Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Masok is a ransomware-type program that belongs to the Djvu family. The cyber criminals who designed Masok spread it to make money from unsuspecting people who cannot access their files due to encryption by this ransomware. To decrypt their files, victims are enco
Identical to ernorvious.com, clckworld.club, dreamteammyfriend.com, and many others, dingboronhartal[.]pro is a rogue website designed to feed users with dubious content and redirect them to other rogue sites. Most visitors arrive at dingboronhartal[.]pro inadvertently - they are redirected by po
MyOfficeX supposedly allows users to access an online office, which includes free processing of Word files, spreadsheets, and presentations. In fact, research shows that this app is a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Frequently, people download and install PUAs inadve
free-coupons[.]network is one of many rogue websites designed to feed users with dubious content and redirect them to other rogue sites. It is virtually identical to goodmedia.me, seplumming.pro, checking-your-browser.com, and many others. Many users visit this site inadvertently, as they are red
As its name suggests, ERIS RANSOMWARE v2 it is a new version of Eris ransomware. Cyber criminals proliferate it to extort money from people by forcing them to pay ransoms. These programs lock (encrypt) files and prevent access unless a ransom is paid. This version of Eris creates a text file (ran
Identical to searchitnow.info and searchmarquis.com, optimalsearch.me is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. In fact, this site is promoted using rogue downloaders/installers designed to modify browser settings without users' perm
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Junior is the name of a new version of Paradise ransomware. Like many other programs of this type, Junior encrypts data and encourages victims to pay a ransom. It creates a ransom message within an HTML file called "%= RETURN FILES =&.html" and renames locked fil
Brusaf is one of many ransomware-type infections from the Djvu ransomware family. As with most of these infections, Brusaf was discovered by Michael Gillespie. The purpose of Brusaf is to stealthily infiltrate computers and encrypt most stored files, thereby rendering them unusable. During encryp
Identical to ScreenCapture.app, Spaces.app, and a number of others, ScreenSaver (also known as ScreenSaver.app) is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and software categorized as adware. This particular app is designed to promote a dubious website (searchbaron.com), which is a fake search e
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Prandel is a ransomware-type program and part of the Djvu ransomware family. Typically, these programs prevent victims from accessing their files by encoding data with strong encryption algorithms. Additionally, they create/display ransom messages that contain info