Ramnit is a family of malware-distribution trojans. Depending on particular variants, anti-virus suites can detect Ramnit as "Win32/Ramnit.A" or "Win32/Ramnit.B". These viruses infiltrate systems without users' consent and open "backdoors" for other malware to infiltrate the system. Therefore, its
As its name suggests, the Simple Package Tracker application supposedly allows users to track their packages, which are delivered by carriers such as FedEx, USPS, UPS, DHL and Canada Post. In fact, Simple Package Tracker is a browser hijacker, an application that changes browser settings (to promo
Poison Ivy is software that can access and control connected computers remotely. Programs of this type are called remote access or administration tools (RATs), however, not all are legitimate and some people use them illegally. For example, many cyber criminals use RATs to steal personal informati
dredrewlaha[.]info is a rogue website designed to redirect users to other untrustworthy and malicious sites, as well as feed them with dubious content. The website shares many similarities with lesindingretne.info, dancewithlittleredpony.com, clckworld.club and many other rogue sites. User do not
NetWire (also known as Recam or NetWiredRC) is a malicious application and a remote access tool (RAT). Typically, people use RATs to access and control computers remotely. For example, these tools can be used legitimately by system administrators for accessing client computers, however, RATs can a
The Quasar tool allows users to remotely control other computers over a network. Software programs of this type are known as remote access tools (RATs). There both are legitimate and illegal RATs. Quasar is a legitimate tool, however, cyber criminals often use these tools for malicious purposes.
First discovered by Michael Gillespie, Nasoh is one of many ransomware-type infections from the Djvu family. The purpose of this virus is to stealthily infiltrate computers and encrypt data so that developers can make ransom demands by offering paid recovery of files. This ransomware is also desi
Similar to allowpush.club, check-out-this.site, exclusivenotifications.com, and others, rxlnd[.]com is a rogue website used to redirect visitors to other untrustworthy or malicious sites and proliferate dubious content. This website employs browser notifications, which, if allowed, begin an aggres
searcreetch.com is very similar to searchmine.net, chumsearch.com, and weknow.ac. This is the address of a fake search engine. Typically, search engines of this type are supposedly useful and provide accurate results, fast searches, and so on. They often contain links to web pages such as Facebo
The GenerelOpen app supposedly allows people to search more efficiently, however, research shows that it operates as an adware-type app. Adware is software that feeds users with intrusive advertisements. These apps sometimes also collect information relating to users' browsing habits. In most c