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Saerch.net Redirect

What is saerch.net?

Developers present saerch.net as an Internet search engine that generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. Judging on appearance alone, saerch.net barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines.

Therefore, many users believe that saerch.net is also legitimate. In fact, developers promote this site by employing rogue download/installation set-ups that modify browser options without consent. In addition, saerch.net records various information relating to browsing activity.

   
MacSwift Adware (Mac)

What is MacSwift?

MacSwift is a deceptive application that infiltrates systems during installation of regular software (the "bundling" method). Following infiltration, MacSwift delivers intrusive online advertisements and continually tracks browsing activity by gathering various user-system information. For these reasons, MacSwift is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

   
Go.doaffiliate.net Redirect

What is go.doaffiliate.net?

go.doaffiliate.net is a rogue website identical to data1rtb.com, popcash.net, 59cn7.com, and many others. This site redirects to various other suspicious websites. Furthermore, users often visit go.doaffiliate.net inadvertently, since they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate the system during installation of regular software.

In addition, PUPs continually record various user-system information and deliver intrusive online advertisements.

   
DCry Ransomware

What is DCry?

DCry is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts stored data. In doing so, DCry appends filenames with ".dian", ".gocr", ".bbqb", ".DCRY" or "qwqd" extension (depending on its version). For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.DCRY" or "sample.jpg.qwqd".

Following successful encryption, DCry creates a text file ("READ_ME_MY_FRIEND.txt"), placing it in each folder containing encrypted files.

   
We-re-almost-there.com Redirect

What is we-re-almost-there.com?

we-re-virtually-there.com is a rogue website designed to redirect users to other suspicious websites. Research shows that users are continually redirected to we-re-virtually-there.com by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) distributed using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling".

As well as causing redirects, PUPs generate intrusive advertisements and record user-system information relating to browsing activity.

   
Call Microsoft Technical Department Scam

What is Call Microsoft Technical Department?

"Call Microsoft Technical Department" is a fake error message displayed by a malicious website that users often visit inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without consent (the "bundling" method).

As well as causing redirects, PUPs deliver intrusive advertisements and continually monitor users' Internet browsing activity.

   
Theadgateway.com Redirect

What is theadgateway.com?

Identical to safe-redirections.com, data1rtb.com, and n282adserv.com, and many others, theadgateway.com is a rogue website designed to cause redirects to other suspicious sites.

Note is that users often visit theadgateway.com inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems during installation of regular software (the "bundling" method). In addition, they deliver intrusive advertisements and continually record various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity.

   
Microsoft Alert Scam

What is Microsoft Alert?

"Microsoft Alert" is a fake pop-up error message displayed by a rogue website. Users often visit this website inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (adware). These PUPs usually infiltrate systems without users' consent. As well as causing redirects, adware-type apps also deliver various intrusive online advertisements and collect information relating to users' Internet browsing activity.

   
Search.anysearch.net Redirect (Mac)

What is search.anysearch.net?

According to the developers, search.anysearch.net (anysearchmanager.net) is an Internet search engine that supposedly generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience.

Initially, this site may appear legitimate and useful, however, developers promote search.anysearch.net via a browser-hijacking application called Any Search Manager, which infiltrates systems without consent. Furthermore, search.anysearch.net tracks users' Internet browsing activity.

   
Bam! Ransomware

What is Bam!?

Discovered by malware security researcher, Leo, Bam! is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts various data. During encryption, this malware appends the ".bam!" extension to the name of each file (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.bam!"). Following successful encryption, Bam! changes the desktop wallpaper.

   

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