Easy Finder is a typical browser hijacker that promotes a fake search engine (quicknewtab.com) by changing certain browser settings. Commonly, browser hijackers also collect various data. Users tend to download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, therefore, Easy Finder and other apps
"TROJAN Error Code 0xdc2dgewc" is a technical support scam run on various deceptive websites. This scheme is presented as an alert from McAfee, a global computer security software company, however, the "TROJAN Error Code 0xdc2dgewc" scam is in no way associated with McAfee, LLC. The scheme claims
OurConverterSearch hijacks web browsers by changing certain settings to ourconvertersearch.com, the address of a fake search engine. It is very likely that it will also collect browsing-related information. Generally, users do not download or install browser hijackers intentionally and, therefore,
search.locatorunit.com is the address of a fake search engine. These types of addresses appear in browser settings after installation of browser hijackers (or apps that function in this manner). In most cases, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, they
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, SANTA_CRYPT is the name of a malicious program classified as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for decryption. During the encryption process, SANTA_CRYPT appends affected files with the ".$ANTA" extension. For example, a file originally
Link Default hijacks browsers by changing specific settings to find.linkdefault.com, the address of a fake search engine. When installed on Google Chrome, Link Default also adds the "Managed by your organization" feature. Note that most browser hijackers are designed to promote fake search engines
check-message[.]live is a rogue website sharing many similarities with bo5news.biz, arguinely.club, lewsheaned.club and thousands of others. Visitors to this page are redirected to other untrusted/malicious sites and/or are presented with dubious content. Typically, users enter these web pages th
Shop Together is advertised as an extension providing shopping suggestions with the best prices available online, however, it actually functions as adware and serves intrusive advertisements. In many cases, users download and install adware unintentionally and, for this reason, Shop Together is c
Discovered by Jirehlov Solace, Nibiru ransomware is designed to encrypt victims' files, change their filenames, lock the screen, and provide instructions (on the locked screen) about how to contact the developers and pay the ransom. It renames encrypted files by appending the ".Nibiru" extension.
Sharing many similarities with bo5news.biz, bhutantravellink.com, arguinely.club, and thousands of others, arisedsore[.]info is a rogue website. It operates by presenting visitors with dubious content and/or redirecting them to other bogus or possibly malicious sites. Few users access these rogue