Discovered by Michael Gillespie, DESYNC is a ransomware-type program developed by cyber criminals who use it to encrypt people's files (make them unusable) and then demand ransom payments. Like most malicious programs of this type, DESYNC adds its own extension to each encrypted file, in this case
"ERROR 0X1CXX560" is a fake error message/error alert that scammers use to trick people into believing that a problem occurred relating to Windows Operating System activation. This scam is used to trick people into contacting developers who claim to be Microsoft representatives. Note that the "ER
Developers present Registry Scanner as a legitimate application that allows users to improve system performance by cleaning and fixing registry entries. Judging on appearance alone, Registry Scanner may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers promote it using a deceptive marketing method
"I Contaminated Your Machine With A Virus" is another spam email campaign designed to extort recipients. Cyber criminals send thousands of emails with deceptive messages stating that they have infected the victim's computer and recorded compromising material. These people threaten to send the rec
adoptimismyto.club is a rogue website that is virtually identical to newpush.support, bodelen.com, mobnootiffy.com, and many others. The site displays various dubious content and redirects users to other dubious sites. Research shows that many visitors arrive at adoptimismyto.club inadvertently -
"10 Critical Security Patches For Mac Flash Player" is a deceptive notification (pop-up) informing users of 'highly recommended' Adobe Flash Player updates, however, it is displayed on an untrustworthy, deceptive website. Many people visit this type of website inadvertently - potentially unwant
ExileRat is a trojan-type remote access tool distributed by cyber criminals. At time of research, cyber criminals proliferated ExileRat using a spam email campaign that targets only Tibetan Supporters. The deceptive email contains a malicious Microsoft PowerPoint document that, once opened, inject
Weknow.start.me is a new variant of weknow.ac, it is a fake search engine that is promoted as legitimate. According to its developers, weknow.start.me supposed to provide its users with an enhanced browsing experience (improved search results, faster searches and so on). This search engine is p
Developers claim that My Mac Speedup (also known as Speedup My Mac) is a legitimate app that fixes, cleans, and improves the performance of Mac computers. This app is promoted to optimize MacOS operating systems, however, it is known as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), since it is prom
CryptoStealer is a generic name for viruses that steal crypto-currencies and cryptocurrency wallets. During the last few years, cryptomining has become very popular, especially after Bitcoin's success in the last quarter of 2017. This drew much attention and investment in the currency. Cyber crim