SearchStudio is classified as adware and a browser hijacker: it displays advertisements and promotes the address of a fake search engine by modifying browser settings. In most cases, users download and install apps of this type inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentia
sombes[.]com is a rogue website sharing many common traits with cooperativasantamargherita.com, click-to-win-prize.com, sabs-news.info and countless others. This web page presents visitors with dubious content and/or redirects them to other untrusted/malicious websites. Few users access sombes[.]
My Coupons Online is a dubious application classified as a browser hijacker. It is endorsed as a tool for quick access to various coupons and discounts. My Coupons Online operates by making alterations to browser settings to promote hmyonlinecoupons.com (a bogus search engine). This app also moni
PDFSearches is rogue software classified as a browser hijacker. Following successful installation, it modifies browser settings to promote a fake search engine (pdf-searches.com). This browser hijacker also has data tracking capabilities, which are employed to monitor users' browsing activity. Du
"Suspicious sign-in attempt prevented" is the subject/title of scam emails designed to promote various untrusted and potentially malicious websites. The messages claim that recent log-in attempts to users' email accounts have been stopped, since the password provided was inaccurate. Users are ask
"Important: You have 19 Pending incoming email(s)" is the title of a scam email. This message warns recipients that certain emails will be deleted due to a server error, unless they update their email servers. In fact, the link in the message redirects to a phishing website hosted by the Googleapi
TroyStealer is malicious software designed to steal information. This stealer has been observed being distributed via spam email campaigns. The deceptive messages spreading this malware were targeted at Portuguese users. The researched email variant was presented as a notification of a declined p
When opened, cooperativasantamargherita[.]com redirects visitors to other bogus web pages or displays dubious content. This is a rogue website, which operates in a similar way to sabs-news[.]info, pushcleansystem[.]com, checkvd[.]com, and many others. Typically, sites such as cooperativasantamarg
ESCAL was discovered by Ravi. This ransomware prevents victims from accessing/using their files by encryption. It renames them and drops the "!!_FILES_ENCRYPTED_.txt" text file (ransom message) in every folder that contains encrypted files. ESCAL renames files by appending the ".ESCAL-p9yqoly" ext
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, HCK is a malicious program belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. System infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive random demands for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed following this pattern: o