"LinkedIn email scam" refers to spam campaigns - large-scale operations during which thousands of emails presented as messages from LinkedIn are sent. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented online service, designed to aid in professional networking. The aim of the fake "LinkedIn" emails i
EssentialDesktop is an adware-type application with browser hijacker qualities. This software operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., delivering various ads) and promoting fake search engines through modification of browser settings. Furthermore, apps of this kind usually h
AdFreeVision is described by its developers as the best extension for blocking advertisements on YouTube. Ironically, this app not blocks ads but generates them. It is noteworthy that adware is a type of software that can be designed to gather browsing-related and other information. It is common
Edit webpage is the name of a browser hijacker designed to promote the fxsmash.xyz address, a fake search engine. Like most apps of this type, Edit webpage promotes fxsmash.xyz by modifying browser settings. It is known that Edit webpage can read browsing history. However, it is likely that it ca
REGSERVO is a rogue application, endorsed as a tool capable of detecting and removing threats/issues present on operating systems. Due to the dubious techniques used to distribute this app, it is classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Software within this classification is typica
"Account Service email scam" refers to a spam campaign - a mass-scale operation during which deceptive emails are sent by the thousand. These letters claim that multiple emails failed delivery (i.e., did not arrive into the inbox). The claims are false and intended to trick recipients into visiti
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces in Windows that allow software (especially games) to work with the audio and video hardware installed on a computer. The latest DirectX version is DirectX 12, and it is available for download on the official Microsoft page (mi
The "PayApp Reward scam" is an online scheme, which claims that users will be rewarded if they complete a short questionnaire. This scam type aims to promote unreliable, deceptive, and even malicious sites by offering fake prizes. These schemes are run on various untrustworthy webpages, and the p
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that prevents victims from accessing their files by encrypting them and displays or creates a ransom note. In some cases, victims cannot even access the whole operating system. Another detail about malware of this type is that most variants rename files.
"I have got two not really pleasant news for you" refers to a sextortion spam campaign. The term "spam campaign" defines a large-scale operation during which deceptive emails are sent by the thousand. The letters distributed through this campaign - use the sextortion scam model, which states that