Discovered by Cyber Security, LockerGoga is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. Cyber criminals who designed this computer infection use it to encrypt data stored on computers and blackmail users by demanding ransom payments in return for decryption tools. LockerGoga adds the ".locked!?
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, CottleAkela is one of many ransomware-type computer infections present on the internet. It blocks access to data (encrypts files stored on the system) and generates a "README-NOW.txt" ransom message. Each encrypted file is renamed by adding the ".locked" extension.
ITLOCK ransomware was discovered by Cyber Security. This is a malicious program, a new version of Matrix ransomware that is designed by cyber criminals to encrypt computer data and blackmail victims by demanding ransom payments. During the encryption process, ITLOCK opens two Command Prompt window
news-io.com is a rogue site designed to cause redirects and deliver dubious content. It is virtually identical to newsforyou.pro, nandreskethep.club, ind1cate.com, and many other sites of this kind. Most visitors arrive at news-io.com inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted app
There are countless fake search engines similar to search.byomlapp.com. Generally, developers describe them as 'legitimate' search engines that provide improved, more accurate results, faster searches, and so on. In fact, they are promoted using rogue downloaders/installers that usually modify b
According to the developers, the KraKraGames application provides access to a number of online games. For some, this may seem to be a useful app, however, it is classified as potentially unwanted application (PUA) - specifically, an adware-type app. Most people unintentionally install KraKraGames,
Cyspt is a ransomware-type virus discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Research shows that this ransomware is likely to be a new variant of another virus called AresCrypt. Following successful infiltration, Cyspt encrypts most stored files and appends filenames with the ".OOFNIK" extension. For instan
The DOC to PDF application is promoted as the ultimate document converter and capable of converting .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf, jpg, and various other files in one click. Although this may seem to be a legitimate converter, it is also categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), which p
The Video Monkey application was developed by the same company that developed another app called Maps2Go. The developers claim that this app allows users to convert videos ("any video") to .mp4, .mov, .avi, and other formats. This app is classified as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), s
Gorgon ransomware was discovered by Jakub Kroustek. Its developers (cyber criminals) use it to encrypt data and blackmail victims by encouraging them to buy a decryption tool. Like most ransomware-type programs, it renames each encrypted file by adding a new extension, in this case ".[buy-decrypto