While testing the Movie Searcher application (browser extension), we noticed that it operates as a browser hijacker. This app hijacks a web browser by changing some of its settings to search-movie.com. The purpose of Movie Searcher is to promote a fake search engine. This extension is promoted on
After examining reliablepcstrength[.]com, we have determined that this website perpetuates the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and asks permission to display untrustworthy notifications. It is important to note that none of the messages on this website are genuine. Thus, we rec
Thesearchonline.com is the URL of a fake search engine. While most websites of this type cannot provide search results, this site can. However, the results from thesearchonline.com are inaccurate and include irrelevant/deceptive content. Illegitimate search engines are commonly endorsed (via redi
Searchingright.com is the address of an illegitimate search engine. In most cases, sites of this kind cannot generate search results. However, searchingright.com is an exception – but its results may be inaccurate and include irrelevant/deceptive content. Typically, these search engines are promo
Our inspection of the "CREDIT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK" email revealed that it is spam. This phishing letter states that the recipient will receive over ten million US dollars from the World Bank. Personal information must be provided, and a processing fee must be paid – to facilitate this transf
During our examination of prowimoniser[.]com, we discovered that its objective is to deceive visitors into consenting to receive notifications and redirect them to other deceptive websites. The site employs misleading content to obtain permission to send notifications. Our team encountered prowimo
During the testing phase of the TokenCollective application, our team noticed that it exhibits invasive ads. Consequently, we categorized TokenCollective as adware. Adware is typically promoted and disseminated through dubious means, often leading to unintended downloads and installations by use
Our research team discovered CryptoTorLocker while investigating new malware submissions to VirusTotal. This malicious program is a variant of the CryptoLocker ransomware. Software within the ransomware classification encrypts data and demands payment for its decryption. After we executed a sampl
Lntriguingdate[.]com is a rogue page that we discovered while checking out untrustworthy websites. It is designed to load dubious content and promote browser notification spam. Furthermore, this webpage can redirect visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Most users access pages like
Our team has examined searchontec.com and learned that it is a shady search engine that may provide questionable search results. Another issue with search engines of this kind is that a big part of them is promoted via browser hijackers. It is common for browser-hijacking apps to be promoted and d