HelpYou is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. I.e., files affected by HelpYou are rendered inaccessible and victims are asked to pay to recover their data. During the encryp
SearchBrowserSky is the name of an application distributed using a fake installer, which appears similar to the installer for Adobe Flash Player. Apps distributed using such methods are often downloaded and installed by users inadvertently and are thus classified as potentially unwanted applicat
Secured Browser Search is classified as a browser hijacker because it promotes a fake search engine (securedbrowsersearch.com) by changing certain settings. It achieves this without users' knowledge. Browser hijackers also collect information relating to users. Apps such as Secured Browser Searc
liveads[.]net is a rogue website sharing many similarities with freshannouncement.com, itscythera.com, load00.biz, and thousands of others. Visitors to this site are presented with dubious material and/or are redirected to other untrusted and possibly malicious web pages. Most users access these
In most cases, ransomware blocks access to files by encryption, renames affected files, and creates/displays ransom messages. Arch renames files by adding a string of randomly-generated characters and numbers, the bobwhite@msgsafe.io email address, and appending the ".arch" extension. For example
Any Search Pro is a browser hijacker promoting the tailsearch.com fake search engine. Software within this classification typically promotes bogus search engines by making modifications to browser settings, however, this browser hijacker does not actually modify browsers (see below). Additionally
There are many websites similar to freshannouncement[.]com on the web. Some examples are itscythera[.]com, load00[.]biz, and captcha-sourcecenter[.]com. Users do not often visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by clicking deceptive advertisements, when visiting other dubious pages, or
"Your Android is infected with (8) adware viruses!" is a scam run on various deceptive websites. This scam primarily targets Android users, but it can be accessed via devices with different operating systems. As the scheme's name implies, it claims that users' devices are infected with adware. No
Phishing is a popular method for cyber criminals to deliver malicious software by encouraging recipients to open rogue attachments or website links. It is also a common method for scammers to extract personal information (e.g., credit card details, login credentials). Cyber criminals generally di
EasySearchConverter is rogue software categorized as a browser hijacker. It operates by making modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines. Most browser hijackers monitor users' browsing activity, and EasySearchConverter is also likely to have these data tracking capabilities.