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What is Tradexic?

Tradexic is a rogue application that has adware and browser hijacker functionalities. It is also classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application) due to the questionable methods used to distribute it.

What kind of page is payments4u[.]org?

Payments4u[.]org uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redirects to similar websites. It shares these qualities with goodcaptchastyle[.]top, bruperchrophone[.]com, allcoolnewz[.]com, and a great number of other pages that users open unintentionally.

What kind of page is investmentstar[.]org?

Investmentstar[.]org is a rogue site aiming to trick visitors into allowing its browser notifications. It can also redirect users to other untrustworthy/harmful websites. Pages like investmentstar[.]org are typically pushed by others that use rogue advertising networks.

What is Avira Free Security - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses! pop-up scam?

It is a deceptive virus notification displayed by an untrustworthy website. The purpose of this page is to trick users into believing that their computers are infected and installing Avira antivirus (legitimate security software). Scammers (affiliates) behind it seek to collect illegitimate commissions.

What is CreateApplication?

CreateApplication is an adware-type app with browser hijacker abilities. Since most users download/install software products of this kind inadvertently, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What kind of malware is Vgkf?

Vgkf is the name of ransomware that belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. It encrypts files and modifies filenames (appends the ".vgkf" extension). For example, it Vgkf renames "image.jpg" to "image.jpg.vgkf", "document.txt" to "document.txt.vgkf". It also creates the "_readme.txt" file, a ransom note.

What kind of malware is Admin Locker?

Admin Locker is ransomware designed to encrypt files (make them inaccessible), change extensions of all encrypted files and create the "!!!Recovery File.txt" file (a ransom note). The extension that Admin Locker appends to filenames depends on the ransomware variant. It can append ".admin1", ".admin2", ".admin3", ".1admin", ".2admin", ".3admin".

For example, one Admin Locker variant renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.admin1", another one renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.3admin", and so on.

What kind of page is goodcaptchastyle[.]top?

Goodcaptchastyle[.]top is designed to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up displayed by a browser. Also, it can redirect visitors to other shady websites. Usually, websites like goodcaptchastyle[.]top are promoted by websites that use rogue advertising networks.

What is krestinaful.com?

Krestinaful.com is a fake search engine promoted by various browser-hijacking applications. Two of the apps promoting krestinaful.com are called Settings and Options. Browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing the web browser's settings. Apps of this type often are promoted and distributed using deceptive methods.

What is Google App scam?

Scammers are using a fake Google application to steal CoinBase login credentials. They use malicious installers to inject modified Chrome browser or similar software that changes the Google Chrome shortcut target. When users try to access a legitimate CoinBase page, they get redirected to a fake one.