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What is nJoyMusic Search Plus?

nJoyMusic Search Plus is a browser hijacker, which is advertised as a tool for easy access to music-related content and providing other unique features. Following successful infiltration, however, it modifies browsers to promote musix.eanswers.com (a fake search engine).

nJoyMusic Search Plus also has data tracking capabilities, which it employs to monitor users' browsing activity. Furthermore, due to its dubious proliferation methods, it is also categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is DIY Projects?

DIY Projects supposedly provides links to popular how-to websites, however, this app is classified as a browser hijacker, since it promote a fake search engine (search.freehowtotab.com) by changing certain browser settings. Browser hijackers can also record user-system information - in most cases, they target browsing data.

DIY Projects is distributed and installed together with Hide My Searches. Both of these apps are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since people tend to download and install them unintentionally.

What is njkwe RaaS corporation?

Discovered by Michael Gillespie, njkwe RaaS corporation is the name of malicious software that belongs to the Paradise ransomware family. Like many other programs of this type, njkwe RaaS corporation encrypts files, changes associated filenames and creates a ransom message.

Furthermore, it adds the operator's name and victim's ID, and appends the ".payload" extension to the filename of each encrypted file.

For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg_kfs_{SA3Cu8}.payload", and so on. Note that njkwe RaaS corporation also creates a text file ("---==%$$$OPEN_ME_UP$$$==---.txt"), a ransom message containing instructions about how to contact the cyber criminals who designed this ransomware.

What is betanews[.]me?

betanews[.]me is a rogue website sharing many common traits with sms-mail-message.com, fastnewstream.com, lifeimpressions.net and thousands of others. It operates by generating redirects to untrustworthy and malicious sites.

The site also presents visitors with dubious and harmful content. People rarely enter these web pages intentionally - typically they are redirected by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present on the system. These apps do not need express user permission to be installed onto devices.

Following successful installation, however, they cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns, hijack browsers and monitor users' browsing habits.

What is ladsblue[.]com?

You are advised to avoid the ladsblue[.]com website, since it redirects to other deceptive websites that attempt to trick people into providing various details, downloading and installing dubious applications, and so on.

People generally arrive at ladsblue[.]com inadvertently - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers or operating systems. These apps are categorized as PUAs, since people usually download and/or install them accidentally.

What is Weather Forecaster?

Weather Forecaster is a rogue application, endorsed as a tool for quick access to weather-related information (e.g. weather forecasts, current weather, etc.). It is categorized as a browser hijacker, due to the alterations it makes to browsers, and since it promotes a fake search engine (search.weatherforecastertab.com).

Additionally, it can read/record users' browsing activity. Due to dubious methods employed to distribute Weather Forecaster (most users download/install it unintentionally), it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Weather Forecaster is frequently distributed with another PUA called Hide My Searches.

What is PDF Converter App?

PDF Converter App is one of many bogus applications that supposedly provide useful features. In fact, they promote fake search engines by changing browser settings. These apps are categorized as browser hijackers and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

PDF Converter App promotes search.pdfconverterapptab.net in this way and is installed together with Hide My Searches (also a PUA). Typically, browser hijackers change certain browser settings and gather information relating to users' browsing activity.

What is Download Party?

The Download Party application is advertised as allowing access to online games directly from a new browser tab. In fact, it promotes a fake search engine (search.downloadpartytab.com) by changing browser settings. Apps that change settings to promote fake search engines in this way are categorized as browser hijackers and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

Furthermore, most browser hijackers record details relating to users' browsing habits. People tend to download and/or install PUAs inadvertently. Note that this particular app is installed together with another PUA called Hide My Searches.

What is Office Tool Downloads?

Office Tool Downloads is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) designed to provide access to email accounts, news, weather and shopping websites, and web pages offering file conversion services. In fact, Office Tool Downloads is a browser hijacker, which assigns certain browser settings to search.hyourfreepdfconverternowpro.com (the address of a fake search engine).

Most apps of this type gather information relating to browsing activity. Note that Office Tool Downloads is distributed and installed together with another PUA called Hide My Searches.

What is Easy Package Tracking?

As the title implies, Easy Package Tracking is advertised as a tool for easy access to various package tracking services. In fact, this rogue app operates as a browser hijacker. It modifies browsers to promote a fake search engine (search.heasypackagetracking2.com).

Furthermore, most apps within this classification possess data tracking capabilities, with information of interest relating to users' browsing activity. Since most users download/install Easy Package Tracking unintentionally, it is also classed as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).