Browser Shop is an advertising platform used by many dubious websites that promote potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), questionable medicinal products, dating services, etc. This platform is implemented by various browser extension developers to monetize their free plug-ins. Browser Shop is no
The DealWifi application supposedly allows users to turn their Windows PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot - "Deal WiFi, a product of RAFO TECHNOLOGY, is an easy-to-use software that turns your laptop/PC into a Wi-Fi wireless access point. Anyone nearby can surf the Internet through your sharing." These fake
The browser-hijacking application, dregol.com, employs a deceptive free software marketing method called 'bundling' to infiltrate Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari). Bundling is a way to distribute applications together with other software, and there
According to the developers, bardiscover.com generates improved search results and, therefore, enhances the Internet browsing experience. These claims often trick users into believing that this site is legitimate and useful, however, developers promote bardiscover.com by employing rogue download/
Crptxxx is a ransomware-type virus discovered by malware researcher MalwareHunterTeam. This malware employs enigma0x3's UAC (Microsoft's User Account Control) bypass. Once infiltrated, Crptxxx encrypts various data using AES cryptography. In addition, this ransomware appends the ".crptxxx" extens
Developers present funnysurfing.com as an Internet search engine that significantly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved search results, displaying local weather forecasts, allowing users to create 'a to-do list', and providing a a number of other 'features'. Judging on appeara
FastoPlayer is supposedly a media player that provides a wide range of media-related features (for example, video download, format conversion, file sharing, etc.) - "Fasto player - The fastest player you will ever use! Our FAST media player with Automatic sub-title download and private browsing.
Kirk is a ransomware-type virus that claims to be a network stress tool called "Low Orbital Ion Cannon". This ransomware was first discovered by malware researcher Jakub Kroustek. Following successful infiltration, Kirk encrypts files and appends filenames with the ".kirked" extension (for example
kwinzy.com is a fake Internet search engine that falsely claims to enhance the Internet browsing experience by generating improved search results. Judging on appearance alone, kwinzy.com barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users believe th
All_Your_Documents.rar (also known as ROSHALOCK 2.00) is ransomware-type virus discovered by security researcher Michael Gillespie. As with other ransomware-type viruses, All_Your_Documents.rar infiltrates systems without users' consent, however, it does not encrypt files - it compresses all file