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What kind of malware is Rigj?

This ransomware variant belongs to a family of ransomware called Djvu. It prevents victims from accessing their files by encrypting them and appends the ".rigj" extension to filenames. For example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.rigj", "sample.jpg" to "sample.jpg.rigj". Also, Rigj creates a ransom note, the "_readme.txt" file.

What is RATDispenser?

RATDispenser is a piece of malicious software designed to cause chain infections. This JavaScript program is primarily used to infect systems with Remote Access Trojans (RATs). These trojans operate by enabling stealthy remote access and control over compromised machines.

What is new-updates-service[.]com?

New-updates-service[.]com is a rogue site designed to load dubious content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy or malicious) webpages.

The Internet is rife with such websites; totalnicefeed.com, yoursurveyprogram.com, and loopanews.com are but some examples. Rogue sites are typically accessed via redirects caused by suspect pages, intrusive adverts, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What kind of page is yourdailysecurity[.]com?

The purpose of yourdailysecurity[.]com is to promote questionable websites and get permission to deliver notifications. Plenty of pages share the same qualities, for example, totalnicefeed[.]com, yourdesktopguardian[.]com, yoursurveyprogram[.]com. One more thing that these pages have in common is that users do not visit them on purpose.

What is Perfect-Converter?

Perfect-Converter is a browser hijacker that causes redirects to the perfect-converter.com fake search engine. Due to the questionable methods used to distribute browser-hijacking software products, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What kind of application is Prime Dark?

Prime Dark is the name of advertising-supported software that can show unwanted advertisements and read (and change) data on all websites. It is promoted using deceptive websites to trick users into installing it. Apps that users install unintentionally are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is kind of scam is PACKAGE WAITING?

It is a pop-up scam - a false/fraudulent message designed to trick users into taking certain actions. Usually, scammers behind it attempt to trick users into providing personal information, installing unwanted (potentially malicious) software, contacting scammers via the provided numbers, etc.

What is DirectConverterz?

DirectConverterz is a rogue browser extension that pushes the directconverterz.com fake search engine. It is classified as a browser hijacker, which in turn are considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What kind of software is Ad Avenger?

Ad Avenger is advertised as a program that blocks online advertisements, prevents trackers from profiling users, and restricts access to malicious pages. It is known that Ad Avenger is an advertising-supported program - it displays advertisements instead of blocking them.

What is "New Incoming Messages Placed On Hold" email scam?

"New Incoming Messages Placed On Hold" refers to an email spam campaign. These emails claim that recipients have pending messages, which they can either release into their inbox or ignore. The scam letters promote a phishing website targeting email account log-in credentials.