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
Discovered by security researcher, Lawrence Abrams, DarkoderCrypt0r is a copy of a ransomware-type virus called Wcry (WannaCry). Once infiltrated, DarkoderCrypt0r encrypts various data and appends the ".DARKCRY" extension to the name of each encrypted file (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to
"Your Windows Computer Has Been Blocked" is a fake error message displayed by a malicious website. Users are redirected to this site by potentially unwanted adware-type programs (PUPs). These apps often infiltrate systems without users' consent. In addition, they collect personally identifiable in
Developers present rambler.ru as an Internet search engine that supposedly generates improved search results and, therefore, enhances the Internet browsing experience. Judging on appearance alone, rambler.ru may appear legitimate and useful, however, this site records various user-system informat
Spora is a ransomware-type virus distributed via spam emails (malicious attachments). Each rogue email contains an HTA file which, once executed, extracts a Javascript file ("closed.js"), placing it in the system "%Temp%" folder. The Javascript file extracts an executable with a random name and ru
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, UIWIX is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates systems and encrypts various data. In doing so, UIWIX appends filenames with the "._[victim’s id].UIWIX" extension. For example, "sample.jpg" might be renamed to a filename similar to "sample.jpg._231432
Wcry (also known as WannaCry, Wana Decrypt0r 2.0, WanaDecryptor or WNCRY virus) is a ransomware-type virus discovered by security reasearcher S!Ri. Once infiltrated, Wcry encrypts files using AES-128 cryptography. During encryption, this malware appends filenames with the ".wcry" extension (for ex