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What is l-o-a-d-i-n-g[.]biz?

L-o-a-d-i-n-g[.]biz asks for permission to show notifications, displays deceptive content, and opens untrustworthy websites. It is similar to haenkyouv[.]space, multipleprofit-now[.]life, servicaetod[.]top, and hundreds of other pages. Most of them are promoted through shady ads, websites, and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Anonymoushacks ransomware?

Anonymoushacks is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data (lock files) and demand payment for the decryption. Affected files are appended with an extension that consists of a random character (letter and/or number) string.

After the encryption process is complete, a ransom note - "read_it.txt" - is created. Furthermore, Anonymoushacks changes the desktop wallpaper.

What is SportSearchly browser hijacker?

SportSearchly is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that hijacks web browsers by changing some of their settings. The purpose of SportSearchly is to promote the sportsearchly.com address, a fake search engine. It is categorized as a PUA because users rarely install browser hijackers intentionally.

What is the haenkyouv[.]space website?

Haenkyouv[.]space is a rogue site sharing many common traits with mydesktopdefender.com, multipleprofit-now.life, success-news.org, and thousands of others. It operates by loading questionable content and/or redirecting visitors to other (likely unreliable or malicious) webpages.

Users typically access rogue websites via redirects caused by untrustworthy pages, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is ICS (International Card Services) email scam?

Scammers behind phishing emails try to trick recipients into providing credit card details, usernames, passwords, social security numbers, or other personal information. This phishing email is likely to be used to extract credit card details and (or) online banking information.

What is SearchPDFConverters?

SearchPDFConverters is a browser hijacker promoting the searchpdfconverters.com fake search engine. Software products within this classification are also considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Retrievedata ransomware?

Retrievedata is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand payment for the decryption. During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".retrievedata300@gmailcom" extension. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.retrievedata300@gmailcom", and so forth. Afterwards, a ransom note - "help_data.txt" - is dropped onto the desktop.

What is RME ransomware?

RME ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files, modifies their filenames, creates the "info.txt" file, and displays a pop-up window. It renames files by appending the victim's ID, ransom.me@onionmail.org email address, and the ".RME" extension.

For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[ransom.me@onionmail.org].RME", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.id-C279F237.[ransom.me@onionmail.org].RME", and so on. RME is part of the Dharma ransomware family.

What is multipleprofit-now[.]life?

Multipleprofit-now[.]life asks for permission to show notifications, loads fraudulent content, and opens shady websites. There are lots of pages sharing these qualities, for example, servicaetod[.]top, hookupfornights[.]com, and mydesktopdefender[.]com. Users do not visit them on purpose.

What is Taleb ransomware?

Taleb is part of the VoidCrypt ransomware. It encrypts files to make them inaccessible/unusable, appends the monito001@aol.com email address, a string of random characters and the ".Taleb" extension to their filenames, and creates the "Read-this.txt" text file (a ransom note).

For example, Taleb renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.[monito001@aol.com][MJ-FW7940362815].Taleb", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.[monito001@aol.com][MJ-FW7940362815].Taleb", and so on. Its ransom note provides instructions on how to contact the attackers and some other information.