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Sendspace.com Suspicious Website
Adware

Sendspace.com Suspicious Website

sendspace[.]com is a file hosting website that allows users to send, receive, track and share large files. It is effectively an online file-sharing platform, which allows people to store and download files. This is a legitimate website, however, it uses deceptive ad networks. Visitors are redirec

MacEntizer Unwanted Application (Mac)
Mac Virus

MacEntizer Unwanted Application (Mac)

According to MacEntizer's developers, this tool finds and fixes various errors, allows users to manage cache and various logs, uninstall unwanted apps, remove unused languages, and so on. Also known as Mac Entizer, it supposedly allows Mac computers to run faster, more smoothly, and without erro

Tontorcaltedron.info POP-UP Ads
Notification Spam

Tontorcaltedron.info POP-UP Ads

Rogue websites like tontorcaltedron[.]info are designed to redirect visitors to untrustworthy, dubious websites. Some examples of other pages of this type are rabsirolcalat[.]info, gatonsenropha[.]info, and knowwoow[.]com.  Generally, people do not visit tontorcaltedron[.]info intentionally - it

PCActivator Unwanted Application
Potentially unwanted application

PCActivator Unwanted Application

Developers promote PCActivator (or PC Activator) as a program that enhances computer performance by fixing errors, faulty registry entries, issues relating to system crashes, and so on. In fact, PCActivator is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), since developers distribute it

Actin Ransomware
Ransomware

Actin Ransomware

Actin is yet another variant of high-risk ransomware called Phobos. After successful infiltration, Actin encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. Additionally, Actin appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email address, and the ".actin" extension. For instance, "

BackgroundContainer.dll Virus
Trojan

BackgroundContainer.dll Virus

The BackgroundContainer.dll error usually occurs on Windows startup and is associated with the Conduit Engine (or simply Conduit) browser hijacker, which promotes the search.conduit.com fake search engine. This browser hijacker is a potentially unwanted app (PUA). Most people download and install

"Double click to install" Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

"Double click to install" Adware (Mac)

If you are a Mac user and have encountered a pop-up window stating that "Double click to install" wants access to control "System" events", it is likely that an adware-type app is installed on the browser or operating system. When installed, these apps serve users with unwanted, intrusive ads an

.good (Dharma) Ransomware
Ransomware

.good (Dharma) Ransomware

First discovered by malware researcher Jakub Kroustek and belonging to the Dharma ransomware family, .good is high-risk ransomware that stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored files. This ransomware also appends filenames with the ".good" extension (hence its name) during encrypt

Up-date.to POP-UP Ads
Adware

Up-date.to POP-UP Ads

up-date[.]to is a rogue website designed to deliver dubious content and promote various applications. It shares many similarities with dozens of other rogue sites, such as rabsirolcalat.info, gatonsenropha.info, and tinhowsinutha.pro. Users typically visit up-date[.]to inadvertently - they are re

Gosearchsafely.com Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Gosearchsafely.com Redirect

gosearchsafely.com is one of many fake search engines promoted through browser hijackers that change browser settings. In this case, gosearchsafely.com is promoted via the Private Browsing by Safely potentially unwanted application (PUA). This PUA is used to promote another fake search engine, se