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What is the "POLÍCIA SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA" scam email?

"POLÍCIA SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA" is a scam email targeting Portuguese-speaking users. These deceptive messages are presented as notifications of a lodged virtual complaint sent by the "Electronic Police Station". Note that all information presented in these emails is false.

The "POLÍCIA SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA" scam messages contain links to websites containing malware.

What is Appnewtab?

Appnewtab is a browser hijacker, which promotes barosearch.com, the address of a fake search engine by modifying certain browser settings. It is also capable of collecting information relating to users' browsing activities (browsing data).

Users often download and install browser hijackers unintentionally and, therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is AdjustableView?

AdjustableView is an adware-type application with browser hijacker traits. It operates by delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, making modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines. AdjustableView promotes 0yrvtrh.com on Safari browsers and search.adjustablesample.com on Google Chrome browsers.

Additionally, most adware-type apps and browser hijackers collect browsing-related information. Due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate AdjustableView, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What kind of malware is Suncrypt?

Discovered by GrujaRS, Suncrypt ransomware prevents victims from accessing files by encryption. It also renames all encrypted files and creates a ransom message. It renames encrypted files by appending a string of random characters as the new extension.

For example, Suncrypt would rename a file called "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.F3F2420C68439B451670486B17EF6D1B0188A7982E7A9DBD9327E7F967C15767", a file named "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.G4D3519X58293C283957013M35DC8A2V0748D9845E7A5DBD6590E3F834C4638", and so on.

It also creates the "YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.HTML" file (ransom message) in all folders that contain encrypted files.

What is FieldIndexer?

FieldIndexer is classified as adware, since it feeds users with various advertisements. Commonly, apps of this type collect information relating to users' browsing habits, and this might also be the case with FieldIndexer. Additionally, it could be designed to promote a fake search engine (function as a browser hijacker).

In most cases, users download and install adware inadvertently and, for this reason, the programs are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is StreamSaloon?

StreamSaloon is a browser hijacker designed to change certain browser settings to the address a fake search engine (streamsaloon.com). Additionally, it might collect information relating to users' browsing activities.

Generally, users download and install apps such as StreamSaloon (browser hijackers) inadvertently and, therefore, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs)

What is PublicBoardSearch?

PublicBoardSearch is rogue software classified as adware. This app also has browser hijacker traits. PublicBoardSearch operates by delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns and making modifications to browsers to promote fake search engines.

Additionally, most adware-type apps and browser hijackers monitor users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate PublicBoardSearch, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). One of the techniques used to proliferate PublicBoardSearch is via bogus Adobe Flash Player updates.

Note that fake software updaters/installers are employed to spread PUAs, Trojans, ransomware and other malware.

What is NW24?

NW24 belongs to the Dharma ransomware family and was discovered by Jakub Kroustek. This ransomware encrypts files, renames them and provides victims with instructions about how to contact the developers. NW24 renames files by adding the victim's ID, newhelper24@protonmail.ch email address and appending the ".NW24" extension to filenames.

For example, it would rename "1.jpg" file to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[newhelper24@protonmail.ch].NW24", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.id-C279F237.[newhelper24@protonmail.ch].NW24", etc. Instructions about how to contact the cyber criminals behind this ransomware are provided in the pop-up window and "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" text file (ransom messages).

What is SearchConverters?

SearchConverters is a browser hijacker, which operates by making changes to browser settings to promote a fake search engine (search-converters.com). This software also monitors users' browsing habits. Additionally, due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate SearchConverters, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is StreamBeeSearch?

StreamBeeSearch assigns certain browser settings to streambeesearch.com, the address of a fake search engine. Note that apps of this type often track information (collect various browsing-related data). Users often download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).