SampleCheck generates revenue for its developer by displaying ads and promoting a specific website (fake search engine). Most users download and install advertising-supported software and browser hijackers like SampleCheck unknowingly. Thus, SampleCheck and similar apps are categorized as potent
"Covid-19 stimulus payment Email Scam" refers to a spam campaign. These scam emails claim to contain the receipt of a COVID-19 stimulus payment. Instead, the fake letters have a phishing file attached to them. This attachment attempts to trick users into disclosing their email account log-in crede
The purpose of emails used to deliver malware is to trick recipients into opening a malicious file. Usually, these emails are disguised as letters from legitimate institutions, companies, or other entities. This particular malspam campaign is used to distribute a malicious VBS script. This e
Mp3convert[.]cc is a rogue site capable of converting videos hosted on various online platforms (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to downloadable MP3 audio files. This website infringes copyright laws and endangers device/user safety. Mp3convert[.]cc uses rogue advertising networks, whic
MME encrypts files and appends the ".MME" extension to their filenames (for example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.MME", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.MME"). MME also creates the "Read_Me.txt" file (a ransom note) containing instructions on how to contact the attackers. Screenshot of a message encouraging
TopADSBlockSearch is a rogue browser extension. It modifies browsers and promotes the topadsblock.com fake search engine; due to this - it is categorized as a browser hijacker. Furthermore, the questionable methods used to distribute browser hijackers also classify them as PUAs (Potentially Unwant
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Yt5s[.]com is a rogue website allowing users to download audio and/or video from YouTube. Sites of this type infringe copyright laws; however, they also pose threats to their visitors. Yt5s[.]com employs rogue advertising networks, through which it promotes various untrustworthy and malicious webs
Win 10 Tweaker is a questionable Windows customization tool. Multiple antivirus scanners on VirusTotal detect the installer for Win 10 Tweaker as malicious. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to trust this program. It is very likely that Win 10 Tweaker is promoted using questionable downloa
Supersuso is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (lock files) and demand payment for the decryption. During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".ICQ_SUPERSUSO" extension. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.ICQ_SUPERS