DirectConverterz is a rogue browser extension that pushes the directconverterz.com fake search engine. It is classified as a browser hijacker, which in turn are considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Browser hijackers like DirectConverterz assign the addresses of fraudu
Ad Avenger is advertised as a program that blocks online advertisements, prevents trackers from profiling users, and restricts access to malicious pages. It is known that Ad Avenger is an advertising-supported program - it displays advertisements instead of blocking them. Ad Avenger genera
"New Incoming Messages Placed On Hold" refers to an email spam campaign. These emails claim that recipients have pending messages, which they can either release into their inbox or ignore. The scam letters promote a phishing website targeting email account log-in credentials. The fake emai
Nero Cortex is a piece of malicious software classified as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data (lock files) and demand payment for the decryption. Each affected file is appended with an extension consisting of four random characters. For example, a file titled "1.jpg" could appear similar
Nope is ransomware that encrypts files (and modifies their filenames), creates the "@READ_ME@.txt" text file, and changes the desktop wallpaper. It renames files by appending the ".toto" extension, for example, it changes "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.toto", "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.toto". Nope's text file and deskt
Robm is one of the ransomware variants belonging to a family of ransomware called Djvu. It encrypts files and appends the ".robm" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.robm", "sample.jpg" to "sample.jpg.robm". Robm also creates a ransom note (the "_readme.txt" file).
Similar to yoursurveyprogram.com, alertsx.com, loopanews.com, and countless others, totalnicefeed[.]com is a rogue website. It is designed to load dubious content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to different (likely untrustworthy and malicious) sites. Users typically acc
Searchzone.xyz is the address of a fake search engine. Web searchers of this type are usually promoted by PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) categorized as browser hijackers. This software tends to have data tracking abilities, and this also applies to fraudulent search engines. Sear
Phishing emails often contain a link to a website asking to provide personal/sensitive information. Usually, those websites ask to enter account login credentials, credit card details, social security numbers, and similar details. Scammers behind this phishing email attempt to lure recipients into
"MetaMask email scam" is a phishing spam campaign. The scam emails are disguised as verification requests from MetaMask - cryptocurrency wallet software interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. It must be emphasized that these letters are fake and in no way associated with ConsenSys Software Inc.