Searches.safehomepage.com is a popular website that can be used as a homepage and default search engine. The developers employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to install this browser hijacker on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) witho
"Interstitial Information?" is a type of intrusive online advertisement that conceals visited website content. The ads are delivered by potentially unwanted adware-type programs. By giving fake promises to enhance Internet browsing activity, adware-type applications such as InterYield are designe
A ransomware service called Stampado is new malware available on the dark market. This virus is advertised and sold on the 'dark web' - anyone can purchase a lifetime license and proliferate the virus without little effort. After infiltrating computers, Stampado encrypts various files and appends
search.tagadin.com is presented as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the Internet browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, search.tagadin.com may appear legitimate and useful, however, developers promote this website via rogue download/i
May is a ransomware-type virus discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. Once infiltrated, May encrypts various data using AES-256 and RSA-4096 encryption algorithms and appends filenames with the ".locked" extension (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.locked"). May then creates a text fi
According to the developers, weather-genie.com is a 'high-experience' Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, weather-genie.com may appear legitimate and useful, however, this website is promoted via a
ONYONLOCK is a new variant of a ransomware-type virus called BTCWare. This virus was discovered by security researcher, MalwareHunterTeam. Following successful infiltration, ONYONLOCK encrypts various data stored on victims' computers. Furthermore, it appends the ".onyon" extension to the name of
CryptoViki is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware security researcher, Marcelo Rivero. Once infiltrated, CryptoViki encrypts various data and appends the ".viki" extension to the names of all compromised files. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.viki". Following succes
ShareWithUs is a deceptive application that stealthily infiltrates systems during installation of other programs (the "bundling" method). Following infiltration, this app generates various intrusive online advertisements and continually records information relating to users' Internet browsing act
GruxEx is a copy of an open-source ransomware project called Hidden Tear. Once infiltrated, GruxEx employs AES cryptography to encrypt various files. During encryption, this ransomware appends the ".grux" extension to the name of each encrypted file. For instance, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "samp