Discovered by Michael Gillespie, RECOVERYOURFILES is high-risk ransomware that infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files using RSA-2048 and AES-128 cryptographies. In doing so, RECOVERYOURFILES appends its name as an extension to each filename (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "
Identical to datsadstrack.com, ecoencomputer.com, comproliverton.pro and many others, addiliate.com is a rogue website that redirects users to various untrustworthy websites. In most cases, users arrive at addiliate.com inadvertently - potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) cause these redirects. F
fwrdy.com is a deceptive website stating that the users' computers are not protected and encourages them to download an anti-virus tool. Research shows that many visitors arrive at fwrdy.com inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) or intrusive ads delivered b
Directions Finder is a deceptive application that supposedly provides users with GPS functionality. On initial inspection, finddirections.co may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hijacker. There are three main reason
Identical to Mac Tonic, Advanced Mac Cleaner, and many others, Unpollute My Mac is a deceptive application that offers system optimization and malware removal functionality. Initially, Unpollute My Mac may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is likely to infiltrate systems without per
"PayPal Email Virus" is a spam email campaign similar to FedEx Shipment, Barclays Secured Message, Electronic Intuit, and many others. This campaign is used to proliferate a high-risk trojan called TrickBot. The message essentially states that a number of PayPal accounts have been hacked and, the
Smart Mac Care is a rogue application identical to Mac Tonic, Advanced My Cleaner, Mac Mechanic, and many others. By offering system optimization/cleaning functionality, Smart Mac Care attempts to give the impression of legitimacy, however, this application is categorized as a potentially unwan
Matrix is a ransomware-type virus that encrypts various data stored on victims' computers. Despite this threat, Matrix has some flaws - it does not encrypt all files. Therefore, we assume that Matrix ransomware is still in development. This malware appends: ".FDFK", ".TGMN", ".ABAT", ".DECP", ".Y
Discovered by security researcher xXToffeeXx, CryptoConsole is a ransomware-type virus that impersonates Purge (Globe) malware. Be aware, however, that CryptoConsole only mimics file encryption - the virus simply renames files using the "unCrypte/decipher_ne@outlook.com_[NAME_OF_FILE]" pattern. A
datsadstrack.com is a rogue website virtually identical to ecoencomputer.com, comproliverton.pro, rakbler.ru, and many others of this type. Most users visit datsadstrack.com inadvertently - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that are usually installed without users'