"Warning - Your Computer Is Infected!" is a fake pop-up error message displayed by a malicious website that users often visit inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that stealthily infiltrate systems during installation of other software (the "bundling"
Identical to adsbtrack.com, affrh2022.com, syndication.exdynsrv.com, and many others, nextlnk.com (also known as nextlnk1.com, nextlnk2.com, nextlnk3.com, nextlnk4.com, nextlnk5.com, and nextlnk6.com) is a rogue website designed to redirect users to other suspicious websites. Users often visit ne
Shopperify is a deceptive application that supposedly helps to save time and money when shopping online. Judging on appearance alone, this app may seem legitimate and useful, however, Shopperify is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. There are three main reasons for
Developers present performanceydialsearch.com as a "high-experience" Internet search engine that generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. On initial inspection, performanceydialsearch.com may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers promote this website
zipfilesearch.com is a deceptive website that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved search results and by allowing users to zip/unzip various files. Initially, zipfilesearch.com may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers promote this site by employing rogue d
According to developers, search.photorext.net significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results and by providing quick access to various popular websites (for example, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc.). This website may seem legitimate and useful, however, search.pho
Oops is a ransomware-type virus discovered by security researcher, Karsten Hahn. Once infiltrated, this malware encrypts various files and appends filenames with the ".oops" extension (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.oops"). Oops then opens a pop-up window containing a ransom-d
Developers present convertpdfsearch.com as a "high-quality" Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results and by allowing users to convert PDF file formats. At first glance, convertpdfsearch.com may seem legitimate and useful, however, t
Discovered by security researcher, Karsten Hahn, Explorer is a ransomware-type virus based on an open-source ransomware project called Hidden Tear. Once infiltrated, Explorer encrypts various data using AES cryptography. During encryption, this malware appends names of encrypted files with the ".
Identical to startwebsearch.com, webofsearch.com is a fake Internet search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. On initial inspection, webofsearch.com may seem legitimate and useful, however, this site continually records information relating to b