Fxsmash.xyz is the URL (address) of a fake search engine. Web searchers classified as illegitimate are usually unable to provide search results and collect browsing-related information. Search engines of this type are typically promoted by browser hijackers - through modifications this software t
Steam Sheriff is advertised as an app designed to check URLs visited by a user to help prevent Steam phishing attacks. However, it is known that this app generates advertisements - it functions as adware (advertising-supported software). Therefore, it is advisable not to download and install this
Rtenmy[.]com is a rogue website sharing similarities with oundoutth.biz, pplyforthe.biz, allcommonblog.com, and countless others. Visitors to this webpage are presented with questionable content and/or redirected to unreliable and possibly malicious sites. Users rarely access such pages inadverte
Img Preview is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker that changes browser's settings to fxsmash.xyz - address of a fake search engine. Img Preview is called a PUA because users do not download and install browser hijackers intentionally. It is common that apps of this type
"Facebook account hack 2021 #1 fb hack app" is a browser extension, falsely claiming to be able to allow unauthorized access to (i.e. hack) Facebook social networking accounts within one minute. Instead, this piece of software delivers various advertisements and likely collects browsing-related in
It is common that scammers send fraudulent emails to trick recipients into providing sensitive information (for example, credit card details, login credentials, social security numbers), transferring money. Typically, they pretend to be legitimate companies (for example, banks, couriers, telecommu
"NOTICE OF ACCOUNT CLOSURE FOR AUDIT" is the name of a malware-proliferating spam campaign. This term defines a mass-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The letters distributed through this campaign - address the recipient as a supplier/service provider and reques
Ransomware is a type of malware that makes files inaccessible/unusable by encrypting them. It is common that ransomware not only encrypts files but also renames them. Additionally, it generates a ransom note. Sick ransomware was discovered by dnwls0719. It encrypts file and append the ".sick" ext
Discovered by malware researcher S!Ri, Venus is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. In other words, this malicious program locks files, thereby rendering them inaccessible and useless; afterwards, victims are asked to pay - to unlock th
Ytviewer is an adware-type browser extension. Following successful installation, this piece of rogue software runs intrusive advertisement campaigns. In other words, it delivers various misleading and even malicious ads. Furthermore, Ytviewer has data tracking abilities, which are used to spy on