protect-connection[.]com is a deceptive website running various scams, primarily targeting iPhone users. At the time of research, this page promoted two different schemes: one claimed that visitors' devices were infected with high-risk viruses; the other implied that they must download/install t
MovieSearchTool is a dubious piece of software classified as a browser hijacker. It promotes the moviesearchtool.com fake search engine by making alterations to browser settings. Additionally, most browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities that are used to monitor users' browsing habits.
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Typically, browser Hijackers make alterations to browser settings to promote a specific address (usually a fake search engine). Also, most collect information relating to internet browsing activity. AllMusicSearches changes browser settings to allmusicsearches.com. Note that AllMusicSearches and
Ovmajxwemfs is malicious software, which belongs to the Snatch ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. Ovmajxwemfs renders stored files inaccessible and, to recover access, users are instructed to pay ransoms
rutracker[.]org is a torrent tracker, a web page that helps torrent client users to speed up downloads by finding 'seeders' and 'peers' for the files they attempt to download. Note that torrenting is legal, but downloading copyrighted content is not. Furthermore, rutracker[.]org uses rogue advert
uspetenti[.]top is a rogue website designed to present visitors with dubious content and redirect them to other untrustworthy/malicious pages. There are thousands of similar sites on the web including settings-chrome.com, newsfeedscroller.com, and thehypenewz.com. Users rarely access websites of
Phishing emails are used to trick recipients into clicking a website link or opening an attachment, which then installs malware onto the operating system or opens a web page that cyber criminals use to steal sensitive, private information (e.g., login credentials, credit card details, telephone nu
Driver Whiz is the name of an untrustworthy piece of software. This application is endorsed as a tool capable of detecting out-of-date and missing drivers and updating/installing them. Its promotional material even proclaims Driver Whiz to be the best driver updater of 2018. Since most users down
vGriefferS is a type of malicious software that infects computers, blocks access to files by encryption, and keeps them inaccessible until the victims pay ransoms to the attackers. Unlike most ransomware, vGriefferS does not rename any of the encrypted files. Typically, malware displays or create