doubleclick.net is a legitimate advertising service provided by Google, however, some cyber criminals use the pubads.g.doubleclick.net site to force users to visit various other adware-type websites. If you encounter these redirects or pop-ups (or other ads) that open with pubads.g.doubleclick.net
REDAMAN is high-risk information-stealing trojan. In most cases, REDAMAN is distributed using spam email campaigns. Cyber criminals essentially send thousands of deceptive email messages encouraging users to open attached files (e.g., Microsoft Office documents, archived executables [that include
vSnapShot is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to take screenshots. Its appearance suggests that vSnapShot is legitimate and useful, however, it is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted application (PUA), since it infiltrates systems without permission and delivers in
ZeuS Panda is a high-risk trojan. Its main purpose is to record users' bank account credentials. This malware is distributed in various ways, including spam email campaigns (e.g., "Electronic Intuit Email Virus"), fake Adobe Flash Player updaters, and fake pop-up errors (e.g., "The HoeflerText Fon
Gstatic is a legitimate Google service that facilitates reduced bandwidth usage and increased network performance. You can read more about it here. Loading website content (Google services such as Google Maps, Gmail, and so on) using the gstatic.com website is normal, however, in some cases, this
shortcutcommander.club is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers typically promote shortcutcommander.club using a fake Adobe Flash Player updater. Furthermore, th
Active Clean Pro is promoted as software that allows users to tune up their computers by cleaning unnecessary files from various folders, web browsers, etc. Judging on its appearance and features provided, this may seem to be a legitimate program, however, Active Clean Pro is classed as a potenti
Similar to Driver Maximizer, SweepTools PC Cleaner, and many others, Driver Updater is a dubious application that supposedly allows users to update and install outdated/missing drivers. Judging on appearance alone, Driver Updater may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates
RadioRage is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) developed by Mindspark Inc. This browser add-on is compatible with Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer and claims to enhance the browsing experience by allowing users to listen to their favourite music via the installed toolbar. Although thi
First discovered by malware security researcher, Jakub Kroustek, Bgtx is a new variant of high-risk ransomware called Dharma. After successfully infiltrating the system, Bgtx encrypts most stored data and appends filenames with the ".id-[victim's_ID].[decrypt@fros.cc].bgtx" extension (e.g., "sam