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What is Video AdBlocker?

Video AdBlocker is a rogue application/browser extension identical to Facebook AdBlocker. This app offers functionality that supposedly blocks advertisements on the YouTube website. Judging on appearance alone, Video AdBlocker may seem to be a useful application, however, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and adware.

The main reasons for these negative associations are: 1) stealth installation without users' consent; 2) display of intrusive advertisements, and; 3) potential tracking of browsing activity.

What is notification-browser.com?

notification-browser.com is another rogue website (virtually identical to trying.com, websnewsdate.com, cprmatix.com, and many others) that causes redirects to other untrustworthy and potentially malicious sites. Users often visit this website unintentionally - potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) force redirects to it.

In most cases, PUAs are designed to cause unwanted redirects, collect data, and deliver advertisements.

What is crtmatix.com?

The Internet is full of rogue websites (such as trying.com, websnewsdate.com, cprmatix.com, and so on) that are very similar or even identical to crtmatix.com. This website causes redirects to various other untrustworthy sites. Most users arrive at crtmatix.com unintentionally.

Potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) force redirects to it. Many users install PUAs inadvertently. These rogue applications also deliver intrusive advertisements and record user-system information.

What is artnewsupdate.info?

artnewsupdate.info is one of many rogue websites available. It is virtually identical to trying.com, websnewsdate.com, cprmatix.com, and many others.

The site causes redirects to various other untrustworthy sites. In most cases, users do not visit artnewsupdate.info intentionally - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) known to cause unwanted redirects, deliver ads, and gather data.

What is ursorsee.pro?

Very similar (or even identical) to trying.com, websnewsdate.com, cprmatix.com, and many others, ursorsee.pro is a rogue website that redirects visitors to other untrustworthy/potentially malicious sites. Most users arrive at ursorsee.pro unintentionally - potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) cause redirects to it.

Most users install PUAs inadvertently. As well as causing redirects, they deliver intrusive ads and collect data.

What is booking.com?

booking.com helps people to find hotels, flights, car rentals, and other similar travel-related services. This site is legitimate, but criminals generate revenue by promoting booking.com affiliate links via fake Adobe Flash Player updaters.

The same tools are also used to distribute various potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that cause unwanted redirects, deliver intrusive advertisements, gather sensitive information, and promote in-app purchases.

What is tweakbit.com?

Like most rogue websites (such as trying.com, websnewsdate.com, cprmatix.com, etc.), tweakbit.com is designed to redirect visitors to other untrustworthy sites.

 Most users visit tweakbit.com unintentionally - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are installed without users' consent/inadvertently. PUAs of this type also deploy advertisements and gather user-system data.

What is IT.Books?

Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, IT.Books is high-risk ransomware designed to infiltrate systems and encrypt most stored data, thereby making it unusable. During encryption, IT.Books appends the ".f*cked" extension to the name of each compromised file. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.f*cked".

Once data is encrypted, IT.Books generates a text file ("READ__IT.txt"), placing a copy in every existing folder, changes the desktop wallpaper, and opens a pop-up window.

Research shows that some of the IT.Books ransomware source code is lifted from an open-source ransomware project called Hidden Tear. Moreover, the aforementioned pop-up window is virtually identical to that displayed by Jigsaw ransomware.

What is Facebook AdBlocker?

Facebook AdBlocker is a deceptive application/browser add-on that, according to the developers, blocks advertisements displayed on the Facebook social network. On initial inspection, Facebook AdBlocker may seem legitimate and useful, however, this add-on is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

There are three main reasons for these negative associations: 1) installation without users' consent; 2) display of intrusive advertisements, and; 3) monitoring of browsing activity.

What is SAVEfiles?

SAVEfiles is high-risk ransomware discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie. After successfully infiltrating the system, SAVEfiles encrypts most stored data and appends filenames with the ".SAVEfiles" extension. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.SAVEfiles".

Encrypted data instantly becomes unusable. As well as compromising files, SAVEfiles generates a text file (named "!!!SAVE_FILES_INFO!!!.txt") and places a copy in every existing folder.