"Ads by Advertise" is a tag used to mark certain intrusive advertisements displayed by potentially unwanted adware-type programs (PUPs). Research shows that these PUPs often target Mac OS and infiltrate without users' consent. As well as delivering intrusive ads, adware-type PUPs gather sensitiv
First discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, BI_D is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called LockCrypt. Immediately after infiltration, BI_D encrypts most stored files (thereby making them unusable) and appends filenames with the " [ id-[victim's_ID].BI_D" extension. F
Recently discovered by Michael Gillespie, Insta is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files. In doing so, Insta adds the ".insta" extension to each filename (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.insta"). Encrypted data immediately becom
BlueKai is a legitimate information tracking service owned by Oracle Corporation. Recently, however, many Mac OS users have encountered pop-ups/redirects leading to tags.bluekai.com (or stags.bluekai.com) that may seem malicious. There are two possible reasons for this: the operating system vers
LokiBot is trojan-type malware designed to infiltrate systems and collect a wide range of information. Note that this virus targets the Windows and Android operating systems. LokiBot typically infiltrates systems without users' consent - it is distributed via spam emails (Windows OS), various priv
CRYBrazil is a ransomware-type virus discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. It is based on an open-source ransomware project called Hidden Tear and has been implemented with some scripts from eda2. Once infiltrated, CRYBrazil encrypts most stored files and appends filenames with the ".crybrazil" extensi
DiskDoctor is a ransomware-type virus that originates from the Scarab malware family. This virus is designed to stealthily infiltrate the system and encrypt most stored files. In doing so, DiskDoctor appends filenames with the ".DiskDoctor" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.D
Mac Ads Cleaner is a fake system optimization tool identical to Mac Adware Cleaner. Research shows that it is related to another rogue application called Advanced Mac Cleaner. On initial inspection, Mac Ads Cleaner may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is categorized as a potentially unw
opti-page.com is a fake web search engine directly related to chumsearch.com By offering improved results, opti-page.com attempts to give the impression of legitimacy, however, developers promote this site using the aforementioned chumsearch.com site. Furthermore, opti-page.com and chumsearch.co
Related to Advanced Mac Cleaner, Mac Adware Cleaner is a rogue application that supposedly enhances system performance by cleaning junk files, removing potentially malicious apps, and enabling other similar functions. Judging on appearance alone, Mac Adware Cleaner may seem legitimate, however,