George Carlin is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored data. This is a new variant of another ransomware infection called Razy, however, it has many differences. It is rather unusual as compared to other infections of this type: George Carlin does
Chthonic is a Trojan-type program that is installed through emails sent from hijacked/stolen PayPal accounts. The program leads to a fake Google Chrome update file that is promoted on the hijacked website. Visitors are informed that their Chrome browser is outdated and needs to be updated by clic
Conhost.exe (Console Window Host) is the process of a program (cryptominer) that is designed to mine Monero cryptocurrency. Generally, cyber criminals trick people into downloading and installing this program to generate revenue. In summary, the program uses computer resources to mine cryptocurre
apple.com-scan[.]live is a scam website designed to trick people into downloading a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Cleanup-My Mac. The site displays a fake virus alert stating that the Mac computer is infected with some viruses that should be removed immediately. This website (or
"Proof attached" is the name of a spam email campaign that is categorized as a 'sextortion' scam. Generally, scams of this type are used to scare people (recipients) and trick them into believing that scammers have recorded a compromising video (or taken photos) and will proliferate the material u
Discovered by Jakub Kroustek, Btix is yet another variant of high-risk ransomware called Dharma. As with its predecessor, Btix encrypts stored data and appends the names of compromised files with the ".btix" extension plus the developer's email address and victim's unique ID (e.g., "sample.jpg" mi
Seon is malicious software categorized as ransomware and designed to block access to data (via encryption) until a ransom is paid. This computer infection was discovered by Anti-malware vigilante. Seon renames each encrypted file by adding the ".FIXT" extension. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jp
feed.searchfrit.com is one of many dubious, fake search engines on the internet. This site supposedly provides users with faster searches, improved results, and various other features, however, it is promoted using a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Search Genie. This dubious app is
speeder.biz is a deceptive website designed to trick people into believing that they can obtain a smartphone free of charge. This is a scam website and should not be trusted. Typically, people do not visit websites of this type intentionally - they are opened by installed potentially unwanted app
Refols is a malicious program that belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. Generally, cyber criminals use ransomware-type programs to prevent victims accessing data stored on their computers by locking them with strong encryptions. They also use them to blackmail people by urging them to pay a rans