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CreateApplication Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

CreateApplication Adware (Mac)

CreateApplication is an adware-type app with browser hijacker abilities. Since most users download/install software products of this kind inadvertently, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Adware is designed to display intrusive ads (e.g., pop-ups, surve

Vgkf Ransomware
Ransomware

Vgkf Ransomware

Vgkf is the name of ransomware that belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. It encrypts files and modifies filenames (appends the ".vgkf" extension). For example, it Vgkf renames "image.jpg" to "image.jpg.vgkf", "document.txt" to "document.txt.vgkf". It also creates the "_readme.txt" file, a ransom

Admin Locker Ransomware
Ransomware

Admin Locker Ransomware

Admin Locker is ransomware designed to encrypt files (make them inaccessible), change extensions of all encrypted files and create the "!!!Recovery File.txt" file (a ransom note). The extension that Admin Locker appends to filenames depends on the ransomware variant. It can append ".admin1", ".adm

Goodcaptchastyle.top Ads
Notification Spam

Goodcaptchastyle.top Ads

Goodcaptchastyle[.]top is designed to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up displayed by a browser. Also, it can redirect visitors to other shady websites. Usually, websites like goodcaptchastyle[.]top are promoted by websites that use rogue advertising networks. Good

Krestinaful.com Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Krestinaful.com Redirect

Krestinaful.com is a fake search engine promoted by various browser-hijacking applications. Two of the apps promoting krestinaful.com are called Settings and Options. Browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing the web browser's settings. Apps of this type often are promoted and dist

Google App Scam
Adware

Google App Scam

Scammers are using a fake Google application to steal CoinBase login credentials. They use malicious installers to inject modified Chrome browser or similar software that changes the Google Chrome shortcut target. When users try to access a legitimate CoinBase page, they get redirected to a fake o

SafeTravel Adware
Adware

SafeTravel Adware

SafeTravel is a program that shows advertisements. For this reason, it is categorized as advertising-supported software (adware). Pretty often, adware developers promote and distribute their software using questionable methods. Thus, users often download and install adware unintentionally.

Pure Dark Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Pure Dark Browser Hijacker

Pure Dark is an application that hijacks a web browser by changing some of its settings to ggfpa.com - an address redirecting visitors to questionable websites. In some cases, Pure Dark hijacks a browser without changing any settings. Pure Dark can change the homepage, new tab page, and de

Night Sky Ransomware
Ransomware

Night Sky Ransomware

Night Sky is the name of ransomware that encrypts files and modifies filenames by appending the ".nightsky" extension. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.nightsky", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.nightsky". Also, it creates the "NightSkyReadMe.hta" file that displays a pop-up window containing a ransom

ConnectProcess Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ConnectProcess Adware (Mac)

ConnectProcess generates annoying advertisements and promotes a fake search engine by changing the web browser's settings. Usually, users get tricked into downloading and installing adware and browser-hijacking apps. Therefore, apps like ConnectProcess are called potentially unwanted application