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What is brokenbad[.]biz?

Sharing many similarities with eneedande.online, sweetadvance.ru, watch-this-viral.video, and countless others, brokenbad[.]biz is a rogue website. It is designed to present visitors with dubious content and/or redirect them to various (likely unreliable and malicious) sites.

These webpages are seldom accessed intentionally; most get redirected to them by untrustworthy pages, intrusive advertisements, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). This software can stealthily infiltrate systems and subsequently cause redirects, run intrusive advert campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

   
VideoSearchUSA Browser Hijacker

What is VideoSearchUSA?

VideoSearchUSA is a piece of software categorized as a browser hijacker. It makes changes to browser settings to promote the videosearchusa.com fake search engine. VideoSearchUSA likely spies on users' browsing habits as well. Since most users download/install browser hijackers unintentionally, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Eneedande.online Ads

What is eneedande[.]online?

Usually, pages like eneedande[.]online are promoted via deceptive advertisements, untrustworthy sites, or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). In other words, users do not visit them on purpose. This particular page is designed to promote other shady websites and to trick visitors into agreeing to get notifications from it.

   
ClickSportSearches Browser Hijacker

What is ClickSportSearches?

ClickSportSearches is a browser hijacker promoting the clicksportsearches.com fake search engine. This piece of software modifies browsers to cause redirects to its web searcher. Additionally, ClickSportSearches likely has data tracking abilities. Since most users download/install browser hijackers inadvertently, they are also classified as PUAs (PotentiallyUnwanted Applications).

   
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What is sweetadvance[.]ru?

Sweetadvance[.]ru uses a clickbait technique (displays a fake CAPTCHA) to trick users into allowing it to show notifications. Also, it redirects visitors to other untrustworthy websites. There is a great number of websites like sweetadvance[.]ru on the Internet. Some examples are sweetaccess[.]ru, inteo[.]xyz, and auldlikeaver[.]top.

   
Adolfgizbreht Ransomware

What is Adolfgizbreht ransomware?

Adolfgizbreht is a piece of malicious software categorized as ransomware. It operates by encrypting data to demand ransoms for the decryption. In other words, Adolfgizbreht renders files inaccessible and victims are asked to pay - to restore access to their data.

During the encryption process, files are appended with an extension consisting of a random character string. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.zdwk", "2.jpeg" as "2.jpeg.qh8j", etc. Once this process is complete, identical ransom notes are created/displayed on the desktop wallpaper and "read_it.txt".

   
SearchStreamsNet Browser Hijacker

What is SearchStreamsNet browser hijacker?

SearchStreamsNet is the name of a browser hijacker designed to open the searchstreamsnet.com address (to promote a fake search engine). SearchStreamsNet promotes searchstreamsnet.com by changing a web browser's settings. It is worth mentioning that most browser hijackers are distributed using questionable methods.

   
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What is the sweetaccess[.]ru website?

Sweetaccess[.]ru is a rogue webpage designed to load questionable content and/or redirect visitors to other sites (likely unreliable or malicious ones). The Web is full of such websites; inteo.xyzwatch-this-viral.videonews-ciwuwi.cc - are just a few examples.

Users usually enter rogue sites via redirects caused by untrustworthy webpages, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can infiltrate devices without user consent. PUAs are designed to cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gather browsing data.

   
Company Finder Adware

What is Company Finder?

Company Finder is an untrustworthy piece of software. It has been observed being distributed through bundled installation setups, and due to this - it is classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Software within this classification typically has harmful functionalities.

Hence, Company Finder may operate as adware and/or a browser hijacker. Furthermore, as most PUAs, Company Finder has data tracking abilities that are used to spy on users' browsing habits. It also adds the "Managed by your organization" feature to Google Chrome browsers in order to ensure persistence.

   
Refresh All Tabs Adware

What is Refresh All Tabs?

As its name suggests, the Refresh All Tabs extension is supposed to refresh all opened browser tabs with one click. However, it is known that this app has the qualities of adware and a browser hijacker - it displays advertisements and promotes a fake search engine by making some changes in the web browser's settings.

   

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