ProTabs Default Search is a browser hijacker that promotes the protabs.xyz address - a fake search engine. It does that by changing the web browser's settings. Typically, users end up having their browsers hijacked inadvertently. ProTabs Default Search makes protabs.xyz as the default sear
Dougale[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into granting it permission to show notifications and redirects visitors to another similar page. Pages like dougale[.]com get opened through other sites using rogue advertising networks. Users do not open them intentionally. Examples of
It is a technical support scam disguised as a legitimate security warning from Windows Defender. The purpose of this scam is to trick unsuspecting users into calling the provided number. Scammers behind such scams seek to trick users into providing personal information, paying for fake services or
BackLinks Monitor is promoted as an application that allows users to quickly examine domain backlinks. It is known that BackLinks Monitor can generate advertisements - it has the qualities of advertising-supported software. Adware is often promoted and distributed using questionable, deceptive met
NoWay is ransomware, a type of malware that encrypts files and generates a ransom note (the "Unlock your file Instraction.txt" file). It also renames files by replacing their filenames with a string of random characters and appending the ".noway" extension. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "611
ToolIndexer is advertising-supported software that generates advertisements and hijacks a web browser to promote a fake search engine. Typically, apps like ToolIndexer are promoted/distributed using questionable methods to trick users into downloading/installing them. Advertisements gene
Windows-protector[.]com is a deceptive website designed to display a fake security alert. It also asks for permission to show browser notifications. It is very similar to protectnscan[.]com, webdefencesurvey[.]com, rewardsltd[.]com, and many other pages. These pages rarely get opened by users on p
It is an email scam (fake sextortion email) claiming that scammers have hacked into a computer and recorded an intimate video. The purpose of this email is to trick recipients into believing that the supposedly recorded video will be sent to their contacts if they do not pay a particular sum of mo
Time Time is ransomware designed to encrypt files, append the ".timetime" extension to filenames, and create two ransom notes: "@__RECOVER_YOUR_FILES__@.txt" and "@__RECOVER_YOUR_FILES__@.exe". An example of how Time Time alters filenames: it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.timetime", "document.txt" to
SmartCheck displays advertisements and makes changes in the web browser's settings. This app has the qualities of adware and a browser hijacker. Users rarely download and install such apps intentionally. Thus, SmartCheck and similar apps are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).