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What is the beastclick[.]biz website?

Sharing many common qualities with ackbrdown.biz, news-central.me, icotocotac.biz, and countless others, beastclick[.]biz is a rogue site. Visitors to this page are presented with dubious material and/or redirected to different untrustworthy/malicious websites.

Users seldom intentionally access beastclick[.]biz and webpages akin to it. Most get redirected to them by intrusive ads or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

These apps can infiltrate devices without explicit user consent. PUAs are designed to cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect information relating to browsing activity.

What is Baxter ransomware?

Ransomware is a type of malicious software used by cybercriminals with the purpose to block victims from accessing their data and until a ransom is paid. Malware of this type blocks access to files by encrypting them.

It is common that ransomware renames encrypted files by appending its extension to their filenames. Baxter renames files by appending karusjok@gmail.com email address, a string of random characters, and the ".baxter" extension to the filenames.

For instance, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.[karusjok@gmail.com][MJ-LM3429175608].baxter", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.[karusjok@gmail.com][MJ-LM3429175608].baxter", and so on. Usually, ransomware creates or displays a ransom note as well.

Baxter creates the "Decrypt-info.txt" file in all folders containing encrypted data. This ransomware is part of the VoidCrypt family.

What is the ackbrdown[.]biz website?

Ackbrdown[.]biz is yet another rogue webpage. The Internet is full of such untrustworthy and harmful sites; news-central.me, udsignation.biz, read-the-news.online - are but a few examples.

Websites that are classified as rogue operate by loading questionable content and/or redirecting their visitors to other unreliable/malicious pages. This behavior model applies to ackbrdown[.]biz as well.

Sites of this type are rarely accessed intentionally. Most users get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

This software can infiltrate systems without user consent and subsequently cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

What is news-central[.]me?

It is uncommon for pages like news-central[.]me to be visited intentionally. Usually, they get opened by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), through deceptive advertisements or other unreliable web pages.

It is worth mentioning that the aforementioned apps are called potentially unwanted because most users download and install them unknowingly. There are many pages like news-central[.]me on the Internet.

Some examples are udsignation[.]biz, linstersbig[.]com, and turboflash[.]me. Depending on visitor's geolocation, these pages either load deceptive content or open two, three other shady sites.

What is the "Contech" scam email?

"Contech email virus" refers to a malware-spreading spam campaign. The term "spam campaign" defines a mass-scale operation during which deceptive/scam emails are sent by the thousand.

The letters distributed through this campaign are presented as urgent purchase orders. However, the fake Excel documents attached to these emails do not contain information relating to any purchases.

In fact, the attachment is an archived executable. When this file is opened - it triggers download/installation of the Ave Maria trojan.

What is Cryp0?

Ransomware is a type of malware that denies access to files on the infected computer - it encrypts files and demands payment for decryption (displays or creates a ransom note). Cryp0 ransomware renames encrypted files by appending the ".cryp0" extension, for example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.cryp0", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.cryp0", and so on.

Cryp0's ransom notes are its wallpaper (it changes the victim's desktop wallpaper) and the "README-contact-hightearsupreme@keemail.me.txt" text file.

What is udsignation[.]biz?

udsignation[.]biz is similar to linstersbig[.]com, turboflash[.]me, chultoux[.]com, and many other websites designed to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications or to open a couple of other shady pages. What these pages do when they get visited depends on the geolocation (IP address) of their visitors.

In one way or another, udsignation[.]biz and other pages of this type cannot be trusted. As a rule, users visit them accidentally - through clicked deceptive ads, visited untrustworthy pages.

It is also common that browsers open pages like udsignation[.]biz because they have some potentially unwanted application (PUA) installed on them.

What is icotocotac[.]biz?

Icotocotac[.]biz is designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications (it loads deceptive content) or to open a couple of other potentially malicious pages. It checks the visitor's IP address and then loads its content or opens other pages.

In most cases, websites like icotocotac[.]biz are promoted through other untrustworthy pages, deceptive advertisements, or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users download and install on their browsers or computers unknowingly. Either way, it is uncommon for pages like icotocotac[.]biz to be opened on purpose.

What kind of malware is RYK?

There are many ransomware-type computer infections available online, including RYK, which was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. This is a new variant of RYUK Ransomware.

RYK encrypts data using a cryptography algorithm, thereby rendering files stored on a computer unusable. It appends the ".RYK" extension to each encrypted file, thus renaming all affected files. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.RYK". RYK also places a "RyukReadMe.txt" text file (ransom-demand message) in every folder that contains encrypted files.

What is the read-the-news[.]online site?

Read-the-news[.]online is but one of many rogue websites on the Internet. There are thousands of such sites; linstersbig.com, chultoux.com, red-video.fun - are a few examples. They operate by presenting visitors with dubious content and/or redirecting them to other untrustworthy or possibly malicious pages.

Furthermore, these websites are seldom accessed intentionally. Most users get redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) already installed onto their devices. These apps do not need explicit user permission to infiltrate systems. PUAs are designed to cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.