App Discovery Tools is one of many potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are categorized as browser hijackers. These apps promote various fake search engines (by changing browser settings) and collect browsing related details. App Discovery Tools promotes search.tappdiscovery.tools in this
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sweetcntry is a group of untrusted websites. At the time of research, loaded pages included a lottery scam and a deceptive website encouraging people to download and use a fake Adobe Flash Player installer. In fact, websites that are part of the sweetcntry group promote dubious software (such a
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Max Uninstaller is a rogue program. It is advertised as a tool for efficient, effective and thorough program removal (uninstallation). In fact, it is classed as an unwanted application, due to its dubious proliferation methods - most users install Max Uninstaller unintentionally, or it infiltrates
Discovered by dnwls0719, Deal is malicious software belonging to the Phobos ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data and keep it locked, until a ransom is paid for decryption. During the encryption process, all files are renamed with the victim's unique ID number, developer's email addres
Glupteba is a trojan-type program, malicious software that installs other programs of this type. Cyber criminals distribute Glupteba through malicious advertisements that can be injected into legitimate websites or advertising networks. Research shows that Glubteba can be used to distribute a bro
Discovered by Raby, BlueCheeser is malicious software categorized as ransomware. Devices infected with this program have their data encrypted and users receive ransom demands for decryption tools/software. When BlueCheeser encrypts, all affected files are appended with the ".himr" extension. For
"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