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What is the ZEUS ransomware?

Belonging to the Dharma ransomware family, ZEUS is a malicious program designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for the decryption. In other words, this malware operates by rendering files inaccessible/unusable - to demand payment for access/use restoration.

During the encryption process, files are renamed following this pattern: original filename, unique ID assigned to the victim, cyber criminals' email address, and ".ZEUS" extension. To elaborate, an affected file initially titled "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[Zeus1@msgsafe.io].ZEUS" - after encryption.

Once this process is complete, ransom notes are created/displayed in a pop-up window and "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" text file.

What is convmusic[.]com?

Convmusic[.]com is quite similar to a great number of other websites, for example, 1music-online[.]me, theactualstories[.]com, and highercaptcha-settle[.]com. However, users rarely visit pages like convmusic[.]com intentionally - these pages get opened through untrustworthy advertisements, other dubious pages by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Ddsg?

Ddsg is a ransomware variant that belongs to the Djvu family. It prevents victims from accessing their files by encrypting them and keeps files inaccessible until they are decrypted with the right decryption tool. Also, this ransomware appends the ".ddsg" extension to the filenames of all encrypted files (e.g., it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.ddsg", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.ddsg", and so on) and creates the "_readme.txt" file (a ransom note).

What kind of malware is Artemis?

Artemis is a new variant of PewPew ransomware, which was discovered by S!Ri. It encrypts files, modifies their filenames and creates the "info-decrypt.hta" file in folders containing encrypted files. Artemis renames files by adding the victim's ID, khalate@tutanota.com email address, and the ".artemis" extension to filenames.

For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[khalate@tutanota.com].artemis", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.id-C279F237.[khalate@tutanota.com].artemis", and so on. The "info-decrypt.hta" file contains a ransom message with instructions about how to contact the cyber criminals plus various other details.

What is 1music-online[.]me?

1music-online[.]me is a rogue website sharing many similarities with theactualstories.com, cousiness.website, profitsurvey365.online, and thousands of others. Visitors to this site are presented with questionable content and/or redirected to different untrustworthy/malicious webpages.

Rogue sites are rarely entered intentionally; most users get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) already installed onto their devices. This software can infiltrate systems without user permission. PUAs are designed to force-open websites, run intrusive advert campaigns, and collect browsing-related data.

What is theactualstories[.]com?

Theactualstories[.]com is an untrustworthy webpage designed to deliver dubious content and/or redirect visitors to other unreliable/malicious sites. The Internet is rife with such pages, cousiness.website, news-rewuje.cc, nomore-spam.com, highercaptcha-settle.com - are but some examples.

Users typically access websites of this kind unintentionally; most get redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can be installed onto systems without explicit user consent. PUAs operate by force-opening sites, running intrusive advert campaigns, and gathering browsing-related information.

What is Lavender adware?

Lavender is the name of an adware-type application. Following successful infiltration, it runs intrusive advertisement campaigns. In other words, this app delivers various misleading and even dangerous ads.

Furthermore, adware typically has data tracking abilities, which are used to collect browsing-related and sensitive information. Hence, Lavender likely has such functionalities as well. Since most users download/install adware products inadvertently, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is TopPDFConverterSearch?

TopPDFConverterSearch is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker designed to promote the toppdfconvertersearch.com address (a fake search engine). As a rule, apps of this type promote fake search engines by changing a browser's settings. It is noteworthy that most browser hijackers are designed to collect browsing data and (or) other details.

What is cousiness[.]website?

Cousiness[.]website is an untrustworthy site, which shares many similarities with news-rewuje.cc, nomore-spam.com, flashymass.com, and thousands of others. This webpage operates by presenting visitors with questionable content and/or redirecting them to different unreliable and possibly malicious sites.

Users rarely access such websites intentionally; most get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can infiltrate systems without explicit user consent and subsequently cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

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What is notify-service.com?

notify-service.com is one of many rogue websites designed to redirect users to other sites and deliver dubious content. It is virtually identical to bohemuchnehe.club, haphetititletleres.club, and ind1cate.com. Research results show that most visitors arrive at notify-service.com inadvertently - they are redirected by intrusive advertisements (displayed on other deceptive websites) or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). In most cases, PUAs infiltrate systems without users' direct permission and, as well as causing redirects, deploy intrusive advertisements and record information relating to browsing habits.