Adww is yet another ransomware-type program belonging to the Djvu malware family, which our researchers discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Once we executed a sample of Adww on our test machine, it began encrypting files. The filenames of the affected files were appended wi
While examining series-protection[.]com, our team learned that it runs the "McAfee Total Protection - Your PC Is Infected With 5 Viruses!" scam and asks for permission to deliver untrustworthy notifications. We discovered series-protection[.]com while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising
Adlg is ransomware that prevents victims from accessing/using their files by encrypting them. Adlg is part of the Djvu family. Our team discovered this malware while examining samples submitted to VirusTotal. In addition to encrypting files, Adlg renames them (it appends the ".adlg" extension to f
While testing searchoverus.com, we learned that it is a shady search engine. It generates questionable search results and shows advertisements. Typically, search engines of this kind are promoted via apps that hijack web browsers by changing their settings. Most users add browser hijackers to brow
Lol is ransomware that blocks access to data by encrypting it. In addition to encrypting files, it appends the ".lol" extension to filenames and creates the "Message.txt" file containing a ransom note. Our team discovered Lol ransomware while inspecting malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. An
Totalwebdefence[.]com is a rogue page that our researchers discovered while inspecting dubious websites. This webpage runs online scams, promotes browser notification spam, and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/harmful) sites. Most users enter pages like totalwebdefence[.]com
Our researchers discovered the Saving Files browser extension while inspecting dubious software promoting websites. This piece of software is promoted as a download management tool. However, our analysis revealed that Saving Files operates as adware instead. Adware stands for advertising-s
"Ads Blocker" (appeared as "Ads Blocker V16.1" on our testing machine) is a piece of malicious software targeting Android Operating Systems (OSes). This malware is capable of hijacking the device's calendar and overlaying browsers. "Ads Blocker" aims to promote a wide variety of rogue, scam, and m
Summer Locker is ransomware that prevents victims from using their files by encrypting them. Also, it appends the ".summer" extension to filenames. Summer Locker provides two ransom notes: one of them is displayed in a pop-up window and the second one is in the "___RECOVER__FILES__.summer.txt" fil
Week-tale[.]xyz is a deceptive website designed to lure visitors into granting it permission to show notifications. Also, it can redirect to a scam website (and possibly other untrustworthy pages). Our team discovered week-tale[.]xyz while examining illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, an