SmartShoppy is a deceptive application that gives fake promises to save time and money when shopping online by displaying coupons and notifying users of special deals/discounts. On initial inspection, this app may seem legitimate, however, due to rogue behavior (stealth installation without con
Identical to CoolShopper, BestSmart Shoppers, WebShoppers, and a number of other applications, ShopTool is a dubious app that falsely claims to save time and money while shopping online. By claiming to provide coupons and notifications of special deals/discounts available on a variety of online
monsear.xyz is a fake Internet search engine that supposedly generates the most relevant search results and provides quick access to various popular sites (YouTube, Facebook, etc.). Judging on appearance alone, monsear.xyz may seem identical to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate Internet se
OtherSearch is a rogue program that infiltrates systems during the installation of other programs (this is a deceptive marketing method called "bundling"). Following infiltration, OtherSearch generates various online advertisements and tracks Internet browsing activity. For these reasons, OtherSea
Top News Reporter is presented as a legitimate application that provides users with the latest world-wide news. On initial inspection, this application may seem legitimate, however, due to rogue behavior, Top News Reporter is classed as a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).
NetSecure is a deceptive application that infiltrates systems during installation of other potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). Note that deceptive installers provide no information regarding installation of NetSecure. Following infiltration, this app generates intrusive online advertisements and
By claiming to allow users to play various addictive arcade games, Krazy Joystick Games often gives the impression of legitimate software. In fact, this application is classed as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). One of the main reasons for these negative associations is stealth in
Dash is a rogue chromium-based web browser that falsely claims to significantly improve web browser performance. This application is very similar to Plants Vs Zombies, Jewel Quest Solitaire, Zombie Invasion, and many other apps. Many users believe that Dash is a legitimate application, however, i
Live Sports Online Now is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to watch various live sport matches online. Judging appearance alone, Live Sports Online Now may seem to be a legitimate application, however, it is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hijacker
Rush is new ransomware that encrypts files using the AES-256 encryption algorithm. During encryption, Rush appends the name of each compromised file with the .remind extension. For example, sample.jpg is renamed to sample.jpg.remind. Some variants of this ransomware add .crashed extension to the e