The XCrypto Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan of an unknown family. Similar to preexisting Ransomware-as-a-Services, it blocks the victim's media content with encryption. The XCrypto Ransomware also delivers a ransom note that asks for money in return for unlocking the files with a decryptor. Users with backups have protection from most ill effects, and professional anti-malware services will detect and remove the XCrypto Ransomware. With the side-by-side campaigns of separate, but...

The 0kilobypt Ransomware is a file-wiping Trojan that pretends that it encrypts files and holds them hostage. Its attacks overwrite the affected data altogether, and users have no benefit from paying any ransoms. Users can recover from secure backups, if they're available, and let anti-malware services safely block or delete the 0kilobypt Ransomware. Threats coming out of Russia's well of programmers can be more unpredictable and, sometimes, destructive, than their counterparts in more...

ArchimedesLookup is a dubious Mac application that you may install by accident – this may happen because it is being spread via misleading software bundles that use confusing instructions to acquire the user's permission to install 3rd-party software like ArchimedesLookup. While the ArchimedesLookup app is not unsafe, it may bring undesired modifications to your Mac's behavior and, in specific, the Safari Web browser or your default Web browser. Once installed, ArchimedesLookup sets up a...

The Internet houses websites that run various tactics whose goal is to gain some sort of information from their visitors. One of these pages is Antarrane.club and, thankfully, its goal is not to collect your bank account details or information. Instead, it tries to hijack your browser's push notifications in order to gain the ability to display advertisements while you browse the Web. Of course, users will not give a random page such permissions, and this is why Antarrane.club may disguise...

Dentgram.club is a suspicious page that you are unlikely to visit on your own – instead, it may show up in your browser while visiting shady websites such as torrent trackers, dubious file hosting services, etc. Thankfully, Dentgram.club's presence in your browser is not a reason to be concerned. However, this page is home to a simple tactic that may try to trick you into permitting the page to use your Web browser's notifications unknowingly. While allowing this is not unsafe, it may turn...

Online advertisements often may be a profitable venture for con artists who use suspicious websites, software, and tricks to expose more users to their paid advertisements. This is the purpose of the website found at Ansusseau.club, exactly – it pretends to host entertaining content that can only be viewed if you pass an anti-robot check. The catch is that the page does not host a legitimate anti-robot check and, instead, it relies on displaying fake instructions that trick users into...

The Imperium Metamorpher RAT is an old hacking tool free-to-use and is being promoted on hacking forums regularly. The first topics regarding this threatening piece of software date back to March 2013, but there also are plenty of forum members promoting in 2020 – it is possible that some of Imperium Metamorpher RAT's versions being spread online have had a backdoor embedded into them so that cybercriminals who run them will end up having their system infected by malware. The source code...

OneUpdater is a fake Windows application that promises to provide you with notifications and help whenever your software or drivers need to be updated. However, installing the OneUpdater software is a terrible idea, because this Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) is known to bring fraudulent advertisements and pop-ups to systems. It may display fake alerts stating that Adobe Flash Player is out of date regularly, and then tries to persuade you to update it to the latest version. However,...

The Hereatten.club pop-ups are fraudulent messages that are part of a primary tactic whose goal is to convince users to follow misleading instructions. Thankfully, Hereatten.club's scam is not a harmful one, and, instead, its goal is to generate profit for its administrators by allowing them to deliver paid advertisements to your Web browser. Hereatten.club achieves this by hijacking your browser notifications via misleading instructions. Users who fall for Hereatten.club's scheme may begin...

Handlemylife.info is a fraudulent page that is likely to be shown in your Web browser via shady online advertisements. Once Handlemylife.info has loaded successfully, it will display a fake anti-robot check that supposedly can be completed by clicking 'Allow.' However, the Handlemylife.info instructions are fake, and following them will not help you complete any anti-robot check – the only thing that you will change is that you will allow Handlemylife.info to use browser notifications...

Rightmovies.icu is a page that you may encounter while looking for illegal streaming media such as pirated movies and TV series. Rightmovies.icu may attract your attention because its page hosts a video player that looks like it is loading a piece of media – however, if you try to play the video, what you will see is a prompt asking you to click 'Allow' to enable video playback. Users might not think twice before clicking the button that will do something entirely different – instead of...

Mol8.biz is a misleading page that will show fake messages to trick its visitors into allowing the page to use their Web browser's notifications. This has become a very common scam among online con artists, and they abuse this feature to deliver paid advertisements to the Web browsers of their targets. In many circumstances, they may be able to generate substantial revenue without a popular website hosting advertisements. Of course, shady practices like the one related to Mol8.biz are not...

Seeing the name EngineSearch in your list of installed Mac applications is a small issue since this means that a piece of adware is active on your computer. The good news is that such software is not unsafe, but it may often be responsible for the presence of unwanted advertisements and websites in your Web browser. EngineSearch may have been brought to your computer when you were installing a pirated game, a low-quality software bundle or if you fell for a fake advertisement. Once...

The AL8G Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's a variant on AES-Matrix Ransomware. The AL8G Ransomware can lock files on a computer and keep them from opening by encrypting their data, which usually is irreversible without the attacker's help. Anti-malware programs should protect digital media by blocking this threat before its installation, and if it's necessary may uninstall the AL8G Ransomware. The  AES-Matrix Ransomware  is far from the most abundant Trojan family that uses...

The RAGA Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan of an unknown family. The RAGA Ransomware can block media throughout a Windows computer and stop it from opening, to force ransoms out of victims. Users can adhere to standardized backup recommendations for neutering the danger of this threat and let their anti-malware services remove the RAGA Ransomware as they see it. With a questionable identity and heritage, the RAGA Ransomware is just making itself known as the newest file-locker Trojan...

MgBot is a threatening Remote Access Trojan that is believed to be used by a Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. Cybersecurity experts who identified and analyzed the MgBot implant noticed a large number of strings and comments written in Chinese, which shows that the malware might have Chinese roots. The threat was actively spread in the first days of July when it was delivered via different email phishing campaigns that targeted users in Hong Kong and India. It is crucial to add...

Cybersecurity experts have been tracking several payloads since they were first detected in April 2018. By analyzing the victims' profiles, the network infrastructure behind the projects, and similarities with past malware campaigns, researchers have determined that the collection of implants may be used by the North Korean hackers known as  Lazarus . Apparently, they have been using a new malware framework that has a modular structure and contains a large number of payloads that serve...

Unwanted browser notifications are not a security concern, but they can be an annoying issue to deal with, indeed, if you have no idea how they made their way to your browser in the first place, especially. Often, this may happen on accident when you come across a website like Ularlywednese.info – this page pretends to host an easy-to-pass anti-robot check. However, it is not related to any anti-robot checks, and its true intentions are to convince you to press the 'Allow' button that will...

Smedia.xyz is a simple search engine that users are unlikely to want to use as their default search aggregator – mainly due to a large number of more reputable and reliable search engines like Yahoo, Bing, Google and others. However, Smedia.xyz may show up in your Web browser even if you do not want to use this website – it is being promoted via 3rd-party software that is categorized as a browser hijackerand also as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP.) Often, these applications may be...

Jightlydra.club is a misleading site that may show up in your browser thanks to low-quality online advertisements – such content may be hosted on websites associated with the distribution of pirated software and media, adult video or other suspicious digital content. The Jightlydra.club pop-ups goal is to trick users into believing that they need to pass an anti-robot check to continue browsing – the page tells them to do this by clicking 'Allow' on the prompt shown on their screen. However,...