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Holanews.biz Ads

What is the holanews[.]biz website?

Sharing many similarities with suggestive.comluckhours.comyourwownews.comthgworldwideblog.com and thousands of others, holanews[.]biz is a rogue website. Visitors to these web pages are presented with dubious material and/or are redirected to other untrusted and even malicious websites.

Users rarely access these bogus web pages intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive ads or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already installed onto their devices. This software does not need explicit permission to infiltrate systems, and thus users may be unaware of their presence.

   
B0rn30L0ck3D Ransomware

What is B0rn30L0ck3D?

B0rn30L0ck3D is a malicious program belonging to the Xorist ransomware family. This malware operates by encrypting data in order to demand payment for decryption.

During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".B0rn30L0ck3D" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.B0rn30L0ck3D" following encryption.

Once this process is complete, ransom-demand messages are created in a pop-up window and "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" text files, which are dropped into compromised folders. In addition, the desktop wallpaper is changed.

   
Pola Ransomware

What is Pola ransomware?

Pola is a malicious program and part of the Djvu ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption tools/software.

During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".pola" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.pola", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.pola", "3.jpg" as "3.jpg.pola", and so on. Once this process is complete, ransom messages within "_readme.txt" files are created in compromised folders.

   
Wskvke Ransomware

What is Wskvke?

Wskvke encrypts files and appends the ".wskvke" extension to filenames. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.wskvke", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.wskvke", and so on. It also creates a ransom message (within the "HOW TO RESTORE YOUR FILES.TXT" text file) in all folders that contain encrypted files.

Note that Wskvke belongs to the Snatch ransomware family.

   
Suggestive.com Ads

What is suggestive[.]com?

Usually, websites such as suggestive[.]com are opened when users click deceptive ads, visit dubious web pages, or have potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers and/or operating systems. I.e., users do not often visit these sites intentionally.

More examples of pages similar to suggestive[.]com are luckhours[.]com, hipermovies[.]website, and thgworldwideblog[.]com.

   
0l0lqq Ransomware

What is 0l0lqq ransomware?

0l0lqq belongs to the TeslaCrypt ransomware family. It encrypts and renames files, and creates a ransom message (within the "RESTORE_FILES_INFO.txt" file) in folders that contain encrypted files.

0l0lqq appends the ".0l0lqq" extension to the filenames. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.0l0lqq", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.0l0lqq", and so on.

   
Best Searcher Browser Hijacker

What is Best Searcher?

The Best Searcher browser hijacker promotes tailsearch.com, a fake search engine. Like most apps of this type, it changes browser settings without users' permission.

Best Searcher can also read browsing history. Note that, in most cases, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
GlobalAsset Adware (Mac)

What is GlobalAsset?

GlobalAsset is rogue software categorized as adware, which also possesses browser hijacker characteristics. Following successful infiltration, GlobalAsset delivers intrusive advertisement campaigns and modifies browser settings to promote fake search engines.

In addition, most adware-type apps and browser hijackers collect browsing-related information. Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate GlobalAsset, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

   
ZaToN Ransomware

What is ZaToN ransomware?

ZaToN is malicious software belonging to the Xorist ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and filenames are changed in order to demand payment for decryption.

During the encryption process, all compromised files are appended with the ".ZaToN" extension. For example, a file originally named "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.ZaToN" after encryption.

Following the completion of this process, ZaToN ransomware creates a pop-up window, drops the "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" text files into affected folders, and changes the desktop wallpaper. The text presented in all contains identical ransom-demand messages.

   
Ruralvía Seguridad Email Scam

What is Ruralvía Seguridad email scam?

Typically, cyber criminals send phishing emails such as this one to trick recipients into providing personal, sensitive information such as login credentials, credit card details, social security numbers, and other details. Attackers masquerade as well-known or at least existing entities (e.g., companies, organizations), real or plausibly real persons, etc., to make their emails seem legitimate. Despite this, none of these emails can be trusted.

   

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