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Movie Tab Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Movie Tab Browser Hijacker

Movie Tab is a browser hijacker designed to promote tailsearch.com (a bogus search engine). Browser hijackers usually operate by making modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines (including tailsearch.com). In fact, Movie Tab does not always modify browsers in this way (see b

SkillFormat Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

SkillFormat Adware (Mac)

SkillFormat generates advertisements and promotes a fake search engine address, and thus functions as adware and a browser hijacker. Additionally, it is possible that SkillFormat gathers information relating to users' browsing habits and other data. This app is distributed via a deceptive instal

GLB Ransomware
Ransomware

GLB Ransomware

GLB is malicious software belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. It operates by encrypting data in order to demand payment for decryption. When this ransomware encrypts, all compromised files are renamed following this pattern: original filename, unique ID assigned to the victims, cyber crimin

Tsar (VoidCrypt) Ransomware
Ransomware

Tsar (VoidCrypt) Ransomware

Tsar belongs to the VoidCrypt ransomware family. It prevents victims from accessing their files by encryption, renames every encrypted file, and generates a ransom message. Tsar renames files by adding the decodetsar@gmail.com email address, victim's ID, and appending ".Tsar" as the file extension

SkilledObject Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

SkilledObject Adware (Mac)

Typically, apps that are classified as adware serve advertisements, however, this particular app promotes a fake search engine by making certain changes to browser settings. It might also collect data. In this way, SkilledObject functions both as adware and as a browser hijacker. SkilledObject

TakeMyFile Unwanted Application
Potentially unwanted application

TakeMyFile Unwanted Application

TakeMyFile is an untrusted application, which is endorsed as a tool that allows users to share files (e.g. apps, audio, documents, photographs, presentations, videos, etc.). Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate this app, it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Desp

LoveSportsSearch Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

LoveSportsSearch Browser Hijacker

LoveSportsSearch changes certain browser settings to lovesportssearch.com, the address of a fake search engine. It is also likely to collect browsing data and other information. Note that browser hijackers are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since, in most cases, users do

Igdm Ransomware
Ransomware

Igdm Ransomware

Igdm belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. It encrypts and renames victims' files and creates a ransom message that contains details such as cost of a decryption tool and key, how to contact the ransomware developers, and various other details. Igdm renames files by appending the ".igdm" extensi

Email Verification Scam
Phishing/Scam

Email Verification Scam

Commonly, email phishing scams appear as official messages and include a website link whereby recipients are asked to provide sensitive information, such as login credentials (usernames, email addresses, passwords) for various accounts, credit card details, bank account numbers, social security nu

AdBlock Stream Adware
Adware

AdBlock Stream Adware

AdBlock Stream is advertised as an app that blocks ads, improves browser performance, and protects online privacy and security. In fact, this app does the opposite: it functions as adware and serves advertisements. It also reads data from websites that users visit. Typically, people download and i