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What is SearchAnything?

SearchAnything (also known as Search Anything) is an application designed to customize the browser and improve the browsing experience. In fact, it is a browser hijacker that promotes searchanything.co (the address of a fake search engine) by changing hijacked browser settings.

Furthermore, it can access and record information relating to users. Typically, apps of this type target browsing data. In most cases, users download and install apps such as SearchAnything (browser hijackers) inadvertently. Therefore, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Templates Here Tab?

Templates Here Tab is a rogue application categorized as a browser hijacker. It is endorsed as a tool for easy access to various templates. Following successful installation, however, it modifies browser settings to promote hp.htemplateshere.co (a fake search engine).

This app can also track browsing-related information. Since most users download/install this app inadvertently, it is classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Note that Templates Here Tab is often distributed together the Hide My Searches PUA.

What is ActiveTrack?

ActiveTrack is an application from the AdLoad adware family. It is designed to display advertisements, promote a fake search engine, and might also operate as an information tracking tool. This application is partly adware and partly a browser hijacker.

People often download and install apps of this type inadvertently and, therefore, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Note that ActiveTrack is distributed through a fake Adobe Flash Player installer.

What is .google ransomware?

.google (also known as GoGoogle) ransomware is a malicious program designed to encrypt data and demand ransom payments for decryption. This malware has no connection to Google LLC. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to this pattern: original filename, unique ID, cyber criminals' email address and the ".google" extension.

For example, a file originally named "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg_ID_512064768_Bossi_tosi@protonmail.com.google" following encryption. After this process is complete, a ransom message within the "FireRecovery.txt" file is created.

What is ValueKnow?

ValueKnow is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) classified as adware. Generally, adware-type applications generate revenue for the developers by feeding users with advertisements. This particular app is also capable of accessing and collecting various information.

It promotes the Safe Finder website by opening it through akamaihd.net. ValueKnow and other similar apps are classified as PUAs, since people tend to download and install them unintentionally.

What is topflownews[.]com?

topflownews[.]com functions like many other rogue websites including, for example, allow-space[.]com, belazyelephant[.]com and alisalis[.]com. These sites load dubious content or redirect visitors to a number of other untrusted web pages.

Commonly, people are forced to visit these websites and do not open them intentionally - they are opened by browsers with potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them. Furthermore, PUAs display intrusive ads and collect details relating to web browsing habits.

What is Opqz?

Opqz is a malicious program and part of the Djvu ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt files, modify their filenames and create ransom messages. Opqz renames encrypted files by appending the ".opqz" extension to filenames. For example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.opqz", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.opqz", and so on.

Opqz issues victims with a ransom message within a text file named "_readme.txt".

What is redfunchicken[.]com?

redfunchicken[.]com is a rogue website sharing many similarities with allow-space.com, belazyelephant.com, alisalis.com and countless others. It presents visitors with dubious content and/or redirects them to other untrusted or malicious web pages. Sites such as redfunchicken[.]com are rarely accessed intentionally.

In most cases, users are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already infiltrated into the system. Note that these apps do not need express permission to be installed onto devices. PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive ad campaigns and track browsing-related data.

What is UpgradeAssist?

UpgradeAssist feeds users with intrusive advertisements, promotes the Safe Finder website (it opens this site via akamaihd.net) and collects various user-system information. Most users download and install adware inadvertently. Therefore, these programs are also known as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is N2019cov?

Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, n2019cov is a ransomware-type malicious program. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted and users receive ransom demands for decryption tools/software. During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".P4WN3D" extension.

Therefore, a file named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.P4WN3D" following encryption. Afterwards, a ransom message (within "1nF0rM@t1On.txt") is created.