"2020 Web Research Survey" is a scam promoted on deceptive websites. This scheme claims that people can win a complimentary reward if they complete a short survey. Rather than receiving the promised rewards, however, users are redirected to other scam sites. During research, the scheme redirected
SearchAnything (also known as Search Anything) is an application designed to customize the browser and improve the browsing experience. In fact, it is a browser hijacker that promotes searchanything.co (the address of a fake search engine) by changing hijacked browser settings. Furthermore, it ca
Templates Here Tab is a rogue application categorized as a browser hijacker. It is endorsed as a tool for easy access to various templates. Following successful installation, however, it modifies browser settings to promote hp.htemplateshere.co (a fake search engine). This app can also track brow
ActiveTrack is an application from the AdLoad adware family. It is designed to display advertisements, promote a fake search engine, and might also operate as an information tracking tool. This application is partly adware and partly a browser hijacker. People often download and install apps of
.google (also known as GoGoogle) ransomware is a malicious program designed to encrypt data and demand ransom payments for decryption. This malware has no connection to Google LLC. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to this pattern: original filename, unique ID
ValueKnow is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) classified as adware. Generally, adware-type applications generate revenue for the developers by feeding users with advertisements. This particular app is also capable of accessing and collecting various information. It promotes the Safe Fin
topflownews[.]com functions like many other rogue websites including, for example, allow-space[.]com, belazyelephant[.]com and alisalis[.]com. These sites load dubious content or redirect visitors to a number of other untrusted web pages. Commonly, people are forced to visit these websites and do
Opqz is a malicious program and part of the Djvu ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt files, modify their filenames and create ransom messages. Opqz renames encrypted files by appending the ".opqz" extension to filenames. For example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.opqz", "2.jpg
redfunchicken[.]com is a rogue website sharing many similarities with allow-space.com, belazyelephant.com, alisalis.com and countless others. It presents visitors with dubious content and/or redirects them to other untrusted or malicious web pages. Sites such as redfunchicken[.]com are rarely acce
UpgradeAssist feeds users with intrusive advertisements, promotes the Safe Finder website (it opens this site via akamaihd.net) and collects various user-system information. Most users download and install adware inadvertently. Therefore, these programs are also known as potentially unwanted app