KingMiner is a malicious program (malware) that uses XMRig, a legitimate cryptocurrency program to mine Monero cryptocurrency. A running process called "powered.exe" can be found in Task Manager - this virus infiltrates systems and mines cryptocurrency without users' consent. The cryptocurre
Bkpx is is a ransomware-type virus that belongs to the Dharma family and was discovered by Jakub Kroustek. The main purpose of Bkpx is to encrypt data stored on an infected system and keep it locked until a decryption tool is purchased and ransom is paid. The virus renames all encrypted files by
"Terminal would like to control this computer" is a fake pop-up window/message that asks Mac users permission for "Terminal" to control the computer using accessibility features. Many users encounter this pop-up on their Macs, however, it is merely a scam and should be ignored. Access should be
Scammers (cyber criminals) use the "IRS Email Virus" spam email campaign to spread Emotet, a high-risk computer infection. This is malicious software used to record personal data and even distribute other infections. Spam campaigns such as "IRS Email Virus" usually contain an infected attachment
Dablio is a ransomware-type computer virus discovered by Karsten Hahn. Its purpose is to encrypt files (rendering them unusable) and make ransom demands for their release. Each encrypted file is renamed by adding "(encrypted)" to the filename. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "(encrypted) 1.jpg", and
search.hogwarin.com is one of many fake search engines that supposedly provide more accurate results and an improved overall browsing experience. Judging on appearance, this may seem to be a legitimate search engine, similar to Google, Yahoo, and other well-known sites, however, search.hogwarin
FilesLocker v2.0 (also known as FilesLocker RANSOMWARE v2.0) is a computer infection designed to render data unusable by encryption. Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, this ransomware-type virus is a new (updated) version of FilesLocker. Once files are encrypted, they are renamed by adding the ".[fi
Discovered by Marcelo Rivero, GandCrab 5.0.9 is a variant of a high-risk ransomware-type infection called GandCrab. Like most viruses of this type, it is designed to encrypt data, rendering affected files unusable. It renames each encrypted file by appending the victim's ID to the file extension (
"Correspondence Email Virus" is a spam email campaign that cyber criminals (scammers) use to distribute a high-risk virus called LokiBot (a computer infection that steals data). In this case, scammers proliferate the virus by sending a banking-related email message that contains a malicious attach
The internet is full of untrustworthy, rogue websites. An example is defpush.com, which is very similar to many other websites of this type such as sociatemethio.club, special-promotion.online, and nuclearlytu.info. People do not generally visit websites such as defpush.com intentionally - they a