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What is WebMusicSearch?

WebMusicSearch is a browser hijacker designed to promote the webmusicsearch.com search engine. Additionally, this browser extension likely has data tracking abilities. Due to the questionable methods used to distribute browser hijackers, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is expensivesurvey[.]online page?

Expensivesurvey[.]online loads deceptive content, asks for permission to show notifications, and opens potentially malicious websites. It is pretty similar to othemyinetere[.]space, smartcaptchasolve[.]top, ryaouposit[.]space, and lots of other sites. It is uncommon for pages like expensivesurvey[.]online to be opened on purpose.

What is "BITCOIN DONATE"?

"BITCOIN DONATE" is a scam promoted on various deceptive websites. It claims that users will receive cryptocurrency for participating in the "MUTUAL ASSISTANCE FUND"/ "Bitcoin Help" project. Supposedly, users will receive donations from other participants, but they will also have to transfer 0.001 BTC (Bitcoin cryptocurrency) to other participating users. However, victims of this scheme will not receive any Bitcoins and only lose what they "donate".

This scheme is presented as a project founded by Elon Musk; it must be emphasized that the entrepreneur and business magnate in question - is in no way associated with the scam.

"BITCOIN DONATE" has been observed being pushed through spam emails, yet it may have also been accessed via mistyped URLs, or redirects caused by rogue sites, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Koom ransomware?

Koom encrypts files so that victims could not access them without a decryption tool purchased from the attackers. It also appends the ".koom" extension to filenames (for example, it changes a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.koom", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.koom"), and creates a ransom note (the "_readme.txt" file). Koom is part of the Djvu ransomware family.

What is VideoSearchCenter browser hijacker?

VideoSearchCenter is a browser hijacker designed to promote the videosearchcenter.com address by modifying the web browser's settings. Videosearchcenter.com is a fake search engine. Users often install browser hijackers unintentionally. Thus, VideoSearchCenter and similar apps are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Outlook Email Quota email scam?

Scammers use phishing emails to trick unsuspecting recipients into providing login credentials (like usernames, email addresses, passwords), credit card details, bank account numbers, or other personal information. Most phishing emails look like letters from legitimate companies. This email is disguised as a letter from the email service provider.

What is smartcaptchasolve[.]top?

Sharing traits with othemyinetere.space, sistheberth.xyz, deumsiden.online, and countless others, smartcaptchasolve[.]top is a rogue site. It is designed to present visitors with dubious content and/or redirect them to various (likely unreliable or malicious) webpages.

Users are typically redirected to rogue websites by untrustworthy pages, intrusive advertisements, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is ryaouposit[.]space website?

Ryaouposit[.]space is a website designed to ask for permission to show notifications and promote questionable sites. Pages like ryaouposit[.]space get opened via shady ads, other pages of this kind, or potentially unwanted apps (PUAs). A couple of examples of similar pages are othemyinetere[.]space, sistheberth[.]xyz, and dwhenmyfe[.]xyz.

What is SearchConvertersOnline?

SearchConvertersOnline is a browser hijacker promoting the searchconvertersonline.com fake search engine. Due to the questionable techniques used to distribute browser hijackers, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is SuperSearchConverters browser hijacker?

SuperSearchConverters hijacks web browsers by changing their settings. The main purpose of this application is to promote supersearchconverters.com - a fake search engine. It is uncommon for browser hijackers to be installed by users on purpose. Thus, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).