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Storage Server Failure Email Scam

What is Storage Server Failure email scam?

Scammers use email to trick recipients into providing their passwords, credit card details or other personal information. They send deceptive emails disguised as letters from legitimate entities with website links (or attachments) in them. This email is disguised as a letter from email service provider.

   
BettingSiteDefender Adware

What is BettingSiteDefender adware?

BettingSiteDefender is advertised as an extension that checks blacklisted websites and prevents a browser from opening them. However, this app has the qualities of adware - it generates revenue for its developer by displaying advertisements. Also, it can read and change data on the websites that users visit.

   
ClickPDFSearch Browser Hijacker

What is ClickPDFSearch?

ClickPDFSearch is a browser hijacker promoting the fake clickpdfsearch.com search engine. Additionally, this piece of software likely has data tracking abilities. Due to the questionable methods used to distribute browser hijackers, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
Zip Zipulya Ransomware

What is Zip Zipulya ransomware?

Zip Zipulya encrypts files (prevents victims from accessing them) and appends the ".zipzipulya" extension to their filenames. For instance, it changes a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.zipzipulya", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.zipzipulya", and so on. Also, Zip Zipulya creates the "#Decrypt#.txt" file to provide contact information.

   
DHL Express Shipment Confirmation Email Scam

What is "DHL Express Shipment Confirmation email scam"?

"DHL Express Shipment Confirmation email scam" refers to an email spam campaign. These letters are disguised as notifications from DHL Express - a division of DHL dealing in courier, delivery, and mail services. The scam letters contain a phishing file designed to steal users' email account log-in credentials.

   
Servicaetod.top Ads

What is servicaetod[.]top?

Servicaetod[.]top is similar to hookupfornights[.]com, mydesktopdefender[.]com, success-news[.]org, and many other pages designed to ask for permission to show notifications and promote other untrustworthy sites. These pages are promoted through unreliable advertisements, dubious sites and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
JANELLE Ransomware

What is JANELLE ransomware?

JANELLE is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (render files unusable) and demand payment for the decryption. Affected files are appended with the ".aes.JANELLE" extension. For example, a file initially named "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.aes.JANELLE", and so forth.

Afterwards, JANELLE displays/creates three ransom notes - a pop-up window, "index.html", and "Readme.txt". Additionally, this ransomware changes the desktop wallpaper.

   
MySearchConverters Browser Hijacker

What kind of application is MySearchConverters?

MySearchConverters is a browser hijacker that promotes the mysearchconverters.com address by changing the web browser's settings. Many browser hijackers get installed when users install other programs (users install them unintentionally).

   
AccessibleValue Adware (Mac)

What is AccessibleValue?

AccessibleValue is an adware-type app with browser hijacker qualities. Due to the dubious techniques used to distribute software products within these classifications, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). It is noteworthy that AccessibleValue has been observed being spread via fake Adobe Flash Player updates.

   
Hookupfornights.com Ads

What is hookupfornights[.]com?

Hookupfornights[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to look like an adult dating page. It asks for permission to show notifications and opens other questionable websites. There are plenty of pages like hookupfornights[.]com on the Internet, for example, mydesktopdefender[.]com, success-news[.]org, and ereparison[.]space.

   

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