Discovered by Michael Gillespie and belonging to the Djvu family, Boston is a ransomware-type program. The cyber criminals who developed Boston use it to encrypt files stored on victims' computers and block access to them unless ransoms are paid. It renames each encrypted file by changing the exte
The developer of WebHelper is unknown, however, this is certainly not a Windows system file (process). WebHelper is categorized as malicious software (malware) and most anti-virus programs identity it as a trojan-type program. Typically, people do not install these programs intentionally - they ar
Easy Free Recipes is a deceptive application that supposedly provides access to various food recipes. Judging on appearance alone, this app may seem legitimate and useful, however, Easy Free Recipes is categorized as a browser-hijacker and a potentially unwanted application (PUA). This applicatio
PDF Genie is advertised as a PDF file converter that is apparently supported by the best technology. It supposedly allows conversion of all popular documents to PDF format and vice versa. Unfortunately, research shows that PDF Genie is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), software categori
Wtflife is a scam used to advertise an application called Smart Mac Booster. Scammers attempt to trick people into downloading and installing this app through a deceptive website that displays a fake virus alert. The site informs visitors that their computers are infected with a virus. These si
The Live Protection Suite program supposedly scans systems for threats and infections, and then removes them. In fact, this is a fake antivirus suite advertised on an 'official' website and also a deceptive, scam website. Live Protection Suite is a clone of Antivirus 10, another fake antivirus sui
First discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Kjh is high-risk ransomware belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. Immediately after infiltration, Kjh encrypts most stored data, thereby rendering files unusable. Additionally, Kjh appends filenames with the ".kjh" extension plus the victim's unique ID and
"Windows Online Protection has detected spyware" is a scam designed to trick people into installing a fake antivirus tool called Live Protection Suite. This program is promoted by displaying fake virus detections on a deceptive website. In summary, this scam website informs visitors that it has d
First discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, Muslat is one of many ransomware-type infections that belongs to the Djvu family. Following successful encryption, Muslat encrypts most stored data and renames filenames with the ".muslat" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" becomes "sa
First discovered by Jakub Kroustek and belonging to the Dharma family, Zoh is high-risk ransomware which stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts most stored data by compromising files. During encryption, Zoh appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email address and .zoh exte