"System Warning Alert" is a technical support scam claiming that users' devices have been infected with spyware and other viruses. This scheme urges people to immediately contact 'tech support' by calling a supposedly toll-free telephone number. Note that no web page can detect threats or issues p
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, Dodged ransomware encrypts victims' files, changes filenames, disables Task Manager and displays a pop-up window containing the ransom message. Dodged renames encrypted files by appending the ".dodged" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.j
ProgressStart is a rogue application classified as adware. It delivers intrusive ad campaigns. Additionally, ProgressStart possesses browser hijacker traits such as browser modification and fake search engine promotion. This app promotes Safe Finder through the akamaihd.net website. Since most
Easy Forms is a rogue application categorized as a browser hijacker. This app is advertised as a quick access tool to various popular forms. In fact, it operates by altering browser settings to promote heasyforms.com (a fake search engine). Furthermore, this browser hijacker monitors users' browsi
TechnologyCustom is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), which is designed to display various online advertisements. It also promotes the Safe Finder web page by opening it via akamaihd.net. TechnologyCustom is categorized as a PUA, since most users do not download or install this adware in
BufferKey is an adware-type application that possesses certain traits common to browser hijackers. It operates by running intrusive ad campaigns and modifying browser settings to promote a fake search engine. BufferKey promotes Safe Finder via akamaihd.net. Additionally, most adware and browser
BoostSelect is classified as adware, since it feeds users with various online advertisements and is likely to track and record information. In addition, BoostSelect promotes the Safe Finder website by opening it through akamaihd.net. People tend to download and install apps such as BoostSelect
behavingsoping[.]club is a rogue web page sharing many similarities with superinterestinginfo.info, redbearmobilecuisine.com, afunione.club and countless others. These untrusted sites present visitors with dubious/deceptive content and/or redirect them to other rogue and malicious websites. Few u
Search Tab is a browser hijacker supposedly designed to improve the browsing experience, however, it changes certain browser settings to promote hsearchtab.org (the address of a fake search engine). These apps often collect data relating to users' browsing habits. Generally, people download and i
Zeus Sphinx is malicious software classified as a banking Trojan. Malware within this classification specifically targets banking information, however, it might have additional capabilities and target other data. Zeus Sphinx Trojan has sophisticated obfuscating techniques, which hinder detection.