LeadingProtocol is a piece of advertising-supported and browser-hijacking software. This app has been observed being proliferated via fake Adobe Flash Player updates. Due to the dubious methods used to distribute LeadingProtocol, it is also categorized as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application)
"FileShare email scam" refers to a spam campaign. These letters claim that several files have been shared with the recipients. It must be emphasized that the "FileShare" emails are fake, and none of their claims are true. Therefore, by trusting these messages, users can experience various severe i
Grakate is a type of malware that is capable of stealing information and files from the victim's computer. This stealer is for sale on hacker forums. Is lifetime subscription costs 2000 rubles, and a monthly one costs 490 rubles per month. Grakate can steal passwords, cookies, autofill dat
The purpose of HandlerRotator is to display annoying advertisements and promote a fake search engine (by changing the settings of the affected web browser). It has the qualities of adware and a browser hijacker. Users rarely install such apps on purpose (knowingly). Advertisements genera
Dramacool[.]ac is an illegal streaming site. In addition to infringing/breaking copyright laws, this website also employs rogue advertising networks. It is a widespread monetization technique, used by thousands of pages on the Web; bigyshare.com, 320ytmp3.com, y2convert.net, and up-load
JustSearchMaps is a browser hijacker that modifies browsers to promote the justsearchmaps.com fake search engine. Due to the dubious methods used to distribute browser hijackers, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Browser hijackers reassign browsers' home
Searchfor.cc is the address of a fake search engine that does not generate any unique results. It is very common that fake search engines are promoted through potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that change browser's settings. In most cases, those PUAs are browser hijackers. The app that pro
Chichi is the name of ransomware designed to prevent users from accessing their files by encrypting them. It also creates a ransom note (the "Guide To Recover Your Files.txt" file) and renames files. For example, it changes "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.chichi", "sample.jpg" to "sample.jpg.chichi", and so on.
Crypter is the name of a ransomware-type program. It operates by encrypting data (locking files) and demanding payment for the decryption (access recovery). Files are appended with the ".crypter.[victim's_ID]" extension. For example, a file titled "1.jpg" would appear similar to "1.jpg.crypter.A8
Bigyshare[.]com is a file-sharing website hosting primarily illegal content as it infringes/breaks copyright laws. Additionally, this site uses rogue advertising networks for monetization purposes. Thousands of web pages employ this technique on the Internet; gospeljingle.com, ytop1.com