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IT Ransomware
Ransomware

IT Ransomware

Discovered by dnwls0719, IT is a ransomware-type malicious program, named for its use of imagery of the character, Pennywise, The Dancing Clown from the IT film series (2017-2019) based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. This malware is a new variant of Cobra Locker ransomware. The malicio

SoftwareHandler Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

SoftwareHandler Adware (Mac)

SoftwareHandler is rogue software categorized as adware and possesses browser hijacker traits. After successful installation, it runs intrusive ad campaigns, modifies browser settings, and promotes bogus search engines. SoftwareHandler promotes Safe Finder through akamaihd.net. Most adware-type

Universidade De Lisboa Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

Universidade De Lisboa Email Virus

"Universidade de Lisboa" is a spam email campaign designed to spread the LokiBot Trojan. The term "spam campaign" is used to define a large scale operation, during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The messages distributed through this spam campaign are in Portuguese and disguised as m

ProductiveOperation Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ProductiveOperation Adware (Mac)

ProductiveOperation is rogue software classified as adware, which also has browser hijacker traits. It runs intrusive advertisement campaigns and modifies browsers to promote fake search engines. ProductiveOperation promotes  Safe Finder (via akamaihd.net) in this manner. Due to the dubious met

ScalableSkill Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ScalableSkill Adware (Mac)

ScalableSkill is a rogue application classified as adware. It also possesses browser hijacker traits. After successful installation, ScalableSkill operates by delivering intrusive ad campaigns and making alterations to browser settings to promote bogus search engines - it promotes Safe Finder (v

Bmtf Ransomware
Ransomware

Bmtf Ransomware

Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Bmtf is a malicious program belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for decryption tools/software. During the encryption process, files are renamed following this pattern: original filename, unique ID, cyber crimina

EssentialOptimizer Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

EssentialOptimizer Adware (Mac)

EssentialOptimizer is rogue piece of software, categorized as adware and it also possesses browser hijacker qualities. Following successful installation, this application runs intrusive advertisement campaigns, modifies browsers and promotes fake search engines. EssentialOptimizer promotes Safe

DefaultProcesser Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

DefaultProcesser Adware (Mac)

DefaultProcesser is a rogue application classified as adware. As well as delivering intrusive ad campaigns, it also has browser hijacker traits, such as browser modification and promotion of fake search engines. DefaultProcesser promotes Safe Finder through akamaihd.net. Most adware and browser

Remove Notifications Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Remove Notifications Browser Hijacker

Remove Notifications is rogue software categorized as a browser hijacker. It is endorsed as a tool supposedly capable of removing notifications (e.g. pop-ups, banners and other advertisements). Additionally, it offers features such as browser homepage customization, note creation, etc. After succ

Burst Search Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Burst Search Browser Hijacker

Burst Search is a dubious program classified as a browser hijacker. Following successful infiltration, it modifies browser settings to promote burstsearch.com (a fake search engine). Most browser hijackers collect browsing-related information, and this is highly likely to include Burst Search. Ad