Cyber criminals use the Ghost ransomware-type virus to infect systems and encrypt data, thereby making it unusable until the ransom demands are met. Ghost was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Once a computer is infected, this virus renames all encrypted files by adding the ".Ghost" extension. For
ARGUS is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Amigo-A. Following successful infiltration, ARGUS compromises (encrypts) most stored data using an RSA-2048 encryption algorithm. It also appends filenames with the ".ARGUS" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.ARGUS"). Encrypted d
Vapor is a ransomware virus designed to encrypt victims' files and make ransom demands. Vapor developers use an AES cryptography algorithm to encrypt files. Once files are locked, they become unusable. Vapor renames each encrypted file by adding the ".Vapor" extension. For example, "1.jpg" become
Fire (a new variant of Dharma) is a high-risk virus that is categorized as ransomware. This infection was discovered by Jakub Kroustek and is designed to infect operating systems and lock all files by encryption. All encrypted files are renamed by adding the ".fire" extension plus an ID and email
notify-lastnews.online is a rogue website that shares similarities with strialdeather.info, go.oclaserver.com, news-notification.tools, and many others. It redirects to other dubious websites. Research shows that many users arrive at notify-lastnews.online inadvertently - they are redirected by p
Scammers use the "You can visit the police station" spam email campaign to trick people into believing that they have obtained compromising photos or videos. They also make ransom demands and threaten that they will proliferate this material if their demands are not met. Note that this is simply
"Your Windows has been banned" or "This PC has been Blocked" is a fake error message claiming that the user has violated Microsoft's terms of use. Be aware, however, that this is simply a scam that locks the computer screen and encourages victims to contact "Microsoft's Technicians" who will supp
HawkEye is high-risk virus designed to record keystrokes, account credentials, and other similar information. In most cases, HawkEye is distributed using spam email campaigns. Developers send thousands of deceptive emails that encourage users to open attached files, however, opening them results i
Trojan:Win32/Fuerboos is the name of a threat detected by Windows Defender. Although the message states that Trojan:Win32/Fuerboos is presented as high-risk threat, this is often a "false positive". Therefore, the anti-virus suite detects a legitimate file as malicious and eliminates it. The
Search.safefinderformac.com is a fake Internet search engine similar to search.safefinder.com and isearch.safefinder.net. By offering improved search results, search.safefinderformac.com attempts to give the impression of legitimacy, however, this site is promoted via deceptive application downl