shortcutcommander.club is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers typically promote shortcutcommander.club using a fake Adobe Flash Player updater. Furthermore, th
Active Clean Pro is promoted as software that allows users to tune up their computers by cleaning unnecessary files from various folders, web browsers, etc. Judging on its appearance and features provided, this may seem to be a legitimate program, however, Active Clean Pro is classed as a potenti
Similar to Driver Maximizer, SweepTools PC Cleaner, and many others, Driver Updater is a dubious application that supposedly allows users to update and install outdated/missing drivers. Judging on appearance alone, Driver Updater may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates
RadioRage is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) developed by Mindspark Inc. This browser add-on is compatible with Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer and claims to enhance the browsing experience by allowing users to listen to their favourite music via the installed toolbar. Although thi
First discovered by malware security researcher, Jakub Kroustek, Bgtx is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called Dharma. After successfully infiltrating the system, Bgtx encrypts most stored data and appends filenames with the ".id-[victim's_ID].[decrypt@fros.cc].bgtx" extension (e.g., "sam
Mac Cleanup Pro is a dubious application presented as a high quality system optimization/cleaning tool. This is a new variant of another questionable app called Advanced Mac Cleaner. Its appearance suggests that Mac Cleanup Pro is legitimate and useful, however, it often infiltrates systems wit
First discovered by security researcher, Michael Gillespie, Koolova is a high-risk virus (ransomware-type virus) and is also known as Koolova virus. Koolova encrypts files using the AES-256 encryption algorithm, which is a symmetric algorithm. You can read it about it here. All encrypted files a
toponclick.com is one of many untrustworthy, rogue websites that include pulseonclick.com, kaizentraffic.com, ero-advertising.com, and so on. These sites redirect visitors to other untrustworthy/potentially malicious websites. Most users arrive at toponclick.com unintentionally - potentially unwa
Genieo is a dubious application that usually infiltrates systems without permission, since developers proliferate it using download/installation set-ups. Genieo's main purpose is to promote a fake search engine and record information. For these reasons, Genieo is categorized as a browser hijacke
Driver Maximizer is one of many dubious applications that is promoted as a software update tool for system drivers, or as a means to find the correct drivers for your computer. Judging by the appearance of this app and its website, it may seem to be a legitimate and useful program, however, develo