular cryptocurrencies jumped dramatically (for example, in early 2017, Bitcoin was equivalent to ~$1000, while at the end of the year it reached nearly $20,000). Therefore, mining cryptocurrency be
Displayed by a malicious website, "Your Device Is Under Threat" is a fake error similar to Threats Detected, Microsoft Has Blocked The Computer, Firewall Breach Detected, and many others. Research shows that users are redirected to this website by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) tha
"Su Ordenador Está Bloqueado" is another fake error message displayed by a deceptive website. According to our research, users are redirected to this website by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) without their consent. In most cases, PUPs infiltrate systems without permission. In additi
First discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, TripleM is a new variant of a ransomware-type virus called MMM. Once infiltrated, TripleM encrypts stored data using RSA-2048 cryptography, creating a copy of each encrypted file and appending two different extensions (".triple_m"
voluumtrk.com is legitimate website that allows users to track ad campaigns. Cyber criminals often use this site to track statistics (typically, relating to malicious ad campaigns) for their rogue businesses. To achieve this, developers employ various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that usu
Identical to bestadbid.com, popads.net, smartoffer.site, and many others, coldcertainchannel.com is a rogue website designed to redirect to other dubious websites. Users are often redirected to coldcertainchannel.com by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). In most cases, PUPs infiltrate
Identical to PlankTab, Cat Start, and 3D Shape, Abstract HD is a rogue application that claims to allow users to customize the appearance of their homepages. These false claims often trick users into believing that Abstract HD is legitimate and useful, however, this app typically infiltrates syste
Discovered by malware security researcher, S!Ri, MadBit is a ransomware-type virus designed to infiltrate systems and encrypt stored data. In doing so, MadBit adds the ".enc" appendix to the name of each encrypted file (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.enc"). From this point, using th
Research shows that adhoc2.net is a rogue website identical to myiads.com, popunderzone.com, coolproductreview.com, and many others. adhoc2.net redirects to a number of other dubious websites. Users often visit adhoc2.net inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted program
Identical to search.xyz and spicystart.com, 5finder.com is a fake Internet search engine that supposedly enhances users' browsing experience by generating improved results. Initially, this site may appear legitimate and useful, however, criminals promote it using a browser-hijacking application c