searcher4u.com is a fake search engine. In most cases, addresses like searcher4u.com are promoted through potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), for example, adware-type applications, browser hijackers. searcher4u.com is promoted using a browser hijacker called PDFConverter4u, however, it is
Convuster is rogue software classified as adware. There are two variants of this application, one written in Swift and the other in the Rust programming language. Adware operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., delivers various ads). Furthermore, most apps like Convuster hav
AccessibilityDock is designed to generate advertisements and force people to use a fake search engine. In this way, AccessibilityDock is designed to function as adware and a browser hijacker. Additionally, this app may be designed to collect information about users (details relating to browsing
thedailyrobotcheck[.]site is a rogue website, which shares many similarities with bestletherservice.me, wholefreshposts.com, pushails.com, and thousands of others. Visitors to this page are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other bogus/malicious sites. Most users access web
"Instagram Copyright Infringement" refers to a scam promoted on various untrusted websites. It operates as a phishing scam, claiming that content infringing copyright laws has been detected on users' accounts. In this way, it attempts to obtain Instagram log-in credentials (i.e., usernames and pas
bestletherservice[.]me is an untrusted website that is often promoted through other websites of this kind, dubious advertisements, and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Users do not often visit websites such as bestletherservice[.]me or download/install PUAs intentionally. Furthermore, PU
Artemis (Optimus) is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted and users receive ransom demands for decryption. I.e., the files affected by this ransomware are rendered inaccessible, and victims are asked to pay to recover access. D
Project Plague is malware that adds infected computers to a botnet and installs a cryptocurrency miner onto them. Cyber criminals control Project Plague through a website used as the Command and Control server. The more computers in the botnet, the more resources cyber criminals have at their dis
security-protect[.]systems is a deceptive site, which runs various scams. At the time of research, this page promoted two schemes: one claiming that the user's iPhone has been infected; the other that cyber criminals have hacked the device and are monitoring them. The goal of these scams is to
Bqd2 is a ransomware variant that encrypts files (blocking access to them), displays a pop-up window with contact details, and creates the "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" file (another ransom message). It also renames files by appending the victim's ID, badhach@aol.com email address, and ".bqd2" extension