Like many sextortion emails, this one is sent by scammers who attempt to extort money from unsuspecting recipients. Typically, they claim that they have recorded humiliating, compromising videos or photos, and threaten to proliferate the material unless they are paid a ransom. Do not believe thes
"Antivirus Update is prepared" is a deceptive pop-up window displayed by scam websites. By implying that antivirus software requires updating and devices are at risk, the pop-up attempts to urge people into downloading/installing untrustworthy, malicious content. Potentially Unwanted Applications
Jenkins ransomware is designed to encrypt files and change associated filenames by appending the ".jenkins" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" becomes "sample.jpg.jenkins", and so on. This ransomware also creates a text file ("!READ_ME.txt") containing the ransom message and instructions about h
Easy Gaming App is the name of an application designed to provide easy access to various online games. In fact, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. Typically, apps of this type promote the address of a fake search engine and gather browsing data. In
Watch Movies Live is a rogue application, promoted as a tool for quick access to movie streaming, news and other film-related websites. It is a browser hijacker, due to the changes it makes to browsers in order to promote a fake search engine - search.watchmovieslivetab.app. Additionally, it has
TV Fans Online Tab is endorsed as a tool for quick access to TV-related content. In fact, this is a rogue app, a browser hijacker designed to modify browsers to promote a fake search engine (search.htvfansonline.com). Additionally, it has data tracking capabilities and gathers browsing-related inf
The 2conv[.]com website provides an online service to convert YouTube videos to MP3 and other formats. It also promotes a desktop downloader and converter called Flvto Youtube Downloader. Note that it is illegal to download videos from YouTube. Furthermore, the 2conv[.]com web page contains dubio
ZLoader (also known as DELoader and Terdot) is a malicious program distributed through malicious web pages that display a fake error notification (e.g., "The 'Roboto Condensed' font was not found"). Research shows that ZLoader infects systems with another malicious program, a banking Trojan calle
Discovered by S!Ri, Afrodita is a part of the LockerGoga ransomware family. It encrypts data with the AES-256 and RSA-2048 encryption algorithms. Afrodita also creates a ransom message within the "__README_RECOVERY_.txt" text file, which contains instructions about how to contact cyber criminals
Avoid the y2meta[.]com website, since it employs dubious advertising networks and provides an illegal video downloading service. Note that it is illegal to download videos from YouTube. Furthermore, y2meta[.]com contains various ads that redirect visitors to other untrustworthy websites. These are