Many users encounter the fake "Mac OS Support Alert" virus alert message when visiting deceptive, untrustworthy websites. People generally arrive at these websites inadvertently - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are installed without direct user permi
findprivate.online is a fake search engine that supposedly offers an enhanced browsing experience, more accurate results, and so on. This site may seem legitimate, however, it is promoted using a browser hijacker called FP App, which is also categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA)
SYMMYWARE is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Cyber Security. After successful infiltration, SYMMYWARE encrypts most stored data and adds the ".SYMMYWARE" appendix to each filename (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.SYMMYWARE"). Encrypted data instantly becomes unusable. Following
nvsearch.club is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, nvsearch.club barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines, and thus many users believe that this site is also legit
searcholive.com is is another fake search engine that is promoted by a browser hijacker - in this case, the FP App browser hijacker. Generally, search engines and browser hijackers are promoted as 'useful tools' that provide an enhanced browsing experience and various other features. In fact, the
Maria is a high-risk ransomware-type virus discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Maria is designed to encrypt files, thus rendering them unusable. The virus renames each encrypted file by adding the ".mariacbc" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.mariacbc". Maria also opens
"Spyware were found on your Mac" is a fake virus alert message that appears when visiting dubious/untrustworthy websites. People do not often visit these websites intentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that infiltrate systems without permission, c
According to developers, search.hdopplerweatherradar.co is a high quality search engine that provides quick access to popular weather forecast websites. In fact, it is categorized as a fake search engine - search.hdopplerweatherradar.co is promoted using the Doppler Weather Radar app, which is a b
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, Desktop is categorized as a high-risk ransomware-type virus. Once it has infected the system, it encrypts files, rendering them unusable and renames each filename by adding "Lock." at the beginning. File example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "Lock.1.jpg" after encryption.
Vendetta is another ransomware-type virus discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Once infiltration is successful, Vendetta encrypts most stored data and renames each file using the "[random_characters].vendetta" or "[random_characters].vendetta2" pattern. For instance, "sample.jpg" might be renamed to