Threats
Pc-protections.com Attempts Cheap Fake Virus Scares
Pc-protections dot com is a misleading website that is doing two things at once - trying to push ads inside your browser and trying to sell you product. Like many other similar misleading pages, it has been set up... Read more
What is MafiaWare666 Ransomware?
MafiaWare666 is the name of a relatively new ransomware variant. Luckily for all who have become victim of this specific strain of malware, the encryption process is now reversible as a free decryption tool is... Read more
Dailysurveyreward.online Pushes Ads Using Fake Warnings
Dailysurveyreward dot online is a misleading website that will attempt to scare visitors into accepting ads through fake virus scares. Misleading websites of this particular kind will display images designed to mimic... Read more
Ultra Browser Extension Acts as Adware
Ultra is the nondescript name of a browser extension that can appear inside your Chrome. The extension works as adware and is able to spam your browser with ads. The red flags with Ultra start with the fact that the... Read more
Phreaker Ransomware is a Chaos Clone
Phreaker is the name of a new ransomware variant. The new strain is based on old Chaos ransomware code. Once deployed on a victim system, Phreaker will encrypt the majority of files found on it. Encrypted file types... Read more
How to Avoid BlandCaptcha.top Ads
BlandCaptcha dot top is a misleading website that uses a fake anti-bot check to shove ads in your browser. If you land on BlandCaptcha dot top, chances are you hit a bad redirect or a rogue ad, as misleading pages... Read more
Use Caution with InitialMethod Adware
InitialMethod is the name of an ad-supported application or adware, which belongs to the wider family of AdLoad clones. InitialMethod is an adware app that affects Mac computers and is one of the dozens of identical... Read more
What is Cyberone Ransomware
Cyberone is a ransomware variant that was discovered in the summer of 2022. The ransomware is already reversible and a free decryption tool has been released for it. Cyberone is a sibling to the MafiaWare666... Read more
Beware of the Motorsports Start Rogue Extension
Motorsports Start is the name of a rogue browser extension that acts like a browser hijacker. Browser hijackers are a category of apps that exist between legitimate software and full-on malware. They usually perform... Read more
What Does RedKrypt Ransomware Do To Your Computer?
RedKrypt is a new strain of file-encrypting malware that was discovered in early October 2022. The ransomware does not belong to any bigger family of clons. RedKrypt will encrypt most files on the system it gets... Read more
What Does The Vigua.a Detection Identifier Do?
Vigua.a is the string used by Windows Defender to identify a potentially malicious, unwanted or problematic file. As with many detections that may trigger on your system, the Vigua.a is a generic type of detection.... Read more
How to deal with Caypnamer Detection
Caypnamer is the name of a detection provided by Windows Defender than users have been seeing and were getting worried about. The full detection name for the threat as it is recognized and picked up by Windows... Read more
RatMilad Malware Spotted Targeting Mobile Devices
A research team with mobile security company Zimperium recently spotted a new malware targeting Android-based mobile devices. The new strain is called RatMilad and was used primarily in attacks on devices located in... Read more
Stable-scan.com Uses Fake Warnings to Scare Users
Stable-scan dot com is a misleading website that will throw fake virus warnings at visitors to scare them and ultimately push ads in their browsers. Landing on Stable-scan dot com you will be greeted by images styled... Read more
Moviesm Rogue Extension
Moviesm is the name of a browser extension that acts like adware or ad-supported software. First of all, it should be noted that due to its undesirable behavior, Moviesm is not offered through the official Chrome Web... Read more
DAGON LOCKER Ransomware is a Refresh of Mount Locker
There is a new variant of the older Mount Locker ransomware in the wild. The new strain is called DAGON LOCKER. DAGON LOCKER behaves as you would expect - it will encrypt almost every file on the system it targets.... Read more
CryptInject Detection is Associated With a Trojan Horse Threat
CryptInject is a detection provided by anti-virus solutions. What should be noted about CryptInject is that it is a heuristic detection. Unlike most traditional methods of flagging and identifying malware on home user... Read more
How to Avoid Law-antivirus.com Pop-Ups
Law-antivirus dot com is a misleading website that displays fake scary virus warnings in an effort to push ads in your browser. Landing on Law-antivirus dot com, you will see a few images, specifically designed and... Read more
