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QuickConverterz Browser Hijacker

What is QuickConverterz?

QuickConverterz is a rogue browser extension promoting the quickconverterz.com illegitimate search engine. It is categorized as browser-hijacking software. Due to the questionable methods used to proliferate browser hijackers, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Fast Dark Adware

What kind of software is Fast Dark?

Fast Dark is adware (also known as advertising-supported software) that generates revenue for its developer by displaying advertisements. Pretty often, users install such software unintentionally. Therefore, Fast Dark and other programs of this kind are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
Live-updates-center.com Ads

What kind of page is live-updates-center[.]com?

Live-updates-center[.]com displays deceptive content, asks for permission to display notifications, and redirects visitors to untrustworthy pages. Typically, users end up on pages like live-updates-center[.]com through advertisements, other dubious sites, or present potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) open these pages for them.

   
Yoursurveyprogram.com Ads

What is yoursurveyprogram[.]com?

Yoursurveyprogram[.]com is a rogue website designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to various (likely untrustworthy or malicious) sites.

The Internet is rife with such pages; alertsx.comloopanews.com, and akaiksots.com are just a few examples of ones similar to yoursurveyprogram[.]com. Users typically access these websites via redirects caused by other rogue webpages, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
TheMapsFinderSearch Browser Hijacker

What kind of application is TheMapsFinderSearch?

TheMapsFinderSearch is designed to hijack browsers by changing their settings. As a rule, apps of this type promote fake search engines. TheMapsFinderSearch promotes themapsfinder.com. Another detail about browser hijackers is that most of them are distributed using questionable methods. Thus, users install them unintentionally.

   
SHA256 Malware

What is SHA256?

SHA256 is a piece of malicious software classified as a cryptocurrency miner. It is designed to generate Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrencies. This malware decreases system performance and endangers device integrity.

   
Fdrama.net Suspicious Website

What kind of page is fdrama[.]net?

Fdrama[.]net is an illegal steaming website offering users to watch movies and TV shows without the copyright holder's permission. Another problem with fdrama[.]net is that this site uses rogue advertising networks: it contains untrustworthy ads and redirects visitors to shady websites.

   
Grn21 Ransomware

What is Grn21 ransomware?

Grn21 is a piece of malicious software categorized as ransomware. It operates by encrypting data (rendering files unusable) and demanding payment for the decryption.

Affected files are with a random character string and the ".grn21" extension. For example, a file titled "1.jpg" would appear similar to "1.jpg.6ZXI5HPZ2zgkqYJ4Wr48KkEhF-iSuxqV5TOkV3W5OxT__JWf2PkWNYU0.grn21". Afterwards, a ransom-demanding message - "59FJ_HOW_TO_DECRYPT.txt" - is created.

   
AbstractEmu Malware (Android)

What kind of malware is AbstractEmu?

AbstractEmu is the name of rooting malware that can gain privileged access to the Android operating system. Threat actors behind AbstractEmu are using legitimate-looking apps (like password managers, app launchers, data savers) to trick users into downloading and opening/executing this malware.

   
Rocket Speed Booster Adware

What is Rocket Speed Booster?

Rocket Speed Booster is an adware-type browser extension. In addition to delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, this extension also has data tracking abilities. Since most users inadvertently download/install adware products, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   

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