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Fortnite Virus
Trojan

Fortnite Virus

The Fortnite virus delivers various intrusive advertisements that significantly diminish the browsing experience. To infiltrate systems, research shows that this virus disguises itself as a cheating app for a popular recent PC game, Fortnite. Computer games are fun, but unfortunately some pl

Sleepshadow.com Redirect (Mac)
Mac Virus

Sleepshadow.com Redirect (Mac)

search.sleepshadow.com is a fake search engine identical to search.stosgame.com, search.altagit.com, search.pitchofcase.com, and many others. Judging on the appearance alone, search.sleepshadow.com barely differs from Yahoo, Bing, Google, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many use

eFax Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

eFax Email Virus

"eFax Email Virus" is a spam campaign used to proliferate a trojan-type virus called Hancitor. It is virtually identical to many other spam campaigns, such as Important Documents IRS, Sage Invoice, and Payslip SPAM. The deceptive "eFax Email Virus" email contains a message stating that users have

QuickFlightTracker Toolbar
Browser Hijacker

QuickFlightTracker Toolbar

QuickFlightTracker is a rogue application that, according to the developers, provides various information about international flights. This app may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hijacker. The main reasons for these neg

Livemediasearch.run Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Livemediasearch.run Redirect

Smart Music Search is a deceptive application that claims to allow users to search for various music directly from the URL bar. This app may seem legitimate and useful, however, Smart Music Search often infiltrates systems without permission. Furthermore, it promotes a fake search engine (livemed

FastDataX Adware
Adware

FastDataX Adware

Developers present FastDataX as a great tool to trade various information for marketing purposes. On initial inspection, this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, FastDataX is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. The main reasons for these negative ass

SuperSearch Adware
Adware

SuperSearch Adware

Developers present SuperSearch as a legitimate application that enhances the browsing experience by improving Internet search results. Judging on appearance alone, SuperSearch may seem legitimate and useful, however, this application often infiltrates systems without permission. Furthermore, it d

Critical System Error: x679Qs5m POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Critical System Error: x679Qs5m POP-UP Scam (Mac)

"Critical System Error: x679Qs5m" is a fake error message displayed by various malicious sites. It is very similar to iPhone Has Been Locked, Your Mac Is Infected With 3 Viruses, and many others. Research shows that most users visit these sites inadvertently - they are redirected by intrusive a

WhiteClick Adware
Adware

WhiteClick Adware

WhiteClick is a deceptive application that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by allowing users to search directly from the Task Bar, without opening the browser. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, WhiteClick is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP)

ANIMUS Ransomware
Ransomware

ANIMUS Ransomware

ANIMUS is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, Karsten Hahn. This virus is designed to stealthily infiltrate the system and encrypt most stored files using the RSA-2048 encryption algorithm. During encryption, ANIMUS appends filenames with the ".animus" extension (for