Forbix is a malicious program and classified as a 'worm'. It can infect available drives, protect itself against removal, update itself, perform a second stage payload, and communicate through a C2 server. Generally, worms are malicious programs that can replicate to spread to other computers. Th
TV Now is a browser hijacker, advertised as a tool for easy access to TV streaming sites, accompanied by a fake search engine (search.tvnowapptab.com). Due to most users installing it unintentionally, it is classified as a PUA (potentially unwanted application). As a browser hijacker, it has the
According to the developers of Mac Fixer Pro, this app fixes and cleans Mac computers/MacOS systems. In fact, this software is advertised on deceptive websites and distributed through the set-ups of other software. Many people are likely to download and install Mac Fixer Pro unintentionally and
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek and belonging to the Dharma ransomware family, .cmd is one of many ransomware-type programs on the internet. It encrypts data stored on the system and blocks access to it until a decryption tool is purchased from the cyber criminals who developed the .cmd ransomware.
Practically identical to search.genieosearch.com, search.pardessov.com, search.globalsearch.pw and others, search.searcherzip.com is a fake search engine. It is endorsed as an optimizer for download/install processes (however it does not actually have any such features). This website is promote
Search.convertermastersearch.com is a fake search engine, advertised as a tool for optimizing and simplifying download/install processes. It is identical to search.genieosearch.com, search.pardessov.com and many others. This website is spread through browser hijacking downloaders/installers. Br
Developers of Advanced Mac Booster application state that this app optimizes MacOS systems. It supposedly allows users to clean MacOS systems, fix various issues, thus improving overall operating system performance. In fact, this app is classified as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and
Carambis Cleaner is a dubious application that claims to clean and optimize the system. Judging on appearance alone, Carambis Cleaner may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is likely to infiltrate computers without consent, since developers proliferate the app using a deceptive marketing meth
apple.com-mac-optimization[.]xyz is a deceptive website designed to trick people into downloading and installing a rogue application called Cleanup My Mac. This software supposedly removes fake viruses that this scam website has detected. Note that apple.com-mac-optimization[.]xyz is not the on
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Peta ransomware belongs to the Djvu family. This software is designed to encrypt files stored on the victim's computer. To decrypt them, victims are encouraged to purchase a decryption tool and/or key from the cyber criminals who designed the program (i.e., pay a r