Chrome.exe virus is a generic name that refers to the Poweliks trojan. Cyber criminals disguise this malware as a "Chrome.exe (32 bit)" (or, rarely, "dllhost.exe" or "cmmon32.exe") process in Task Manager (why it is called Chrome.exe virus). Developers use Poweliks to generate fraudulent advertis
"Windows Has Been Shutdown" is another fake error similar to Bad Rabbit Attack, Deceptive Site Ahead, Your Device Is Under Threat, and many others. It is displayed by a malicious website that users often visit inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). As well as
Developers present Email Enhanced as a legitimate application that supposedly provides various email-related features. Initially, Email Enhanced may seem legitimate and useful, however, this potentially unwanted program (PUP) typically infiltrates systems without permission and gathers various sen
goldoffer.online is a rogue website identical to bestadbid.com, celeryleek.com, thesterminator.com, and many others. It redirects to various other dubious websites. Users often visit goldoffer.online inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate syste
Discovered by malware security researcher, Karsten Hahn, InsaneCrypt is ransomware-type malware that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files. In doing so, this virus appends filenames with the ".[insane@airmail.cc].insane" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sampl
Active Coupons Explore is presented as a legitimate application that supposedly provides various shopping coupons and, therefore, saves money. Initially, Active Coupons Explore may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hi
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Velso is a ransomware-type virus designed to stealthily infiltrate the system and encrypt most stored data. In addition, this malware adds the ".velso" extension to the name of each compromised file. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.velso". Hen
Some users continually encounter Command Prompt randomly popping-up and disappearing without any apparent reason. This is very frustrating and inconvenient when gaming, working, and performing intensive tasks on the computer. Furthermore, these pop-ups typically indicate a computer infection - in
First discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, Rapid is another ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates systems without consent. Once infiltrated, Rapid encrypts stored data and appends filenames with the ".rapid" extension (for instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "
Your Transit Info Now is a rogue application that falsely claims to provide access to train schedules. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, this potentially unwanted program (PUP) typically infiltrates systems without permission and continually records sensitive data. In ad