"Activation Warning Alert" is a scam run by rogue web pages. It warns users of 'threats' present on their device, supposedly detected by Windows Security. Note that this scheme has no connection to Microsoft. The scam urges people to call a fake technical support number and share their Windows acc
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Easy Email Login is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker designed to provide quick access to email and social networking platforms, and various shopping and weather forecast websites. In fact, it promotes search.easyemaillogintab.net (a fake search engine) by changing brows
Discovered by S!Ri, PassLock damages files irreversibly by changing their content and renaming them by appending the ".encrypted" extension. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.encrypted", and so on. It also displays a pop-up window, which contains instructions about what victims should do next.
Template Finder Now is a rogue app, which is advertised as a tool for easy access to various popular templates. In fact, it operates as a browser hijacker, modifying browsers and promoting a fake search engine (search.templatefindernowtab.com). Template Finder Now can also track data relating to b
The Breaking News Plus app is advertised to allow quick access to various news websites from a new tab page. In fact, Breaking News Plus is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker, since it promotes a fake search engine (search.hbreakingnewsplus.com) by changing
MacReviver is advertised as software that helps Mac users to improve system performance and stability, however, various virus detection engines recognize its installer as that of a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Typically, apps of this type are distributed through the set-ups of other (
As its name suggests, View Free Recipes Now is a rogue application endorsed for quick access to various food recipe websites. It is classified as a browser hijacker, due to the changes it makes to browser settings in order to promote search.viewfreerecipesnowtab.com (a fake search engine). Furthe
Scammers behind this phishing scam use deceptive text messages to trick recipients into providing credentials via a fake iCloud website. They disguise their text messages as coming from Apple Support. Note that the Apple company (or support service) has nothing do to with this scam. We strongly
bestevervideoplayernew[.]info is one of many deceptive websites designed to trick visitors into installing various potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) such as browser hijackers, adware-type apps through a fake Adobe Flash Player installer. In some cases, these websites download installers