Developers present searchy.online as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, searchy.online may appear legitimate and useful, however, developers promote it by employing rogue download/installation
ActionClassGames is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to play various addictive Flash games. Judging on appearance alone, this app may appear legitimate and useful, however, ActionClassGames is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) and a browser hijacker. Ther
Discovered by malware security researcher, xXToffeeXx, Extractor is a ransomware-type virus. Once infiltrated, Extractor encrypts various files and appends the names of each compromised file with the ".xxx" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.xxx". Extractor then create
Mikoyan is a ransomware-type virus developed using the .NET framework. Once infiltrated, Mikoyan encrypts various files using AES-256 cryptography. Depending on its variant, it appends the ".haters" or ".MIKOYAN" extension to the name of each encrypted file. For instance, "sample.jpg" might be re
Search Results Toolbar is a browser add-on, which adds various shortcuts to your Internet browsers (shortcuts to social networks, YouTube, eBay, online radio, etc.) While such add-ons might seem useful to many Internet users, there is a downside to having these toolbars installed on your computer:
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Maykolin is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, SecPanda. Once infiltrated, Maykolin encrypts various data and appends the ".[Maykolin1234@aol.com]" extension to the name of each encrypted file. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.[Maykolin1234@aol.co
"Install Extension To Continue" is a fake error message displayed by a malicious website. Users are often redirected to this website by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), which infiltrate systems without permission (the "bundling" method). As well as unwanted redirects, PUPs also deliv
Rans0mLocked is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Lawrence Abrams. Once infiltrated, Rans0mLocked encrypts various data using AES cryptography and appends filenames with the ".owner" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.owner". Following successful encryption, Rans0mL
SearchGoFind a deceptive application that supposedly enhances the Internet browsing experience by improving Internet search results. On initial inspection, SearchGoFind may seem legitimate and useful, however, this application usually infiltrates systems without permission. Furthermore, it stealt