Developers present somethat.com as a "high-quality" Internet search engine that enhances users' browsing experience by generating improved results. On initial inspection, somethat.com may seem legitimate and useful, since its appearance barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate
First discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, "All Access To This Device Has Been Revoked" is malware that displays a fake error message. Once infiltrated, this malware locks the computer screen and displays a message stating that there is a potential computer infection. From this point, users are unable
Developers present search60.com as a high-end Internet search engine that generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. On initial inspection, search60.com may seem legitimate and useful, since its appearance barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legiti
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"Threats Detected" is a fake pop-up error displayed by various malicious websites. Research shows that users are often redirected to these websites by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). These rogue programs usually infiltrate systems without permission. As well as causing redirects, po
A recently-discovered ransomware-type virus called ABC is designed to stealthily infiltrate the system and encrypt most stored data. Henceforth, the affected files became unusable. During encryption, ABC also appends filenames with an extension comprising eight random digits and letters. For inst
search.microcosmtab.com is a fake Internet search engine that supposedly enhances the web browsing experience by generating improved results and providing quick access to popular websites. Initially, this site may appear legitimate and useful, however, search.microcosmtab.com is promoted via a dec
XZZX is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called CryptoMix. This malware was first discovered by computer security researcher, Lawrence Abrams. Immediately after infiltration, XZZX encrypts stored data using AES and RSA encryption algorithms. During encryption, XZZX renames files using the "[
"The Mercury Text Font Was Not Found" is a fake error message claiming that a certain font is missing. Note that, unlike other fake errors, "The Mercury Text Font Was Not Found" is not displayed by malicious websites. Developers hijack poorly-protected sites (mostly, WordPress content management
Discovered by malware security researcher, JAMESWT, jCandy is a ransomware-type virus designed to stealthily infiltrate the system and encrypt most stored data. During encryption, jCandy appends filenames with the ".Locked-jCandy" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.Locked-jCan