Roblox Ransomware Makes Victims Install Popular Game or Suffer Dire Consequences
A new and very unusual ransomware application was spotted in the wild in late October 2022. The new ransomware is called the Roblox ransomware, after the popular online game. Roblox will encrypt the victim system and... Read more
What is FractionElement Adware?
FractionElement is the name of an adware app that affects Macs. FractionElement is a member of a huge family of hundreds of identical pieces of Mac adware, believed to be part of the AdLoad family. All those clones... Read more
Beware! Social Security Phishing Scam Preys on Victims
A new email scam is distributed online, using phishing emails. This time around, the scammers chose to send phony US Social Security Association emails. The scam has a simple premise - potential victims receive an... Read more
Omerta (Scarab) Ransomware Contains Ransom Note in Russian
Omerta is the name of a new ransomware strain that belongs to the Scarab family of ransomware variants. The new version will encrypt the victim system, leaving files in an unusable state. Encrypted files are renamed... Read more
How to Avoid Yourhypejournal.com Ads
Yourhypejournal dot com is a misleading page, put up online solely with the goal of pushing ads in your browser. When you end up on Yourhypejournal dot com, likely after hitting a bad redirect elsewhere on the web,... Read more
Lumino_Ransom Ransomware Contains Bilingual Ransom Note
Lumino_Ransom is a new ransomware variant discovered in late October 2022. It does not belong to any of the big families of ransomware clones. Lumino will encrypt the system and scramble files on it. Once encrypted,... Read more
Secure Search Pro Rogue Browser Extension
Secure Search Pro is a browser extension that is made to promote the securesearch.pro fake search engine. If you install Search Search Pro in your copy of Chrome, it will change your default search engine to the one... Read more
Flash Ransomware is a New Dcrtr Clone
Flash ransomware is a new clone of the Dcrtr ransomware. The discovery of Flash coincided with the emergence of another Dcrtr strain that seems to be closely related to Flash, named simply Ash ransomware. Flash will... Read more
How to Avoid Dolty.click Ad Spam
Dolty dot click is a misleading website that will attempt to scare the visitor with fake warning messages. We classify this type of misleading page as a "fake virus alert" or "fake security alert" site. This kind of... Read more
How to Avoid Notquiteso.buzz Ads
Notquiteso dot buzz is a misleading page that will attempt to flood your browser with ads. If you found your way to Notquiteso dot buzz, it's very likely that you hit a bad redirect somewhere or clicked a rogue ad.... Read more
What is Ash Ransomware?
Ash ransomware is the name of a newly discovered strain of file-encrypting malware. The new strain belongs to the Dcrtr ransomware family of clones. The Ash ransomware will encrypt almost every file on the system and... Read more
What does the Multiple Account Rogue Extension do?
Multiple Account is a rogue browser extension. According to its description, it allows users to store multiple cookies for the same site inside their browser, allowing to switch accounts for a particular website more... Read more
