First discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Gdb is a high-risk virus categorized as ransomware belonging to the Dharma family. Once a computer is infected with this virus, users' files are locked and encrypted. The ".gdb" extension (that includes an ID number and an email address) is added to every infec
"My virus captured all your personal data Email Scam" is an email that is categorized as being part of a spam campaign. Cyber criminals who send these emails attempt to trick people into believing that they have recorded compromising material (embarrassing photos or videos of users), and then make
Similar to Mac Cleanup Pro, the Similar Photo Cleaner app allows users to find duplicate photos (multiple copies) and remove them (this is according to its developers). This may seem a legitimate and useful tool to save disk space, however, it is categorized as potentially unwanted application
Similar to homesweeklies.com and playsearchnow.com, searchp.icu (which is also known as searchp.club) is a fake search engine that falsely claims to enhance the browsing experience by generating improved results and providing quick access to a number of popular websites (such as Facebook, Twitte
GandCrab 5.0.5 is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called GandCrab 5.0.4. Version 5.0.5 was released immediately after BitDefender developed a decryption tool for the previous version. After successful infiltration, GandCrab 5.0.5 encrypts most stored data and appends filenames with a random
Docx is another high-risk virus discovered by malware security researcher, S!Ri. After infiltrating the system, Docx encrypts most stored data, thereby making it unusable. As well as encryption, Docx renames files by adding the ".docx" appendix (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.docx").
Flash Chrome Proxy is a high-risk virus designed to record user account credentials. The virus disguises itself as a legitimate application called Adobe Flash Player. At time of writing, Flash Chrome Proxy targeted the Google Chrome browser only, however, this situation may change. Cyber criminal
"Walmart Email Virus" is a spam email campaign used by cyber criminals to distribute Hawkeye keylogger. Like most emails of this type, they are sent to many people (hundreds or even thousands) and presented as "official" and legitimate messages. Generally, they encourage people to open malicious a
Nymaim is high-risk trojan designed to infiltrate other viruses into the system. It essentially works as a malware dropper. Cyber criminals proliferate this virus by disguising it a regular file or app (e.g., a legitimate app, document, etc.) For example, Nymaim is distributed using the "Job Appl
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, FUNNY is another ransomware virus belonging to the Dharma malware family. When a computer is infected with this virus, most files are encrypted and renamed with the ".FUNNY" extension (and the victim's ID and an email address) added. For instance, "1.jpg" is renamed t