SectionAssist is a rogue application categorized as adware, and it also has browser hijacker qualities. It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns and promotes fake search engines through modifications to browser settings. Additionally, adware and browser hijackers typically have
Ransomware encrypts files (makes them inaccessible/unusable) and generates a ransom note (for example, a text file). It is common that ransomware renames encrypted files as well. L54 is part of the MedusaLocker family. This ransomware renames files by appending the ".L54" extension. For example,
OpenBook is an application categorized as adware. It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns, i.e., delivers various ads. Additionally, OpenBook likely has data tracking abilities. Since most users download/install adware products inadvertently, they are also classified as PUAs (Pote
AccessibleEngineSearch is an adware-type app with browser hijacker traits. It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns and promoting fake search engines through alterations to browser settings. Additionally, AccessibleEngineSearch likely has data tracking abilities. Due to the ques
SwitcherGuard is a type of potentially unwanted application (PUA) that generates advertisements and promotes a fake search engine. This app has characteristics of advertising-supported software and a browser hijacker. It also may function as a data collector. In one way or another, SwitcherGuard
Financesurvey365[.]org is a rogue site designed to load questionable content and/or redirects visitors to other webpages (likely unreliable or malicious). The Internet is rife with such websites; profi-para.com, codingcaptcha.com, and createdtoprotect.com are just a few examples. These pages are
Secure Way is a rogue browser extension, which modifies browser settings to promote the search.secureway.club fake search engine. Due to this behavior, Secure Way is classified as a browser hijacker. Additionally, it has data tracking abilities that are used to spy on users' browsing activity. Sin
MovieSearchBox is a browser hijacker promoting the moviesearchbox.com fake search engine. It is designed to modify browser settings to promote (i.e., cause redirects to) its web searcher. Software within this classification usually spies on users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious techniques u
Payfast is a new variant of the ZEPPELIN ransomware. This malicious program operates by encrypting data to make ransom demands - for the decryption. In other words, victims cannot use the file affected by Payfast, and they are asked to pay - to restore access/use of their data. During the encrypt
Movie Right is a browser hijacker because it changes the browser's settings to search.movieapp.net and does not allow to undo its changes. Search.movieapp.net is the address of a fake search engine. In most cases, users install apps like Movie Right unknowingly. Thus, they are called potentially u