There are many spam email campaigns that are used to scam people and extort money from them. A common example is the sextortion-type scam: scammers send emails claiming that they have obtained (taken/recorded) compromising photos or videos and threaten recipients that they will proliferate the mat
Cyber criminals use the "Y.E DESIGN Email Virus" spam email campaign to spread the Emotet malicious program, a high-risk virus infection designed to steal sensitive/personal information and proliferate other infections. Criminals send many emails that contain a malicious attachment - once opened
Null [specifically, "(null)[random_characters)"] is the faulty URL of the homesweeklies.com fake search engine. The site supposedly enhances the browsing experience by allowing users to search and enjoy improved results. Initially, this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, the
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