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Discovered by malware researcher S!Ri, .harma (Ouroboros) is a ransomware-type malicious program belonging to the Ouroboros malware family. Systems infected with this software have data encrypted and victims receive ransom demands for decryption tools/software. During the encryption process, all
The My Package Homepage app supposedly provides a package tracking service, however, this rogue software is categorized as a browser hijacker, a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that promotes a fake search engine (search.hmypackagehomepage.com) and gathers browsing data. Like most browser h
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doctopdfsupreme.com is a fake search engine which is promoted through a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker called docpdfsupreme (or docpdfsupreme - Search the web and convert PDF). Typically, browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing certain browser setti
Scammers behind this email claim that they have hacked the computer and taken control of the recipient's personal and financial data. They threaten to delete the data unless the recipient pays a specific ransom amount. Extortion, however, is not their primary goal. They also attempt to trick peop
TRSomware is a new variant of MMDecrypt ransomware. It operates by encrypting the data of infected systems so that criminals can demand payment for decryption tools/software. During encryption, filenames are appended with the ".TRSomware[is_back__New-Algorithm__By_MaMo434376]" extension. For exam
Devos is a part of the Phobos ransomware family. Like most programs of this type, Devos blocks access to files by encryption, changes filenames and provides victims with instructions about how to recover their files. This ransomware renames all encrypted files by adding the victim's ID, developer'
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