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What is EdgeManagement adware?

EdgeManagement is designed to generate advertisements and change web browser settings to promote a fake search engine. It has the qualities of adware and a browser hijacker. Typically, apps like EdgeManagement are distributed using questionable, deceptive methods. Thus, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What kind of page is news-helaga[.]cc?

The purpose of news-helaga[.]cc website is to redirect visitors to dubious pages and get permission to show notifications. There are hundreds of pages like news-helaga[.]cc (some examples are wydxmx[.]com, everalyearsfou[.]xyz, gofenews[.]com). All of them share the same purpose. Users do not open them consciously.

What type of page is wydxmx[.]com?

Wydxmx[.]com displays a fake virus warning to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from it and redirects them to other untrustworthy pages. It shares the same qualities with lots of other pages, for example, everalyearsfou[.]xyz, tterismyperson[.]xyz, news-cofade[.]cc.

What is Mallox ransomware?

Mallox is designed to encrypt files, append a new file extension (".mallox") to their filenames, and create a ransom note ("RECOVERY INFORMATION.txt" file). For instance, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.mallox", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.mallox". Different variants of this ransomware use slightly different extensions - ".malox", ".malloxx", ".maloxx", ".rmallox" and many others (full list below).

What type of website is everalyearsfou[.]xyz?

Everalyearsfou[.]xyz is an untrustworthy page designed to promote other pages of this kind and use a clickbait technique to trick visitors into granting it permission to deliver notifications. It is very unlikely that users would visit this page on purpose. Everalyearsfou[.]xyz is similar to tterismyperson[.]xyz, gofenews[.]com, and many other pages.

What is PUSSY ransomware?

PUSSY is malware that blocks access to files by encrypting them and changes filenames by appending the ".PUSSY" file extension. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.PUSSY", "sample.jpg" to "sample.jpg.PUSSY", and so on.

PUSSY creates the "PUSSY!!!DANGER.txt" file as its ransom note. This ransomware belongs to a family of ransomware called NEFILIM.

What type of page is tterismyperson[.]xyz?

Tterismyperson[.]xyz uses a clickbait technique to lure visitors into granting it permission to show notifications. Also, this page opens questionable websites. It shares the same purpose with gofenews[.]com, untiljusttyerece[.]xyz, news-cofade[.]cc, and many other pages that users do not visit intentionally.

What is Zoom ransomware?

Zoom is the name of ransomware that encrypts files, changes the desktop wallpaper, and creates the "recover-youe-all-files.txt" file (a ransom note). It also renames files (it appends the ".zoom" extension to filenames). For example, Zoom renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.zoom", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.zoom", and so on.

What kind of website is gofenews[.]com?

Gofenews[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into receiving notifications from it and redirects users to various potentially malicious pages. There are plenty of pages like gofenews[.]com on the Internet, for example, untiljusttyerece[.]xyz, news-cofade[.]cc, and ukndaspiratioty[.]xyz.

What is Scott.Armstrong ransomware?

Scott.Armstrong is the name of the malware that encrypts files, appends the ".LOCKED" extension to filenames of all encrypted files, and generates two ransom notes "HOW_TO_RECOVER_MY_FILES.txt" and "HOW_TO_RECOVER_MY_FILES.hta").

For example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.LOCKED", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.LOCKED", and so on. Scott.Armstrong drops both of its ransom notes on the desktop.