First discovered by malware security researcher, dao ming si, Locky Imposter (also known as "PyLocky") is a ransom-type virus that imitates another high-risk ransomware infection called Locky. After stealthily infiltrating the system, Locky Imposter encrypts data using the RSA and AES encryption
Instagram2go is a deceptive application that claims to allow use of the Instagram social network directly from the desktop. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is likely to infiltrate systems without permission. Furthermore, it delivers intrusive advertisements an
"Client Requirements Email Virus" is another spam email campaign similar to Order Confirmation Email Virus, BID PURCHASE DOCUMENT Email Virus, and many others. Cyber criminals use this campaign to proliferate high-risk malware called LokiBot. As usual, criminals send thousands of deceptive emails
Super Clean Pro 2018 is a dubious application that developers present as high-end system optimization/cleaning software. Judging on appearance alone, Super Clean Pro 2018 may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers promote this app using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". The
Displayed by a deceptive website, "PEGASUS SPYWARE ACTIVATED" is a fake error similar to "Immediately Call Apple Support", "APPLE SECURITY BREACH", "AppleCare And Warranty", and many others. Users often visit this website inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted progra
Cassetto is a ransomware-type virus discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Immediately after infiltration, Cassetto encrypts most stored files and appends filenames with the ".cassetto" extension. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.cassetto". Once encrypted, files immediately become u
Cortana.exe is a cryptocurrency-mining trojan that stealthily infiltrates the system and utilizes resources (specifically, CPU) to mine Monero cryptocurrency. Note that Cortana.exe is actually a renamed executable of XMRIG, a legitimate cryptocurrency-mining tool. Since Cortana.exe is used to mine
Trojan.gen.npe.2 is a generic name for specific malware. It is malicious and poses a significant threat to computer safety. In the past, Symantec anti-virus suite treated legitimate (clean) files as Trojan.gen.npe.2 malware. This type detection is called a 'false positive'. False positives
"Found 4 Virus" is a fake error similar to VIRUS ALERT FROM MICROSOFT, Critical System Error: x679Qs5m, and many others. The error is displayed by various websites that users often visit inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive advertisements de
"Windows Operating System Alert" is a fake error message similar to Found 4 Virus, Error DT00X2, ERROR 268d3x8938, and many others. It is delivered by various dubious websites. In most cases, users visit these sites inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or