VeriWinkle (Veri Winkle) is a search engine offered by winklinc.com and is installed on browsers as an extension. It claims to be a top-rated search engine used to find anything on the Internet by providing fast, accurate, and improved results on any topic. VeriWinkle can be used through the insta
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, CryptoLite is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files, thereby making them unusable. In doing so, CryptoLite appends filenames with the ".encrypted" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.encryp
Check and Switch is a deceptive application that supposedly helps to fix grammatical errors in text. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, Check and Switch often infiltrates systems without permission. In addition, it delivers intrusive advertisements, gathers sensitive info
Similar to eFax, Important Documents IRS, and many others, "Windows 11 Free Download" is an email spam campaign that distributes trojan-downloading malware. The distributed emails contain a message inviting users to try out the latest version (11) of the Windows Operating System. The email also co
Superuser is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie. Immediately after infiltration, Superuser encrypts most files and appends filenames with the "+superuser111@0nl1ne.at" (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg+superuser111@0nl1ne.at"). Once en
searchitnow.info (goto-searchitnow.global.ssl.fastly.net) is a fake search engine that falsely claims to generate improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. Its appearance barely differs from legitimate Internet search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, and so on. Ther
"Porn Blackmail" is a spam email campaign used to blackmail unsuspecting users. Cyber criminals falsely claim that they have infected recipients' computers with malware and encourages them to pay ransoms in exchange for a removal of a disgraceful video of the victim that they supposedly have recor
Identical to search.opengross.com, search.stosgame.com, search.nelrozplace.com, and many others, search.anilopo.com is a fake search engine that claims to enhance the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on the design alone, search.anilopo.com barely differs from Yahoo, Bi
Very similar to "Microsoft Alert Your Data Is At High Risk", "Attention Your Computer Has Been Infected", "Your Computer Might Be Infected By Trojans", and many others, "ERROR 268d3x8938" is a fake error message displayed by a variety of deceptive websites. Research shows that many users visit t
First discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, RPD is a new variant of the Rapid 2.0 and Rapid ransomware-type viruses. Once infiltrated, RPD encrypts most stored files making them unusable. In doing so, this malware adds the ".RPD" extension to the name of each encrypted file. For instance, "sample.jpg"