Identical to Webunstop, Unstopaccess, Un-stop, and a number of others, Fast-access-web is a deceptive application that falsely claims to allow users to access websites that are blocked in their own countries. On initial inspection, Fast-access-web may appear legitimate and useful, however, this a
Tc-clicks.com is a deceptive website identical to spzan.com, aptitudemedia.co, eatyellowmango.com, and many others. This website redirects to various other suspicious sites. Research shows that users are often redirected to tc-clicks.com by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate syst
Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, SuperB is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts stored data. During encryption, SuperB appends filenames with the ".enc" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" might be renamed to a filename such as "sample.jpg.enc". Following succ
Safesearch.net is a search engine that has been observed being promoted by the SafeSearch browser extension and even various PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) classified as browser hijackers. Browser-hijacking software operates by causing redirects to (or through) fake and legitimate search
spzan.com is a rogue website identical to many websites, including aptitudemedia.co, eatyellowmango.com, and click-cpa.net. The site redirects to various other suspicious sites. Research shows that users are redirected to spzan.com by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). These deceptive applicat
save tabs is the name of a browser extension that has the properties of adware - it generates annoying advertisements. Our team discovered save tabs while inspecting deceptive websites. In addition to showing ads, save tabs can read and change data on visited websites. Its creators described it as
First discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, Wyvern is a variant of a high-risk ransomware-type virus called BTCWare. Following successful infiltration, Wyvern encrypts stored data and appends the ".[email]-id-id.wyvern" extension to the name of each compromised file. For e
Developed by Mindspark Interactive Network (now known as IAC Applications), GetFreeGifs is a deceptive application that claims to provide access to various GIF images. Judging on appearance alone, GetFreeGifs may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app can infiltrate systems without consent.
A new "family" of rogue adware-type extensions has recently been discovered. Developers promote a rogue extension via a malicious website (after opening the website, victims are presented with a pop-up window asking them to install a browser extension). At time of research, the adware was called
Displayed by a malicious website, "The problem is caused by an unusual activity performed on this machine" is a fake pop-up error message claiming that the system is infected. Research shows that users often visit this site inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs