Chickimeet is a group of deceptive websites promoting a variety of online schemes. One of the scams run on these pages is "Dear Safari User, You Are Today's Lucky Visitor", a phishing scam designed to steal users' personal information and trick them into making monetary transactions for deceptiv
Serpom is a malicious program and part of the Aurora ransomware family. These programs are designed to encrypt files, change filenames and create ransom messages. Serpom renames encrypted files by appending the ".serpom" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.serpom", "2
Discovered by GrujaRS, Mikser is a malicious program classified as ransomware. This malware operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for decryption. Typically, ransomware-type programs append all affected files with an extension, however, this is not the case with Mikser. Once the encryp
EngineOrder is a rogue app categorized as adware. It delivers various intrusive advertisements, which diminish the browsing experience and have harmful capabilities. Additionally, this application shares common characteristics with software within the browser hijacker category, such as browser s
The ymp4[.]download website allows users to download videos from YouTube, converted to .mp4 or .mp3 format. There are two problems with this site: it offers an illegal service (it is illegal to download videos from YouTube) and uses rogue advertising networks. Web pages such as ymp4[.]download of
NEPHILIM ransomware was discovered by dnwls0719. Typically, this type of software encrypts data (rendering files inaccessible), renames each encrypted file and creates/displays a ransom message with instructions about how to contact cyber criminals, pay the ransom, and other details. NEPHILIM ren
NEMTY REVENUE 3.1 is malicious software and a new variant of the Nemty 2.6 ransomware. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and receive ransom demands for decryption tools/software. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to this pattern: o
Adware such as MultiUpgrade is rogue software that serves advertisements. Apps of this type often collect various user-system information. People do not generally download or install apps such as MultiUpgrade intentionally. Therefore, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PU
Likud is a malicious program classified as ransomware. This malware is related to the Israel election and is designed to target Israeli users. Likud ransomware encrypts the data of infected systems so that ransom demands can be made for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files
ArchiveIdea is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) classified as adware. This app generates revenue for its developers by feeding users with various advertisements. Research shows that ArchiveIdea is capable of accessing and recording sensitive information and also promotes the Safe Finder