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What is moreinfo.support?
moreinfo.support is a rogue website that is virtually identical to supervid.pro, news-io.com, newsforyou.pro, and many others. This site causes unwanted redirects and displays certain content. Research shows that users typically visit moreinfo.support inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive ads delivered by other rogue sites.
PUAs usually infiltrate computers without users' permission. As well as causing redirects, they deliver intrusive advertisements and record user-system information relating to browsing activity.
What is MyPersonalPDF?
MyPersonalPDF is advertised as a PDF viewer and converter. According to the developers, it allows users to view PDF files quickly, free of charge. The software also allows conversion of files such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint (and some others) into PDF format.
MyPersonalPDF is presented as legitimate and useful, however, it is classified as a potentially unwanted app (PUA) and advertising-supported software. Typically, people install these apps unintentionally. Furthermore, MyPersonalPDF serves users with intrusive advertisements and records user-system information.
What is uncreast.com?
uncreast.com is virtually identical to many other rogue websites that include supervid.pro, news-io.com, and newsforyou.pro. This site is designed to cause unwanted redirects and display dubious content.
Typically, people do not visit uncreast.com intentionally - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that cause redirects to rogue websites such as uncreast.com, feed users with advertisements, and collect data. Users often install these apps inadvertently without their knowledge.
What is Mafee?
Discovered by Petrovic, Mafee is one of many ransomware-type programs (high-risk computer infections) developed by cyber criminals who use it to encrypt data. In this case, however, they do not make any ransom demands.
When Mafee finishes encrypting data, it displays a pop-up window and creates a "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" file, which can be found in each folder that contains encrypted files. The pop-up window and text file contain identical ransom-demand messages in Spanish. Mafee adds the ".mafee" extension to each encrypted file. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.mafee".
What is "APPLE.COM RECOMMENDS"?
There are many fake messages such as virus and error alerts online. "APPLE.COM RECOMMENDS" is an example of a fake message. It informs MacOS users that Adobe Flash Payer is outdated and advises them to update the software. Note that most of these fake messages are displayed on untrustworthy, deceptive websites.
There is a slight change that some people might visit these websites intentionally, however, they are usually redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their systems. Users often install PUAs inadvertently. Once installed, they go on to cause redirects to dubious websites, gather data, and serve users with advertisements.
What is UNIT09?
UNIT09 is a high-risk malicious program categorized as ransomware. The main purpose of UNIT09 is to encrypt data stored on a computer and allow developers to blackmail victims by demanding purchase of a decryption tool. This program generates a ransom message in the form of a .txt file called "$!READ ME.txt".
It is very likely that this ransom message will be found in each folder that contains encrypted files. Files encrypted by UNIT09 are renamed by adding the ".UNIT09" extension. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.UNIT09".
What is JSWorm?
JSWorm was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. This malicious program is classified as ransomware: a program designed to encrypt data and deliver a ransom-demand message. When a computer is infected with a virus of this type, the victim loses access to stored data.
This particular ransomware creates an HTML file called "JSWORM-DECRYPT.html" containing a ransom message - the file is found in each folder that contains encrypted files. JSWorm renames encrypted files by adding the ".JSWORM". For instance, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.JSWORM".
What is supervid.pro?
supervid.pro is very similar to news-io.com, newsforyou.pro, dartsearch.net, and many other sites. Note that supervid.pro delivers dubious content and redirects to other rogue websites. Users typically visit supervid.pro inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive ads displayed on various sites.
Research shows that PUAs typically infiltrate computers without users' direct permission and, as well as causing redirects, deliver intrusive advertisements and gather information relating to browsing habits.
What kind of malware is LockerGoga?
Discovered by Cyber Security, LockerGoga is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. Cyber criminals who designed this computer infection use it to encrypt data stored on computers and blackmail users by demanding ransom payments in return for decryption tools. LockerGoga adds the ".locked!?" or ".locked" extension to each encrypted file.
For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.locked!?" or "1.jpg.locked". It also generates the "README-NOW.txt" file, which contains a ransom-demand message.
What is CottleAkela?
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, CottleAkela is one of many ransomware-type computer infections present on the internet. It blocks access to data (encrypts files stored on the system) and generates a "README-NOW.txt" ransom message. Each encrypted file is renamed by adding the ".locked" extension.
For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.locked". The ransomware process can be found running in Task Manager (at time of research, under the name "System").
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