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
Discovered by malware security researcher, S!Ri, XData is a ransomware-type virus that infiltrates systems and encrypts various data using asymmetric cryptography. In doing so, XData appends filenames with the ".~xdata~" extension (for example, "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.~xdata~"). Fo
luckystarting.com is a fake Internet search engine identical to startpageing123.com, mylucky123.com, gosearchitnow.com, and many others. Its appearance barely differs from Bing, Yahoo, Google, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users believe that luckystarting.com is also legitim
Serpent is a ransomware-type virus similar to Hades Locker. The evolution of this ransomware is as follows: Zyklon - WildFire - HadesLocker - Serpent (the latest variant from this family). Cyber criminals spread this ransomware via spam emails (malicious .doc attachments containing macros that inf
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