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What is Office 365 email scam?

Phishing emails are used to trick recipients into providing personal information. Scammers behind them attempt to obtain credit card details, bank accounts numbers, social security numbers, login credentials, or other information. This phishing email is used to extract email login credentials via a fake Office 365 page.

What is Block ransomware?

Block is the name of a ransomware-type program, which is designed to encrypt data (lock victims' files) and demand ransoms for the decryption.

Affected files are appended with a ".block" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.block", "2.jpg as "2.jpg.block", and so forth. Once this process is complete, a ransom note in Russian - "readMe!.txt" - is dropped onto the desktop.

What is tabsearch.net?

Tabsearch.net is a fake search engine. It is promoted through a browser hijacker called Tab Search Start Page. A browser hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that changes the web browser's settings to promote a particular address. Most users download and install apps of this type unintentionally.

What is theresults[.]net?

Theresults[.]net is a rogue website sharing similarities with liffsandupa.xyz, more*.biz, aidraiphejpb.com, and many others. This site is designed to present visitors with questionable content and/or redirect them to various (likely suspect or malicious) webpages.

Users typically enter such websites via redirects caused by untrustworthy pages, intrusive advertisements, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Infogram adware?

Infogram is promoted as a desktop version for Wikipedia. It shares the same name as a legitimate software company. Infogram is known to be advertising-supported that generates revenue for its developer by displaying advertisements. Users often install software of this type unknowingly.

What is OptimalSource?

OptimalSource is a rogue app categorized as adware. It also has browser hijacker qualities. Furthermore, due to the dubious techniques used to distribute software products within these categories, they are also considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Nitrocrypted ransomware?

Nitrocrypted is a type of malware that encrypts files and modifies their filenames, changes the desktop wallpaper, and creates the "README.txt" file (a ransom note). It renames files by appending the ".nitrocrypted" extension, for example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.nitrocrypted", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.nitrocrypted", and so on.

What is the "new mail server system 4.0" email scam?

"New mail server system 4.0" refers to a phishing spam campaign. These spam emails urge recipients to update their email accounts, else risk having them deleted. It must be emphasized that these letters are fake and intended to trick recipients into providing their email account log-in credentials (i.e., email addresses and corresponding passwords).

What is GameSearchTech browser hijacker?

GameSearchTech browser hijacker changes some of the web browser's settings to gamesearchtech.com so it would open this address on certain occasions. Gamesearchtech.com is a fake search engine. It is unlikely for GameSearchTech to be installed intentionally. Thus, it is categorized as potentially unwanted application (PUA).

What is more*.biz?

More*.biz is a group of rogue websites (more1[.]biz, more2[.]biz, more3[.]biz, more4[.]biz, etc.), which are designed to present visitors with questionable content and/or redirect them to different (likely unreliable or malicious) pages.

The Internet is rife with rogue webpages; liffsandupa.xyz, aidraiphejpb.com, news-themes.com - are but a few examples. Users seldom access such sites intentionally; most get redirected to them by suspect pages, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).