Discovered by malware security researcher, Adam Thomas, the LamePyre virus claims to be communication software called Discord (designed for video gaming communities). In fact, LamePyre is a high-risk trojan capable of opening a system backdoor, capturing screenshots, and then sending them to a r
"Looked at you for several months" is a scam (a spam email campaign) used to trick recipients into believing that anonymous hackers have recorded a compromising/humiliating video and will proliferate it if their ransom demands are not met. In fact, there are hundreds (or even more) similar spam ca
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, WORMCRYPT0R is a high-risk ransomware-type malicious program. When a computer is infected by this program, it encrypts files, thereby rendering them unusable. To retrieve their files, WORMCRYPT0R victims are encouraged to buy a decryption key from from the develope
miksearch.club is a fake search engine that is promoted as if it is legitimate and capable of providing an enhanced browsing experience (more accurate search results, faster searches, and so on). This may seem to be a useful search engine, however, miksearch.club is promoted using rogue downloa
"Christmas Day Bonus Gift Email Virus" is a spam campaign used to trick people (email recipients) into clicking the displayed website link. Clicking this link leads to a computer infection called Ursnif, a trojan-type computer infection designed to record various sensitive data. We advise you not
The PDF King app allows conversion of various documents into PDF format, and also to convert them back from previous formats and merge multiple PDF documents into one. Developers promote this app as the most comprehensive PDF converter available, however, PDF King is categorized as a potentiall
"Getting Too Many Pop-up Ads" is a deceptive message that is used by scammers who promote products or services that supposedly block advertisements (pop-ups). Ironically, users are redirected to websites that display this message by various adware-type applications. These apps are categorized a
Hidden Tear is an open-source ransomware project that is free for anyone to download in GitHub. Many cyber criminals use this project to develop their own variants of ransomware and to generate revenue in malicious ways. Some examples of these viruses include Qinynore, Nog4yH4n Project, IT.Books,
idisplayboxkude.club is a rogue website (virtually identical to barbitinnovans.info, touchpushthen.info, googlo.co, and many others) designed to force users to visit other untrustworthy sites. Most visitors arrive at this website unintentionally - potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) redirect them to
Discovered by GrujaRS, Jemd is a high-risk computer infection, a ransomware-type malicious program designed to encrypt (lock) data and make ransom demands. Most ransomware viruses rename encrypted files by adding an extension, however, Jemd simply blocks access to data and creates a "Recovery.TXT"