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What is the withoughtc[.]top website?

Sharing common traits with settings-chrome.com, lcutterlyba.top, newsfeedscroller.com, thehypenewz.com, and countless others, withoughtc[.]top is a rogue web page. Upon visiting this site, users are redirected to other untrusted/dangerous websites and/or are presented with dubious content.

Typically, visitors to these pages access them unintentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive ads or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). These apps do not need explicit user permission to be installed onto devices. PUAs can have dangerous functionality such as causing redirects, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting browsing-related information.

What is AllMusicSearches?

Typically, browser Hijackers make alterations to browser settings to promote a specific address (usually a fake search engine). Also, most collect information relating to internet browsing activity. AllMusicSearches changes browser settings to allmusicsearches.com.

Note that AllMusicSearches and similar apps are often downloaded and installed by users unintentionally and, therefore, they are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Ovmajxwemfs ransomware?

Ovmajxwemfs is malicious software, which belongs to the Snatch ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. Ovmajxwemfs renders stored files inaccessible and, to recover access, users are instructed to pay ransoms.

During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".ovmajxwemfs" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.ovmajxwemfs", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.ovmajxwemfs", and so on. After this process is complete, ransom-demand messages in "HOW TO RESTORE YOUR FILES.TXT" files are dropped into compromised folders.

What is rutracker[.]org?

rutracker[.]org is a torrent tracker, a web page that helps torrent client users to speed up downloads by finding 'seeders' and 'peers' for the files they attempt to download. Note that torrenting is legal, but downloading copyrighted content is not.

Furthermore, rutracker[.]org uses rogue advertising networks, contains dubious advertisements, and opens bogus websites. Therefore, do not trust or visit the rutracker[.]org website.

What is the uspetenti[.]top site?

uspetenti[.]top is a rogue website designed to present visitors with dubious content and redirect them to other untrustworthy/malicious pages. There are thousands of similar sites on the web including settings-chrome.com, newsfeedscroller.com, and thehypenewz.com.

Users rarely access websites of this type intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive ads or by installed Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). This software does not require explicit user consent to infiltrate systems.

PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

What is the New sign-in on email scam?

Phishing emails are used to trick recipients into clicking a website link or opening an attachment, which then installs malware onto the operating system or opens a web page that cyber criminals use to steal sensitive, private information (e.g., login credentials, credit card details, telephone numbers, names, surnames, and so on). This particular email is used to trick recipients into providing email account credentials.

What is the Driver Whiz unwanted application?

Driver Whiz is the name of an untrustworthy piece of software. This application is endorsed as a tool capable of detecting out-of-date and missing drivers and updating/installing them. Its promotional material even proclaims Driver Whiz to be the best driver updater of 2018.

Since most users download/install this app inadvertently, it is classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). It is noteworthy that apps within this classification can have unmentioned and heinous abilities.

What is vGriefferS?

vGriefferS is a type of malicious software that infects computers, blocks access to files by encryption, and keeps them inaccessible until the victims pay ransoms to the attackers. Unlike most ransomware, vGriefferS does not rename any of the encrypted files.

Typically, malware displays or creates ransom messages with contact, payment, and other details. Note that vGriefferS displays a pop-up window that contains instructions about how to contact the attackers and various other details. The ransom message is in Polish.

What kind of software is OneUpdater?

OneUpdater is rogue software classified as adware. Following successful infiltration, it runs intrusive advertisement campaigns. Therefore, this app delivers various unwanted and even dangerous ads. Additionally, most adware-type software monitors users' browsing activity, and it is highly likely that OneUpdater does so as well.

What kind of application is Fire Search?

Fire Search is rogue software that is categorized as a browser hijacker. It operates by making changes to browser settings to promote the firesear.ch fake search engine. Additionally, Fire Search adds the "Managed by your organization" feature to Google Chrome browsers.

This program is also designed to modify the proxy settings, thereby causing redirects. Most browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities, which are used to collect browsing-related information.

Due to the dubious methods employed to distribute Fire Search, it is also classified as an unwanted application. This browser hijacker has been observed being distributed via fake Adobe Flash Player updates.

Note that rogue software updaters/installers proliferate not only unwanted apps, but also Trojans, ransomware, and other malware.