Project Free Tv belongs to a group of websites that might cause unwanted downloads and installations, thereby leading to possible malware infections. As its name suggests, this web page allows users to watch various TV shows and movies free of charge. It contains a compilation of titles from A to
First discovered by Michael Gillespie, Mogera is a high-risk ransomware infection that belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. As with other infections from this family, Mogera stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. This ransomware also appends
Kissmanga is the name of a group of websites that are linked to possible malware infections. This particular website contains a collection of graphic novels known as 'manga', which are comics and part of Japanese art. Some of the comics on the website might contain copyrighted manga. This is a le
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Sysfrog is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. Programs of this type are designed to encrypt files: they lock files and keep them that state until developers are paid. I.e., ransomware victims are encouraged to buy decryption tools from these cyber crimi
The apple.com-monitor[.]live website is used by scammers to promote the Cleanup My Mac potentially unwanted application (PUA). This website displays a fake virus alert notification stating that users' computers are infected and encourages them to download and install the PUA, which supposedly re
GottaCry is the name of a ransomware-type program that was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Rather than encrypting data, GottaCry deletes all files that are placed on the victim's Desktop. It also enables a pop-up window with instructions detailing how to return the lost files. The "GottaCry |
"Hosting and domain are blocked" is one of many email scams and should not be trusted. In this case, a scammer (or scammers) threaten to damage the reputation of the website owner by having the hosting account and domain blocked permanently. This email is similar to other scams of this type, (suc
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, JURASIK is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called JSWorm. As with most ransomware infections, JURASIK stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored files. During encryption, JURASIK appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email
Belonging to the Djvu ransomware family, Skymap is a high-risk infection discovered by Michael Gillespie. After successful infiltration, Skymap encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. Additionally, Skymap appends filenames with the ".skymap" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed
sendspace[.]com is a file hosting website that allows users to send, receive, track and share large files. It is effectively an online file-sharing platform, which allows people to store and download files. This is a legitimate website, however, it uses deceptive ad networks. Visitors are redirec