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What is news-rewuje[.]cc?

There are hundreds of pages like news-rewuje[.]cc on the Internet. Some examples are flashymass[.]com, profitsurvey365[.]online, and ndconsiderat[.]biz. As a rule, these pages are designed to open other questionable sites or load dubious content (it depends on the geolocation of their visitors). In one way or another, these pages are not trustworthy and should not be visited.

What is nomore-spam[.]com?

Nomore-spam[.]com is the address of a rogue website, which shares common traits with news-joruca.cc, flashymass.com, chicheet.com, and countless others. This page operates by loading questionable content and/or redirecting its visitors to different untrustworthy and malicious sites.

Users rarely access such websites intentionally; most get redirected to them by intrusive ads or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can be installed onto systems without express user permission. PUAs can have heinous functionalities, including - causing redirects, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting information relating to browsing activity.

What is Klingon RAT?

A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that allows cybercriminals to access and control infected computers over the Internet. As a rule, RATs are used for financial gain, for example, to credit car details or other steal sensitive information.

Klingon is the name of a RAT written in Go programming language. Cybercriminals behind it control infected machines through a Command and Control (C2) server that uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.

What is PDFConverterSearchOnline?

PDFConverterSearchOnline is a browser hijacker. This piece of software alters browser settings to promote (i.e., cause redirects to) the pdfconvertersearchonline.com fake search engine. Additionally, PDFConverterSearchOnline spies on users' browsing habits. Due to the dubious methods employed to distribute browser hijackers, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is the news-joruca[.]cc site?

News-joruca[.]cc is a rogue website sharing many similarities with flashymass.com, profitsurvey365.online, ndconsiderat.biz, and countless others. This page is designed to present visitors with questionable content and/or redirect them to different unreliable or possibly malicious sites.

Rogue webpages are usually accessed unintentionally. Most users get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). This software can infiltrate systems without explicit permission; hence, users may be unaware of its presence. PUAs operate by causing redirects, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gathering browsing-related data.

What is My Note?

My Note is the name of a browser hijacker designed to promote the fxsmash.xyz address (a fake search engine). Like most apps of this type, My Note hijacks browsers by changing some of their settings. It is worth mentioning that most browser hijackers collect browsing data. Typically, users download and install apps like My Note unknowingly, for this reason they are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Redeemer ransomware?

Ransomware is a type of malware that blocks access to files by encrypting them, modifies their filenames by appending its extension, and generates a ransom demanding message.

Redeemer appends the ".redeem" extension, for example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.redeem", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.redeem", and so on. As its ransom note, Redeemer creates the "Read Me.TXT" text file (it creates its ransom note in all folders containing encrypted files).

What is DigitalMusicSearch?

DigitalMusicSearch is a rogue browser extension designed to modify browser settings in order to promote the digitalmusicsearch.com fake search engine. Due to this behavior, it is classified as a browser hijacker.

It is noteworthy that software within this classification usually spies on users' browsing habits. Therefore, it is highly likely that DigitalMusicSearch has such data tracking abilities as well. Since most users unintentionally download/install browser hijackers, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Covid ransomware?

Covid is a ransomware-type program. Following successful infiltration, it encrypts files and demands payment for the decryption. In other words, victims cannot use the content affected by Covid malware, and they are asked to pay - to recover access to their data.

During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".covid" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.covid", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.covid", "3.jpg" as "3.jpg.covid", and so forth. Once this process is complete, Covid ransomware creates a ransom note, titled "How_To_Recover.mht".

What is TypeInitiator?

TypeInitiator is a type of software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically displaying advertisements. It is important to mention that this app has characteristics of a browser hijacker - it changes certain browser's settings to promote a fake search engine. Typically, users download and install apps oft his type unknowingly. For this reason, they are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).