Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, the Game Booster program supposedly speeds up computers for a smoother gaming experience. In fact, this software is a trojan (malicious program) disguised as other, legitimate software called Smart Game Booster. To distribute this malware, the developers have crea
Developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, ProductManualsGuide is a rogue application. It is marketed as a free tool for finding printable product manuals, with a supplementary web searching tool. Since users tend to install this app inadvertently, it is classified as a PUA (potentially unwanted
The keepvid[.]pro website allows visitors to download videos from YouTube. Many websites provide this service, however, it is illegal to download videos from YouTube. Furthermore, keepvid[.]pro uses rogue ad networks. This site leads visitors to others used to advertise unwanted browser apps (ext
websitetrafficgo is a scam site used to advertise dubious software. Scammers designed this website to display a fake virus alert message and, thus, people who who arrive at this web page often believe that their computers are infected. Visitors are encouraged to remove the 'detected virus' with
GetSeniorResources is a rogue application, advertised as a tool for finding health resources and financial planning information for seniors and people born from mid-40s to mid-60s ("baby boomer" generation). It is considered a PUA (potentially unwanted application), due to the fact that many users
Silenced ransomware was discovered by Jack. Like most programs of this type, it is designed to encrypt data and rename all locked files. It adds the ".try" extension to filenames. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.try". To recover their files, victims are encouraged to purchase a decryption too
FreeTemplateFinder is a rogue application, categorized as a PUA (potentially unwanted application) and functioning as a browser hijacker. It advertised as a free app, for finding and personalizing various printable templates, with a supplementary fake search engine (hp.myway.com). FreeTemplateFin
Laturo is a malicious program that cyber criminals use to steal sensitive information. Their main goal is to acquire as much information as possible so that it can be used to generate revenue in fraudulent ways. People with computers infected by this malware might experience serious problems rela
Another rogue application, developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, FreeAuctionFinder is advertised as a free tool for finding relevant and latest auctions. It is also accompanied by a fake search engine (hp.myway.com). Classified as a PUA (potentially unwanted application) and a browser hijac
"ERROR # ER36dx9832(3)" is a fake error message that is displayed on a tech-support scam website. Typically, scammers use websites of this type to trick people into calling the number provided. Do not trust this, or other similar scam messages. More importantly, do not call these scammers. People