Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, KARLS is one of many malicious programs developed by cyber criminals. This particular one is categorized as a ransomware-type program. KARLS is a new variant of Dharma and is designed to encrypt data (make files inaccessible) and display ransom messages. Each affecte
shaimsaijels.com is a rogue website that shares similarities with aoptimismyto.club, mobnootiffy.com, pecul1ar.com, and many others. Once visited, shaimsaijels.com displays dubious content or redirects users to other dubious websites. Many visitors arrive at shaimsaijels.com inadvertently - they
The internet is swamped with rogue websites such as botkano.info. This site is very similar to verifycaptcha.com, adoptimismyto.club, newpush.support, and many others. Its main purpose is to force users to visit other dubious websites or display dubious content. People do not generally visit botk
AutoRun Gen is the generic name of threat detection by various anti-virus tools. Depending on the anti-virus (AV) suite and its database, AutoRun Gen can be detected under different names (e.g., "INF/Autorun.gen", "Trojan.AutorunINF.Gen", "INF.AutoRun", "INF:AutoRun-gen", etc.). Since, the names
Cyber criminals proliferate the "USPS Email Virus" scam by sending a number of identical emails to many people. They use this spam campaign to distribute the Hancitor Trojan. Their main goal is to trick people (email recipients) into opening the presented attachment and infecting computers with
"Downloading Virus... Trojan_horse.exe" is categorized as a fake virus alert. It is displayed on untrustworthy websites designed by scammers. The main purpose of the alert is to trick people into believing that their computers are at risk of infection. The rogue software also displays a pop-up win
Search Secure is a rogue application that claims to enhance browsing security and provide improved search results. Its appearance suggests that Search Secure is legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and a browser hijacker. There are th
"I Have A Forum In The Darkweb" is a scam that is distributed as a spam campaign - scammers send this email to many people. Generally, emails of this type are used to blackmail people. The cyber criminal behind this scam presents himself as a 'hit man' who was supposedly assigned to hurt the reci
Citrio Browser is a dubious web browser based on an open-source project called Chromium (which is developed by Google). This app claims to be a high-end browser, which has a low computer resource usage and provides an enhanced browsing experience (fast loading time, etc.). Although Citrio Browser
The "Counter-Strike GO Virus" tool is also known as "Counter Strike Global Offensive knife hack". This may seem a useful tool for CS:GO players and can be downloaded from unofficial websites or using torrents, free of charge. In fact, this is a fake program that does not provide any real value. T