First discovered by malware security researcher, Jack, Desu is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files, thereby making them unusable. During encryption, Desu appends filenames with the ".desu" extension. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed t
go.bonefreeze.com is another fake web search engine that, according to the developers, generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. This website may seem similar to Bing, Yahoo, Google, and other legitimate Internet search engines. Therefore, go.bonefreeze.com may
FastSupport is a legitimate website that provides a remote computer access service using the GoToAssist toolset. Note that, although this site is legitimate, cyber criminals abuse it to generate revenue. Remote access services are often legitimate and popular. Some of the more popular ones
"FedEx Shipment Email Virus" is a spam email campaign similar to Barclays Secured Message, Electronic Intuit, FedEx Package, and many others. This campaign is used to distribute a high-risk trojan called LokiBot. Developers send thousands of emails that contain a message stating that the user has
"User Access Suspended" is a fake error message displayed by various rogue sites. In most cases, users visit these sites inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) or intrusive advertisements (displayed by other websites). Research shows that many PUPs infiltrate
"unknown-1.download" (and "unknown-2.download", "unknown-3.download", "unknown-4.download", and so on) is the name of an unrecognizable file that appear in Mac download folders without users' consent. These files seem suspicious, since it is unusual for any files to randomly appear on the system
search.pardessov.com is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, search.pardessov.com barely differs from Google, Bing Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users believe that search.
BitCoinMiner is a generic name of cryptocurrency-mining viruses. On first glance, the name suggests that these viruses mine only Bitcoin cryptocurrency, however, cyber criminals also attempt to mine other cryptocurrencies, such as Monero, Ethereum, etc. The last few years were extremely su
Yyto is a ransomware-type virus discovered by security researcher, xXToffeeXx. Following successful infiltration, Yyto encrypts stored data and appends names of compromised files with the "read_to_txt_file.yyto" extension (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.read_to_txt_file.yyto")
Dharma is a ransomware-type program, a type of malware designed to encrypt data and make ransom demands for the decryption. It is based on Crysis and uses asymmetric cryptography for encryption. Throughout the years, Dharma has evolved into a ransomware family that includes a multitude of versions