Discovered by Michael Gillespie, the BlackHat virus is a ransomware-type infection that locks (encrypts) files and demands ransom payments in return for decryption keys/tools. Once a computer is infected by BlackHat, it changes encrypted filenames by adding the ".BlackHat" extension (e.g., "sampl
Developers of the hipstarclub.com website promote a scam used to trick people into believing that they can win a $1000 Amazon gift card if they agree to participate in a survey. Typically, these scams are promoted through deceptive, untrustworthy websites that users visit unintentionally - poten
There are many rogue websites very similar to filezog.com, including, for example amousinded.info, wekomix.com, and pushthenme.info. This and other websites of this type are designed redirect visitors to other dubious/untrustworthy sites. Most users visit filezog.com unintentionally - they are re
War is a ransomware-type virus designed to encrypt files stored on a computer and make ransom demands. This is a new variant of Dharma ransomware and was discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft. War adds an ID, email address, and the ".war" extension to each encrypted file. For instance, "1.jpg" might be
The luckstarclub.com website is used to promote a scam, a lottery whereby people can supposedly win various prizes if they answer questions correctly. Scams of this type are usually displayed on rogue/deceptive websites. Generally, users do not visit these websites willingly - they are redirect
Like many rogue websites on the Internet (including seodollars.com, trkur4.com, tityx.com, and so on), dailynews.support redirects visitors to other untrustworthy sites. In most cases, users arrive at dailynews.support unintentionally - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted applicatio
trackpackage.world is a fake search engine that is virtually identical to many other websites of this type such as advisurf.com, web-explore.com, and navig-gg.com. This may seem to be a legitimate search engine (similar to Google, Yahoo, etc.), however, developers promote trackpackage.world using
feed.365-stream.com is a fake search engine that is promoted using the 365Stream browser hijacker, a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Developers promote this app that supposedly provides access to the latest movie-related content directly from browsers. It is categorized as a PUA, since mo
pohs2oom.com is one of many rogue websites (similar or identical to crtatix.com, nicenewsupdate.info, newsupdatesky.info, etc.) that cause redirects to other untrustworthy (potentially malicious) sites. In most cases, users arrive at pohs2oom.com unintentionally - they are redirected to it by pote
Lolita (a new version of Scarab) is a computer virus that is designed by cyber criminals and used to encrypt files (lock them), make them unusable and keep them in that state until the ransom is paid. This is a ransomware-type infection that was discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft. Once a computer is