The youtubeconverter[.]io website allows visitors to download YouTube videos and convert them to MP3, MP4, and other formats. Note that it is illegal to download videos from YouTube. Furthermore, youtubeconverter[.]io employs rogue advertising networks and redirects users to dubious, deceptive web
EasyConvert supposedly allows users to convert various files to PDF documents directly from their browsers, however, this app is a hijacker that changes browser settings to promote srchbar.com (the address of a fake search engine). Furthermore, most browser hijackers gather user information. Few
System Cleanup is software promoted as a system cleaner and optimizer. It is supposedly capable of scanning systems and removing "junk" and temporary files, and other unnecessary data. This program has an official web page from which it can be downloaded free of charge (or users can purchase the
Criminals present this scam as an email from a company that owns the afdsola.com website. The company is legitimate and has nothing to do with this scam. To make their email seem even more credible, scammers use a spoofing technique by forging the sender's email address (in our example, they use t
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Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, PAY IT OR LOST IT is the name of ransomware - software that prevents victims from accessing their files by encoding them with an encryption algorithm. In this case, the 'ransomware' does not encrypt any files, any yet the developers demand to be paid anyway. PAY
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Discovered by Alex Svirid, Sill@tuta.io is malicious software belonging to the GlobeImposter ransomware family. This program operates by encrypting data and demanding a ransom for decryption. I.e., decryption software/tools must be purchased to recover the encrypted data. As encryption is in prog
Bora is malicious software designed to encrypt files and create a ransom message ("_readme.txt") that contains information about how to decrypt data. Software of this type is called ransomware. This particular ransomware infection was discovered by Michael Gillespie and is part of Djvu, a family o
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