Adolfgizbreht is a piece of malicious software categorized as ransomware. It operates by encrypting data to demand ransoms for the decryption. In other words, Adolfgizbreht renders files inaccessible and victims are asked to pay - to restore access to their data. During the encryption process, fi
SearchStreamsNet is the name of a browser hijacker designed to open the searchstreamsnet.com address (to promote a fake search engine). SearchStreamsNet promotes searchstreamsnet.com by changing a web browser's settings. It is worth mentioning that most browser hijackers are distributed using ques
Sweetaccess[.]ru is a rogue webpage designed to load questionable content and/or redirect visitors to other sites (likely unreliable or malicious ones). The Web is full of such websites; inteo.xyz, watch-this-viral.video, news-ciwuwi.cc - are just a few examples. Users usually enter rogue sites v
Company Finder is an untrustworthy piece of software. It has been observed being distributed through bundled installation setups, and due to this - it is classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Software within this classification typically has harmful functionalities. Hence, Compa
As its name suggests, the Refresh All Tabs extension is supposed to refresh all opened browser tabs with one click. However, it is known that this app has the qualities of adware and a browser hijacker - it displays advertisements and promotes a fake search engine by making some changes in the web
"Have you heard about Pegasus?" refers to a spam campaign - a mass-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The letters distributed through this campaign make false claims about the recipients' mobile devices having been infected with malware, which was then used to obt
The main purpose of the watch-this-viral[.]video page is to promote questionable websites and to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Like most websites of this type, watch-this-viral[.]video is promoted through other pages of this kind, untrustworthy ads and potentially unwanted
Turbo PDF extension is supposed to convert DOC files to PDF files. However, its main purpose is to hijack a browser by altering its settings (to promote the info-search.page address, a fake search engine). Browser hijackers are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) because most u
Sharing common traits with auldlikeaver.top, rcgaxg.com, yourseismo.top, news-mosuka.cc, and countless others, inteo[.]xyz is a rogue webpage. It operates by loading dubious content and/or redirecting visitors to different sites (likely untrustworthy or malicious ones). Users typically access the
Cybercriminals behind LockFile ransomware target companies, although they might be targeting personal computers as well. This ransomware encrypts files and appends the ".lockfile" extension to their filenames. For instance, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.lockfile", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.loc