"Youtube Lottery" Email Scam (Mac) is used to trick people into believing that they have won a YouTube lottery. The main goal of this scam is to encourage recipients to send their full names, addresses, mobile telephone numbers, and other information to scammers. Since this is merely a scam and
Robotcaptcha.info is a rogue website very similar to pushnotificationsite[.]com, pushnotificationapp[.]com, digitalsmirror[.]com, and many others. It is designed to lead visitors to other untrustworthy sites. Typically, people do not visit robotcaptcha.info willingly - they are redirected by poten
smartpackagetracker.com is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, smartpackagetracker.com may seem legitimate and useful, however, this site is promoted using a browser-hijacking app called Smart Package Tr
The wscript.exe file belongs to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. Note that wscript.exe is also known as Windows Script, a service that provides the Windows system with scripting abilities. Unfortunately, cyber criminals often use the names of legitimate processes and files to disguise malwa
svchost.exe is the generic name of a legitimate Microsoft Windows process that can be found running in the Task Manager. Typically, there is more than one Service Host process running at once, since separate processes handle separate groups of services. For example, one svchost.exe process might
First discovered by malware security researcher, Sandor Nemes, Ghost (Jamper) is new variant of high-risk ransomware called Jamper. Once infiltrated, Ghost (Jamper) encrypts most stored files and appends filenames with a random string, probably comprising the victim's unique ID (e.g., "sample.jpg
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, DDT is part of GlobeImposter, a family of ransomware-type programs. Like most programs of this type, DDT encrypts files stored on computers and keeps them locked unless a ransom is paid (victims purchase a decryption tool that can decode files encrypted by DDT). I
The Heroset program belongs to the Djvu ransomware family and was discovered by Michael Gillespie. The main purpose of Heroset is to encrypt files (rendering them unusable) and force victims to pay a ransom (in effect, purchase a decryption tool). Heroset places the "_readme.txt" file (containin
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Euclid is high-risk ransomware designed to encrypt most stored files, thereby rendering them unusable. During encryption, Euclid appends filenames with the ".euclid" extension. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.euclid". Euclid also delivers a ra
Advanced Driver Booster is advertised as a useful device driver updater. Since it is important to keep installed drivers up-to-date, Advanced Driver Booster may seem to be a useful tool, however, developers distribute it by bundling it into set-ups of other software. People often download and ins