"Programmer known in darkweb" is a spam email campaign that scammers use to trick people into believing that their computers have been infiltrated with a virus that has allowed cyber criminals to monitor their activities. Generally, scammers behind these emails claim that they have obtained compr
"Activate your Windows now" is just one of many fake messages displayed on various deceptive websites. In this case, it is a fake Windows Security alert message. Generally, people do not visit these deceptive and untrustworthy websites intentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially un
sociatemethio.club is another rogue website designed to redirect visitors to other dubious sites. Generally, users arrive at this site inadvertently - potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) redirect them to it. PUAs are often installed unintentionally, since they feed users with advertisements
According to the developers, the PremierOpinion app monitors browsing activity. In exchange for allowing PremierOpinion to perform this function, users are supposedly rewarded with access to certain software, entries to "sweepstakes", and other benefits. In fact, developers proliferate PremierO
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StevenSeagal is a computer infection, a ransomware-type virus that belongs to the Scarab ransomware family. It was discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft and is designed to block users from accessing their files by encrypting data (making it unusable). It also blocks Task Manager to prevent victims from
Discovered by security researcher Petrovic, CmdRansomware is a ransomware virus that is designed to lock (encrypt) files, rendering them unusable until a decryption tool or key is obtained from cyber criminals. In this way, CmdRansomware is used to make ransom demands. It renames each encrypted f
The PackTrackPlus app is promoted as a tool that allows users to track their packages with the ability to choose from various carriers. These features may seem useful, but this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted app (PUA). PackTrackPlus is an adware-type application that most users inst
Risk was discovered by Michael Gillespie and is a new variant of Dharma, a ransomware category infection. Like all the other viruses of this type, Risk is designed to encrypt files stored on an infected computer and keep them locked until cyber criminals receive a ransom payment for a decryption t
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