Step-by-Step Malware Removal Instructions

Diet Adware
Adware

Diet Adware

Diet is the name of adware (advertising-supported software) that shows unwanted applications. Our team discovered it after inspecting an ISO file downloaded from a deceptive website. The purpose of the Diet is to display unwanted (intrusive) advertisements. This untrustworthy software should be re

Twithdiffer.xyz Ads
Notification Spam

Twithdiffer.xyz Ads

Our researcher team found the twithdiffer[.]xyz rogue site while looking through various untrustworthy webpages. This page is designed to promote spam browser notifications and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable or malicious) sites. Twithdiffer[.]xyz and similar webpages are usually ac

Mo*.biz Ads
Notification Spam

Mo*.biz Ads

Mo*.biz is the address (URL) shared by a group of rogue websites, which include mo01[.]biz, mo02[.]biz, mo03[.]biz, mo04[.]biz, mo05[.]biz, mo06[.]biz, mo07[.]biz, and many others. These sites are designed to load deceptive content, promote browser notification spam, and redirect users to differen

Toa Ransomware
Ransomware

Toa Ransomware

Our research team discovered the Toa ransomware during a routine inspection. This malicious program is based on Chaos ransomware. After we executed a sample of Toa on our testing system, it encrypted data and demanded payment for the decryption. The filenames of the affected files were appended w

Smartcaptcha.top Ads
Notification Spam

Smartcaptcha.top Ads

While analyzing pages that use rogue advertising networks, we encountered smartcaptcha[.]top - another questionable website. We learned that smartcaptcha[.]top displays a deceptive image and message to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Also, it redirects visitors to various sc

BridgePro Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

BridgePro Adware (Mac)

BridgePro is the name of an application that we discovered on a deceptive web page claiming that the installed version of Adobe Flash Player is out of date. After downloading and testing BridgePro, we found that it is an useless application that shows annoying advertisements. Therefore, we class

RedAlert (N13V) Ransomware
Ransomware

RedAlert (N13V) Ransomware

RedAlert (N13V) is a piece of malicious software classified as ransomware, a type of malware designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. This ransomware is a cross-platform program, the Windows variant is referred to as RedAlert, while the Linux VMware ESXi server targeting ver

Readnet Ransomware
Ransomware

Readnet Ransomware

Readnet is ransomware that our team discovered while inspecting malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal page. We found that Readnet is part of the MedusaLocker ransomware family. The purpose of ransomware is to encrypt files. Also, Readnet renames files by appending the ".Readnet7" extension t

Correos Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Correos Email Scam

After examining this email, we found that the scammers behind it pretend to be a state-owned company that provides postal service in Spain. The email is written in Spanish. Scammers use it to trick recipients into opening a fake Correos website and providing sensitive information. The email is wri

DockMode Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

DockMode Adware (Mac)

DockMode is an adware-type application that our researchers discovered during a routine inspection of new submissions to VirusTotal. We learned that this app belongs to the AdLoad malware family. Our analysis revealed that this piece of software runs intrusive advertisement campaigns and may ha