"Your Apple iPhone is severely damaged" (also known as "Your Apple iPhone is severely compromised") is a scam that deceptively encourages people to download a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that should be used to remove viruses that this scam website has supposedly detected. There are m
PathBrand is yet another rogue adware-type application identical to SimpleProExtension, Resourcetools, and a number of others. Once installed, this application redirects users to a dubious website (which in turn redirects users to the Google search engine) when they enter a search query into the
TechNetSearch supposedly improves the browsing experience, however, this app causes unwanted redirects - it forces users to visit suspicious addresses (URLs) and then simply provides search results generated by Google. Apps of this type often promote other (legitimate) search engines such as Yah
Identical to Resourcetools and SimpleProExtension, GlobalTechSearch is a rogue application that claims to enhance the browsing experience, however, this app causes a redirect to a third party website when users enter a search query (search query -> third party URL -> Google search engine). Addi
SimpleProExtension is supposedly a useful tool that helps users to browse the web more efficiently, however, it is a PUA (potentially unwanted application) classified as adware. It redirects all online searches through its own URL address before forwarding to Google search. In doing so, SimpleP
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Cratful is high-risk ransomware that stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored data using the RSA-1024 encryption algorithm. During encryption, Cratful appends the name of each encrypted file with the ".cratful" extension (hence its name). For exam
Banload (also known as TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload) is a family of malware-distribution trojans. If installed, trojans from this family inject systems with other computer infections, most of which are categorized as banking trojans that collect user-system information (anti-virus suites typical
Resourcetools is presented as an app that allows users to easily browse the web, however, its real purpose is to redirect them through a dubious URL before showing results generated by Google. Therefore, this app can force people to use other search engines (such as Bing and Yahoo). Additionall
RMS Rat is a high-risk virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and grants cyber criminals remote access to victims' computers. At time of research, RMS Rat was distributed using fake Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader updaters/installers promoted via deceptive websites. This distribu
Pitou is a trojan, a malicious program that sends spam emails from the infected computer. This is useful for cyber criminals, since people who receive messages from people in their contact list often believe that the emails are harmless. Note, however, that this trojan can send emails that prolife