OptiBuy is a deceptive application that supposedly saves time and money by providing coupons and notifications of special deals/discounts available on various online shops. On initial inspection, OptiBuy may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is categorized as adware and a potentially unwan
Developers present yeadesktop.com as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, yeadesktop.com may appear legitimate and useful, however, this site is promoted via rogue download/installation set-ups de
Developers present cleanserp.net (also knows as search.cleanserp.net) as an Internet search engine that generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. On initial inspection, cleanserp.net may appear legitimate and useful, however, this website is promoted using decep
ScreenUp is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to take screenshots, edit them, and share them on various social media networks. Judging on appearance alone, ScreenUp may appear legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adw
Lockout is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, xXToffeeXx. Once infiltrated, Lockout encrypts various data using RSA-2048 cryptography. During encryption, Lockout appends filenames with the ".Lockout" extension (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.Lo
Fartplz is a ransomware-type virus discovered by Michael Gillespie. Once infiltrated, Fartplz encrypts various files using AES-256 and RSA-2048 encryption algorithms. In doing so, this malware appends the ".fartplz" extension to the name of each encrypted file. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renam
Developers present trustedsurf.com as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, trustedsurf.com barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users beli
Searchy is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to search various social networks (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). Judging on appearance alone, Searchy may appear legitimate and useful, however, this application often infiltrates systems without permission. Furthermore, it stea
First discovered by malware security researcher, Michael Gillespie, Maysomware is a ransomware-type virus relating to May malware. Following successful infiltration, Maysomware encrypts stored data using the AES-256 and RSA-4096 encryption algorithms. During encryption, this malware appends filena
VisionCrypt is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, Lawrence Abrams. Once infiltrated, VisionCrypt encrypts various files using the AES-128 encryption algorithm. In addition, this virus renames encrypted files using the "filename_fileformat.VisionCrypt" pattern (for