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Antirobotsystem.com Ads
Notification Spam

Antirobotsystem.com Ads

The purpose of antirobotsystem[.]com is to promote shady websites. It redirects users to shady websites and asks for permission to show notifications that promote those pages. In order to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications, antirobotsystem[.]com uses a clickbait technique.

Wholecoolposts.com Ads
Notification Spam

Wholecoolposts.com Ads

Wholecoolposts[.]com is designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and promote other dubious pages. There are plenty of pages similar to wholecoolposts[.]com, for instance, phonenow[.]net, wholenicenews[.]com, mykiger[.]com. One more thing that these pages have in common is

MyADBlocksSearch Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

MyADBlocksSearch Browser Hijacker

MyADBlocksSearch is a browser hijacker designed to promote the myadblocks.com address. Myadblocks.com is a fake search engine. MyADBlocksSearch promotes this fake search engine by changing some of the web browser's settings. Typically, users install browser-hijacking apps unknowingly. MyAD

RL Wana-XD Ransomware
Ransomware

RL Wana-XD Ransomware

RL Wana-XD is the name of ransomware that encrypts files. It also appends the ".XD-99" extension to filenames (for example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.XD-99", "sample.png" to "sample.png.XD-99"), and creates a text file ("Readme.txt") containing a ransom note. Screenshot of files encrypted b

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Notification Spam

Phonenow.net Ads

Phonenow[.]net uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redirects them to potentially malicious pages. Phonenow[.]net shares these qualities with wholenicenews[.]com, greattypecaptcha[.]top, tropi[.]fun, and hundreds of other pages that users do not v

Sckmedady Ransomware
Ransomware

Sckmedady Ransomware

Sckmedady is ransomware that encrypts files and modifies their filenames. It appends the docexkonc@gmail.com email address, a string of random characters, and the ".sckmedady" extension to filenames. For instance, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.[docexkonc@gmail.com][MJ-JS8403912576].sckmedady", "2.

NoteIt Adware
Adware

NoteIt Adware

NoteIt is advertised as a tool allowing users to send important notes privately. It also bombards users with annoying advertisements. Therefore, it falls into the category of adware/advertising-supported software. It is worth mentioning that users often install adware unknowingly. Adware g

j1k0nxo7 Ransomware
Ransomware

j1k0nxo7 Ransomware

j1k0nxo7 is ransomware designed to encrypt files (and modify their filenames), change the desktop wallpaper, and create the "read_it.txt" file (a ransom note). It appends a randomly generated extension to filenames, for example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.yaoc", "document.txt", to "document.txt.

Sbpg Ransomware
Ransomware

Sbpg Ransomware

Sbpg is part of the Djvu ransomware family. This ransomware encrypts files and appends the ".sbpg" extension to their filenames. For instance, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.sbpg", "sample.png" to "sample.png.sbpg", and so on. Also, Sbpg creates the "_readme.txt" file - a ransom note containing cont

Drik Ransomware
Ransomware

Drik Ransomware

Drik ransomware belongs to a family of ransomware called Phobos. This variant encrypts files and appends the victim's ID, jackrasal@privatemail.com email address, and the ".Drik" extension to filenames. It also generates two ransom notes: "info.hta" (a file designed to display a ransom note in a p