Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Cryptotes is a malicious, ransomware-type program and a new variant of RotorRansomware. Cyber criminals use computer infections of this type to encrypt data stored on victims' computers and to extract money from affected people by making ransom demands. Cryptotes
Not all search engines are as legitimate and useful as developers state in their promotions. Many are fake and with dubious purposes. Note that search.beautiful-calendar.com is a fake search engine promoted using rogue downloaders and installers. Most downloaders/installers modify browser settin
The "You may not know me" scam is proliferated using the 'spoofing' method: scammers falsify email addresses to make it seem as if recipients of emails are also senders. Cyber criminals send this email to many people hoping that some will fall for the scam and pay a ransom to prevent distribution
bodelen.com is one of many rogue websites similar to mobnootiffy.com, lameterthenhep.info, pecul1ar.com, etc. Its purpose is to display dubious content or redirect visitors to other untrustworthy sites. People usually visit this website unintentionally, since potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) are r
Discovered by S!Ri, Maoloa is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. Once it has infiltrated the system, Maoloa encrypts all files stored on the computer and generates a ransom-demand message called "HOW BACK YOUR FILES.txt". It also renames all encrypted files by adding a new/additional "
"You've Made The 5-billionth Search" is a scam, which is a part of another scam called "You Have Won A Google Gift" and is distributed through a deceptive website. People commonly visit websites of this type unintentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs)
CookieMiner is high-risk malware that targets the Mac operating system. Following successful infiltration, CookieMiner records personal data. Its main purpose is to steal credentials of various accounts (mostly those relating to cryptocurrencies). This malware also opens a 'backdoor' called EmP
"Verizon Email Virus" is a scam distributed using a spam (email) campaign. Cyber criminals use the scam to infect computers with Emotet (a malicious program). The main purpose of "Verizon Email Virus" is to trick people into clicking a presented website link associated with a malicious document,
There are plenty of ransomware-type infections and .blower is one these malicious programs. As with most rogue software of this type, it is used to encrypt data and blackmail people who have computers infected by it (by demanding ransom payments). They encourage victims to purchase a decryption to
Ransomware-type programs are malicious programs developed by cyber criminals who use them to encrypt data (lock files) and make ransom demands. CryptoID is an example, which is also known as RICKROLL LOCKER. This is an offline version of another ransomware infection called Aurora. CryptoID was dis