search.bunnybarny.com is one of many fake search engines that is promoted through a variety of browser hijacking applications/installers. For example, the File Compressor Pro unwanted app. Note that search.bunnybarny.com is very similar to many other search engines of this type such as search.p
Local Weather Radar Now is presented as a legitimate weather forecast application. Judging on appearance alone, this app may seem legitimate and useful, however, Local Weather Radar Now is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and a browser hijacker. This application stealthily
File Compressor Pro developers promote this app as an online tool for zipping (compressing) files, however, one of its distribution methods is the "bundling" method. Developers use this to trick people into downloading and installing various potentially unwanted apps (PUAs). File Compressor Pro
The savefrom[.]net website is designed to download videos from video-sharing pages such as YouTube. To download a video using this site, users must provide a link to the video, choose a format, and then click the "Download" button. Note that downloading videos using savefrom[.]net is harmless (wi
torlock[.]com is a popular, yet dubious, torrent website. On initial appearance, torlock[.]com may seem legitimate and useful, however, this site asks each user to "enable notifications", which would allow it to display browser notifications and promote other websites. This functionality is legit
Discovered by JAMESWT, india2lock is just one of many ransomware-type programs. It encrypts data, changes the victim's wallpaper and creates a ransom message within the "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" text file. People with computers infected by india2lock cannot access their files unless they pay a ra
Belonging to the Dharma family, TOR13 is yet another ransomware-type infection discovered by Jakub Kroustek. After stealthily infiltrating the system, TOR13 encrypts most stored files using RSA-1024 cryptography. In doing so, TOR13 appends filenames with the victim's unique ID, developer's email a
androponhowrow[.]info is a rogue website that shares similarities with fortorsarrabse.info, press2continue.com, feenotifyfriends.info, and dozens of other similar sites. Note that androponhowrow[.]info is designed to deliver dubious content and redirect users to other rogue sites. Most users visi
Dr. Wolf Internet Security is anti-virus software that provides protection for users of desktop computers and Android mobile devices. It protects against viruses, spyware, malware, trojans, ransomware, and other threats. In summary, it is promoted as a legitimate anti-virus suite, however, it is
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Mcold is a malicious program classified as ransomware and belonging to the Maoloa ransomware family. Developers (cyber criminals) use it to extort money from people by encrypting their data and keeping it in that state unless a ransom is paid (in effect, a decrypti