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CoinTicker Trojan (Mac)
Mac Virus

CoinTicker Trojan (Mac)

First discovered by Thomas Reed, CoinTicker is a rogue app that claims to be a great tool for checking current exchange rates for Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, and other popular cryptocurrencies. Judging on appearance alone, CoinTicker may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app poses a sign

iGames Search Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

iGames Search Browser Hijacker

games.searchalgo.com is a fake search engine that, according to its developers, allows users to search for an unlimited number of free games. This search engine may seem legitimate and useful, but developers promote it via a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker called iGames

Gdb Ransomware
Ransomware

Gdb Ransomware

First discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Gdb is a high-risk virus categorized as ransomware belonging to the Dharma family.  Once a computer is infected with this virus, users' files are locked and encrypted. The ".gdb" extension (that includes an ID number and an email address) is added to every infec

My Virus Captured All Your Personal Data Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

My Virus Captured All Your Personal Data Email Scam

"My virus captured all your personal data Email Scam" is an email that is categorized as being part of a spam campaign. Cyber criminals who send these emails attempt to trick people into believing that they have recorded compromising material (embarrassing photos or videos of users), and then make

Similar Photo Cleaner Unwanted Application (Mac)
Mac Virus

Similar Photo Cleaner Unwanted Application (Mac)

Similar to Mac Cleanup Pro, the Similar Photo Cleaner app allows users to find duplicate photos (multiple copies) and remove them (this is according to its developers). This may seem a legitimate and useful tool to save disk space, however, it is categorized as potentially unwanted application

Searchp.icu Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Searchp.icu Redirect (Mac)

Similar to homesweeklies.com and playsearchnow.com, searchp.icu (which is also known as searchp.club) is a fake search engine that falsely claims to enhance the browsing experience by generating improved results and providing quick access to a number of popular websites (such as Facebook, Twitte

GandCrab 5.0.5 Ransomware
Ransomware

GandCrab 5.0.5 Ransomware

GandCrab 5.0.5 is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called GandCrab 5.0.4. Version 5.0.5 was released immediately after BitDefender developed a decryption tool for the previous version. After successful infiltration, GandCrab 5.0.5 encrypts most stored data and appends filenames with a random

Docx Ransomware
Ransomware

Docx Ransomware

Docx is another high-risk virus discovered by malware security researcher, S!Ri. After infiltrating the system, Docx encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. As well as encryption, Docx renames files by adding the ".docx" appendix (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.docx").

Flash Chrome Proxy Virus
Trojan

Flash Chrome Proxy Virus

Flash Chrome Proxy is a high-risk virus designed to record user account credentials. The virus disguises itself as a legitimate application called Adobe Flash Player. At time of writing, Flash Chrome Proxy targeted the Google Chrome browser only, however, this situation may change. Cyber criminal

Walmart Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

Walmart Email Virus

"Walmart Email Virus" is a spam email campaign used by cyber criminals to distribute Hawkeye keylogger. Like most emails of this type, they are sent to many people (hundreds or even thousands) and presented as "official" and legitimate messages. Generally, they encourage people to open malicious a