First discovered by Amigo-A, VegaLocker is a ransomware-type virus that, once infiltrated, encrypts most stored data. Unlike other viruses of this type, however, VegaLocker does not append any extension or rename files in any other way. Following successful encryption, VegaLocker generates a text
search.hmylocalclassifieds.co is classified as a fake search engine. It is virtually identical to many others of this type such as defendsearch.com, resultsinquire.com, and trackpackage.world. The site is presented as useful, legitimate, and may seem similar to other popular search engines develop
Jupstb is a ransomware-type program that cyber criminals (its developers) use to encrypt data stored on victims' computers and to blackmail them by making ransom demands. This malicious program was discovered by GrujaRS. Once files are encrypted, Jupstb renames them by adding a new (additional) "
ExpressDirections is a rogue application that supposedly provides users with driving directions. Judging on appearance alone, ExpressDirections may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and a browser hijacker. There are three main
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, KARLS is one of many malicious programs developed by cyber criminals. This particular one is categorized as a ransomware-type program. KARLS is a new variant of Dharma and is designed to encrypt data (make files inaccessible) and display ransom messages. Each affecte
shaimsaijels.com is a rogue website that shares similarities with aoptimismyto.club, mobnootiffy.com, pecul1ar.com, and many others. Once visited, shaimsaijels.com displays dubious content or redirects users to other dubious websites. Many visitors arrive at shaimsaijels.com inadvertently - they
The internet is swamped with rogue websites such as botkano.info. This site is very similar to verifycaptcha.com, adoptimismyto.club, newpush.support, and many others. Its main purpose is to force users to visit other dubious websites or display dubious content. People do not generally visit botk
AutoRun Gen is the generic name of threat detection by various anti-virus tools. Depending on the anti-virus (AV) suite and its database, AutoRun Gen can be detected under different names (e.g., "INF/Autorun.gen", "Trojan.AutorunINF.Gen", "INF.AutoRun", "INF:AutoRun-gen", etc.). Since, the names
Cyber criminals proliferate the "USPS Email Virus" scam by sending a number of identical emails to many people. They use this spam campaign to distribute the Hancitor Trojan. Their main goal is to trick people (email recipients) into opening the presented attachment and infecting computers with
"Downloading Virus... Trojan_horse.exe" is categorized as a fake virus alert. It is displayed on untrustworthy websites designed by scammers. The main purpose of the alert is to trick people into believing that their computers are at risk of infection. The rogue software also displays a pop-up win