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Li (Scarab) Ransomware
Ransomware

Li (Scarab) Ransomware

Li is a piece of malicious software, belonging to the Scarab ransomware family. Once infiltrated, it encrypts data and demands a ransom for the decryption (i.e. payment for providing decryption software/tool). During the encryption process, it renames files with a random string of characters and a

ApplicationEvents Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ApplicationEvents Adware (Mac)

ApplicationEvents is an application designed to help users browse more efficiently by providing fast searches, accurate search results, and so on. In fact, this software is categorized as adware. Adware-type apps usually display unwanted, intrusive ads and often collect details relating to users

Talkreply.com Ads
Notification Spam

Talkreply.com Ads

talkreply[.]com (also known as replyalert.net) is a dubious website that opens other sites of this kind or displays dubious content. In any case, people usually do not open websites such as talkreply[.]com intentionally - they are opened by potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) installed on the browser

Search.bannabell.com Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Search.bannabell.com Redirect (Mac)

Search.bannabell.com is a fake search engine, supposedly capable of optimizing download/installation processes and generating improved search results. Judging by appearances alone, search.bannabell.com is very similar to Google, Yahoo, Bing and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, it aro

Qbit Mac Optimizer Unwanted Application (Mac)
Mac Virus

Qbit Mac Optimizer Unwanted Application (Mac)

Qbit Mac Optimizer can be downloaded from a download website. Here, it is advertised as an application that supposedly enables Mac computers to run smoother, faster, and without errors. In fact, developers distribute this app by including it in the set-ups of other software. Typically, people d

Nesa Ransomware
Ransomware

Nesa Ransomware

Nesa is malicious software discovered by Michael Gillespie and belonging to the Djvu ransomware family. Cyber criminals create programs of this type to extort money from victims by forcing them to pay ransoms for decryption tools and/or keys. Typically, it is impossible to decrypt files encrypted

Your-mac-security-analysis.net POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Your-mac-security-analysis.net POP-UP Scam (Mac)

your-mac-security-analysis[.]net is an untrustworthy, deceptive website designed to trick people into installing a rogue app called Cleanup My Mac. To achieve this, your-mac-security-analysis[.]net displays a fake message/notification stating that the computer is infected with viruses and that t

GMERA Trojan (Mac)
Mac Virus

GMERA Trojan (Mac)

GMERA (also known as Kassi trojan) is malicious software that disguises itself as Stockfolio, a legitimate trading app created for Mac users. Research shows that there are two variants of this malware, one detected as Trojan.MacOS.GMERA.A and the other as Trojan.MacOS.GMERA.B. Cyber criminals p

Banks Ransomware
Ransomware

Banks Ransomware

Banks is a piece of malicious software, classified as ransomware. It is part of the Phobos ransomware family. Credit for discovering Banks belongs to GrujaRS. This malignant program encrypts files and keeps them on lockdown, unless the victim pays a ransom (i.e. purchases the decryption tool/softw

Apple.com-clean-mac.website POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Apple.com-clean-mac.website POP-UP Scam (Mac)

apple.com-clean-mac[.]website is one of many deceptive websites that informs victims of viruses that they have supposedly detected on visitors' computers. The main goal of these sites is to trick people into installing a dubious app that will apparently remove the viruses. In this case, visitor