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Rgoodsearch.online Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Rgoodsearch.online Redirect

Rgoodsearch.online is a fake search engine promoted through a browser hijacker called Really Good Search. Really Good Search promotes rgoodsearch.online by changing the web browser's settings. It also adds the "Managed by your organization" feature (in Chrome browsers). Really Good Search

Akaiksots.com Ads
Notification Spam

Akaiksots.com Ads

Akaiksots[.]com is a rogue website similar to sweepstakessurvey.org, fresh-content.biz, desktopshieldprotection.com, hisqueost.xyz, and thousands of others. It operates by loading dubious content and/or redirecting visitors to other (likely untrustworthy or malicious) pages. Users typically acces

Search.softsurf.xyz Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Search.softsurf.xyz Redirect (Mac)

Search.softsurf.xyz is a fake search engine. Usually, fake search engines are promoted through browser-hijacking applications designed to hijack browsers by changing their settings. It is worth mentioning that users who end up on search.softsurf.xyz may be redirected to other pages such as searc

SprintSolution Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

SprintSolution Adware (Mac)

SprintSolution is a piece of rogue software classified as adware. This app also has browser hijacker traits. Since most users inadvertently download/install products of this type, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Adware enables the placement of intru

Bestclevercaptcha.top Ads
Notification Spam

Bestclevercaptcha.top Ads

Bestclevercaptcha[.]top uses a clickbait technique to get permission from visitors to show notifications and promotes potentially malicious web pages. It is like sweepstakessurvey[.]org, sasmotia[.]com, musmentportal[.]com, and plenty of other pages. Bestclevercaptcha[.]top displays fake C

Utjg Ransomware
Ransomware

Utjg Ransomware

Utjg is ransomware that encrypts files and appends the ".utjg" extension their filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.utjg", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.utjg", and so on. It creates the "_readme.txt" file to provide instructions on how to contact the attackers for data recovery and other infor

BloodFox Ransomware
Ransomware

BloodFox Ransomware

BloodFox is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand payment for the decryption. In most infections of this type, compromised files are renamed; however, BloodFox does not alter filenames. Once the encryption is complete, a ransom note is dis

Download The Pending Mails Manually Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Download The Pending Mails Manually Email Scam

"Download the pending mails manually" is the name of an email spam campaign. These scam letters supposedly relate to undelivered emails, which recipients are urged to download. Instead, this spam mail tries to obtain account log-in credentials (i.e., passwords) through an attached phishing file.

Searchandshopping.org Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Searchandshopping.org Redirect

Searchandshopping.org is a fake search engine. In most cases, fake search engines are promoted through browser hijackers designed to make changes in the settings of the hijacked browsers. Users often install apps of this type inadvertently. For this reason, they are called potentially unwanted app

Sweepstakessurvey.org Ads
Notification Spam

Sweepstakessurvey.org Ads

Sweepstakessurvey[.]org is an untrustworthy website designed to load dubious content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable and malicious) pages. There are thousands of such rogue sites on the Web; fresh-content.biz, allactualjournal.com, alert-defen