Chromium Shield is a rogue browser based on a legitimate, open-source project called Chromium. This piece of software is endorsed as supposedly capable of providing safe, secure and fast browsing. Amongst its listed features are: free VPN; advertisement blocking; protection against tracking, surv
MessedUp is part of the Phobos ransomware family. It encrypts files, modifies their filenames, displays a ransom message and creates a text file (containing another ransom message). MessedUp renames encrypted files by adding the victim's ID, ICQ username (to contact the developers), and appending
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WebNewSearch is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), which functions as adware and a browser hijacker: it serves advertisements and promotes the address of a fake search engine. Additionally, it might be designed to collect data. Apps like WebNewSearch are classified as PUAs because, in mos
Easy2Lock prevents victims from accessing/using their files by encryption, renames the files, and creates a ransom message for each encrypted file. It renames files by appending the ".easy2lock" extension. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.easy2lock", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.easy2lock", and so o
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, MadDog is a ransomware-type malicious program. It is based on the Hidden Tear (HiddenTear) open-source project. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted and users receive ransom demands for decryption. When MadDog encrypts, all affected files a