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YourTemplateFinder Toolbar
Browser Hijacker

YourTemplateFinder Toolbar

Developed by Mindspark Interactive Network Inc, YourTemplateFinder (also known as Your Template Finder) is a rogue browser toolbar claiming to provide a feature allowing users to find templates for coupons, flyers, resumes, labels, etc. Although this functionality may seem legitimate and useful,

Koobface Virus
Trojan

Koobface Virus

Koobface is high-risk trojan/worm that stealthily infiltrates computers and performs a number of malicious tasks. This virus is distributed in various ways, including social engineering (spam email campaigns, private messaging in social networks), malicious websites, unofficial software download

GardeningEnthusiast Toolbar
Browser Hijacker

GardeningEnthusiast Toolbar

GardeningEnthusiast is a browser app that supposedly provides users with hundreds of free gardening hints and tips. It is just one of many apps created by Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. In fact, GardeningEnthusiast is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. Typically, pe

Managing Director Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

Managing Director Email Virus

"Managing Director Email Virus" is a scam that cyber criminals proliferate using a spam campaign. They send emails to many people hoping that a percentage of them will open the attached files. The attachment is an MS Office Word (.doc) file that uses an RTF (Rich Text Format) exploit. In summary,

Virus-encoder Ransomware
Ransomware

Virus-encoder Ransomware

Virus-encoder (also known as GetCrypt) is the name of ransomware-type program that is designed by cyber criminals. They use programs of this type to encrypt files stored on people's computers and to keep them encrypted (locked) unless a decryption tool is purchased (ransom is paid). Virus-encoder

Easyziptab.com Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Easyziptab.com Redirect

easyziptab.com is a fake Internet search engine that, according to the developers, enhances the web browsing experience by generating improved results and providing quick access to a number of popular sites (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) Judging on appearance alone, easyziptab.com may appear

Knowwoow.com POP-UP Ads
Notification Spam

Knowwoow.com POP-UP Ads

knowwoow[.]com is a rogue website designed to deliver dubious content and redirect users to other rogue sites. It is very similar to tinhowsinutha.pro, androponhowrow.info, feenotifyfriends.info, and hundreds of other untrustworthy sites. As with these examples, many users visit knowwoow[.]com in

Ferosas Ransomware
Ransomware

Ferosas Ransomware

Ferosas is a ransomware-type program that encrypts data and forces victims to pay a ransom (purchase a decryption tool/key from the cyber criminals who designed it). This malicious program belongs to the Djvu ransomware family and was discovered by Michael Gillespie. Ferosas modifies the names of

Hanstrack.com Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Hanstrack.com Browser Hijacker

hanstrackr[.]com is a rogue website promoted via various rogue plug-ins. In fact, criminals also promote this site by hijacking legitimate plug-ins and injecting them with malicious code. Therefore, developers continually encounter redirects to hanstrackr[.]com whenever a malicious/compromised pl

Fmovies Suspicious Website
Adware

Fmovies Suspicious Website

The fmovies[.]to website allows users to watch high-quality movies online free of charge. It states that they can be watched without any annoying advertisements. This information might be accurate, however, fmovies[.]to uses rogue ad networks that deploy various pop-up ads. In summary, this page