Developers promote Better Mechanic as an optimization tool for Windows systems. According to their website, this program cleans and fixes the registry, removes junk files and boosts memory, and improves overall computer performance. In fact, this is Trojan.Clicker malware disguised as a legitimat
4k is the name of a ransomware-type program designed to blackmail victims by encrypting their data and forcing them to pay a ransom. It was discovered by Jakub Kroustek and is a part of a ransomware family called Dharma. 4k changes each filename by adding the ".4k" extension plus the victim's ID a
pro-news[.]net is a rogue website designed to redirect users to other dubious sites and deliver dubious content. It shares similarities with many other rogue sites such as deloplen.com, pushmenews.com, and orboreshitert.info. Research shows that users generally visit pro-news[.]net inadvertently
Similar to gotwidores.info, deloplen.com, checkpost.space, and many others, lalittandkedsi[.]info is a rogue website designed to cause unwanted redirects and deliver dubious content. Users generally visit lalittandkedsi[.]info inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted application
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Dharma-Cry is a variant of Dharma ransomware. Like most programs of this type, it is used to encrypt data and force victims to purchase a decryption tool - in effect, to pay a ransom to Dharma-Cry's developers. Dharma-Cry adds the ".cry" extension to the name of each
THe "Al Hafez Trading Company Email Virus" scam is used by cyber criminals to spread the NanoCore remote access trojan (RAT). They send emails that contain a malicious Microsoft Office document and hope that people will open it. If opened, the document causes download and installation of the RAT.
Helper is yet another ransomware-type infection discovered by Jakub Kroustek. As with most ransomware infections, Helper stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts stored files, thereby rendering them unusable. During encryption, Helper renames each file by appending a random string as the exte
Dotmap is malicious software categorized as ransomware. It encrypts data and forces victims to pay a ransom (purchase a decryption tool/key). Dotmap belongs to Djvu ransomware family and was discovered by Michael Gillespie. This ransomware changes the names of encrypted files by adding the ".dotma
Discovered by GrujaRS, Mamba is an updated variant of high-risk ransomware called Phobos. After successful infiltration, Mamba encrypts stored files and appends filenames with the ".mamba" extension plus the victim's unique ID and developer's email address. For instance, "sample.jpg" might be ren
PC Regcleaners (other known variants are named Regcleanerz and Regcleaners) is promoted as a system/computer optimization program that supposedly cleans computers and enables them to start faster. According to the developers, it includes tools such as a registry cleaner, memory booster, and junk