Map Beast is a deceptive application that supposedly provides driving directions. Judging on appearance alone, Map Beast may appear legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). There are three main reasons for these negati
According to the developers, searchvzcc.com is an Internet search engine that generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. Judging on appearance alone, searchvzcc.com barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many user
Identical to fullsearching.com, searchthisonline.com, luckypageing123.com, and many other sites, initialsite123.com is a fake search engine that falsely claims to enhance the Internet browsing experience by generating improved search results. These claims often trick users into believing that in
Search Classifieds is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to search on various classified websites. Judging on appearance alone, Search Classifieds may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates systems without permission. Furthermore, it stealthily modifies
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