Cranchit is the browser hijacker that is promoted as a tool designed to improve the web search of a user. It usually gets installed unintentionally in the system of the user, so it is classified into Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Its targets are usually those browsers that have a large user base such as Chrome, … Read more
Pxj is a new type of ransomware, which was discovered by dnwls0719. These types of ransomware are designed to encrypt the victim’s data and then ask for the ransom for providing a decrypting tool or key. Usually, the ransom is collected in the form of cryptocurrency like bitcoin. When Pxj enters and attacks any system, the … Read more
Place-web.com is a rogue website, which when visited can launch a series of untrustworthy advertising websites, which contains questionable content. In most of the cases, victims don’t open such websites by themselves, it gets open when any Potentially Unwanted Application is installed in the system. Such adware also gets activated when the users accidentally visit … Read more
Get Forms Plus is a type of browser hijacker. It is promoted as a tool for easy access to various forms. However, instead of that it hijacks and modifies the browser’s settings to promote its fake search engine – hp.hgetformsplus.com. Most of the victims install this hijacker unintentionally on their system so these are classified … Read more
A new type of adware was recently detected named as fast-push.com. It is designed to implement a series of advertising network on the user’s browser. These are the rogue advertising websites, which when clicked can be very harmful to the system. On clicking such ads user may unintentionally download a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). It … Read more
My Video Converter is a browser hijacker in the form of a web application, which claims to deliver quick access to websites that offer video converting services. It is designed to promote its fake search engine – search.hfilevideoconverter.com. My Video Converter comes under Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) because they get accidentally/unknowingly installed on the user’s … Read more
Mediatop.me is a malicious adware that redirects its users to the untrustworthy and irrelevant websites. Visitors are then presented with useless and/or fake content. Mediatop.me may have got installed in the victim’s PC by any Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Such adware, after getting installed on a victim’s system, doesn’t require his permission for the redirections. … Read more
Nppp is a type of ransomware malware program. It is the part of Stop/Djvu family of ransomware. This ransomware works by encrypting the data of the victim, and in return for decrypting tool or key, ask them for the ransom. During the attack, all files which got infected by Nppp get appended with a ‘.nppp’ extension. … Read more
SearchYA is the malicious browser hijacker that is particularly designed for promoting its fake search engine – feed.search-ya.com. However, this hijacker claims to improve the web browsing experience of its users. It is worth mentioning that users don’t usually download such hijackers intentionally, so they are categorized in Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). SearchYA hijacker works … Read more
DeathHiddenTear ransomware is the latest detected ransomware, discovered by Michael Gillespie. Like any other ransomware, it also encrypts the data and demand ransom from the user in return for the decryption key or program. During the encryption process, all infected files get renamed. Small files are appended with “.encryptS” and larger files of size greater than 500 … Read more