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LinkSet Adware (Mac)

What kind of software is LinkSet?

LinkSet is an advertising-supported application designed to show annoying advertisements. It also changes the settings of a web browser to promote a fake search engine. The majority of apps like LinkSet get installed inadvertently. Apps that users are likely to install unknowingly are categorized as potentially unwanted apps (PUAs).

   
Y1iiu Ransomware

What is Y1iiu ransomware?

Y1iiu is a ransomware-type program. It operates by encrypting data (locking files) and demanding ransoms for the decryption.

Files are appended with a random character string and the ".y1iiu" extension. For example, a file originally named "1.jpg" would appear similar to "1.jpg.rm8zsFc6jNzId_HsLHAugcz2NBV5Z5l6AG66AEWRklH_H_HhYzKt-o80.y1iiu". Once this process is finished, a ransom-demanding message - "XGTb_HOW_TO_DECRYPT.txt" - is created.

   
SocialCouponSearch Browser Hijacker

What is SocialCouponSearch?

SocialCouponSearch is a piece of browser hijacking software that promotes the socialcouponsearch.com fraudulent search engine. Additionally, browser hijackers are categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Sabishare.com Suspicious Website

What is sabishare[.]com?

Sabishare[.]com is a file storage and sharing website. While such services are legitimate, this site uses rogue advertising networks that promote various untrustworthy and harmful webpages.

The Internet is full of sites that use these networks for monetization purposes; fdrama.netmp3fy.comfastfrom.com, dramacool.acbigyshare.com, and gospeljingle.com are just some examples.

   
WebAdblockSearch Browser Hijacker

What kind of application is WebAdblockSearch?

WebAdblockSearch is a browser that changes hijacked browser's settings to webadblocksearch.com - a fake search engine. Most browser-hijacking applications are promoted and distributed using questionable methods. Thus, users download and install them inadvertently. Apps of this kind are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
QuickConverterz Browser Hijacker

What is QuickConverterz?

QuickConverterz is a rogue browser extension promoting the quickconverterz.com illegitimate search engine. It is categorized as browser-hijacking software. Due to the questionable methods used to proliferate browser hijackers, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Fast Dark Adware

What kind of software is Fast Dark?

Fast Dark is adware (also known as advertising-supported software) that generates revenue for its developer by displaying advertisements. Pretty often, users install such software unintentionally. Therefore, Fast Dark and other programs of this kind are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
Live-updates-center.com Ads

What kind of page is live-updates-center[.]com?

Live-updates-center[.]com displays deceptive content, asks for permission to display notifications, and redirects visitors to untrustworthy pages. Typically, users end up on pages like live-updates-center[.]com through advertisements, other dubious sites, or present potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) open these pages for them.

   
Yoursurveyprogram.com Ads

What is yoursurveyprogram[.]com?

Yoursurveyprogram[.]com is a rogue website designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to various (likely untrustworthy or malicious) sites.

The Internet is rife with such pages; alertsx.comloopanews.com, and akaiksots.com are just a few examples of ones similar to yoursurveyprogram[.]com. Users typically access these websites via redirects caused by other rogue webpages, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
TheMapsFinderSearch Browser Hijacker

What kind of application is TheMapsFinderSearch?

TheMapsFinderSearch is designed to hijack browsers by changing their settings. As a rule, apps of this type promote fake search engines. TheMapsFinderSearch promotes themapsfinder.com. Another detail about browser hijackers is that most of them are distributed using questionable methods. Thus, users install them unintentionally.

   

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