Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Spoutable.com is a website of a monetization platform. The website generates lots of advertisements and can redirect you to other websites and scams, so it is considered adware. The owners of such websites make some of their income from the…
Raw6help.xyz is a website that is directly involved with a tech support scam. The site uses 1-888-345-8305 for the contact phone number. People that run this scam might call you from that number. You can experience endless redirects while browsing…
Locky ransomware is back with a new variant. This time, it encrypts files by adding the extension .ODIN to every file that ends up being locked in the process. The ransom note says that the encryption which is used is…
MusicDiscoveryTab.com is the online address of a browser hijacker redirect. When you do a search will get you redirected to various websites. The redirect you will see going through the most is that of SafeFinder that is another browser hijacker.…
A new cryptovirus is on the loose. Discovered by the malware researcher Michael Gillespie, it is observed that it is themed around the Harry Potter novels. The ransomware uses a file named “voldemort.horcrux”, thus it is dubbed Voldemort ransomware. The…
A ransomware crypto-virus that goes by the name of MotoxLocker was discovered by researchers from the MalwareHunterTeam. They claim that the virus is a new variant of the DetoxCrypto ransomware and that it uses the AES algorithm for encryption. Locked…
ProfitMaximizer.co is a website which spreads advertisements and redirects. All content on the site is a scam, and the site itself is considered adware. A video voiced in English will start playing, and pop-up ads will show in your preferred…
Firstgame.xyz is a web page consisting of a full-page advertisement. A Flash online game is being advertised. As the page can randomly appear when you are browsing the Internet, and from it, you can get redirected and shown a multitude…
Fullsearching.com is a redirect, with browser hijacking capabilities. The redirect can modify browser settings such as the homepage, search engine, and new tab window. When doing a search, the web page redirect will filter the search, and any information from…
Critical System Failure is a message box that pops up like an error alert. Know that the alert is a fake and points to a tech support scam. The 855-616-6772 phone number is used for contacting the scammers. Another name…
NeonGreat.info is the official website of software that evidently spreads advertisements, plus redirects. That is why it is considered adware. All advertisements can be displayed in the form of pop-up boxes, banners or other advert types. The website promotes quick…
Searchvvay.com is a browser redirect, with hijacking capabilities. This redirect could alter settings such as the starting page, search engine and new tab window for every browser application you use. When you do a search, it will get filtered, and…
Workno.ru is a known browser hijacker redirect. The online address might be present in your browser applications, changing their new tab, start page and default search engine. That address will redirect you to search results of Mail.ru or Yandex.ru. You…
Wewe.gold is a website page for a monetization marketing platform. The website spreads a multitude of advertisements and redirects to other websites and scams. Thus, it is considered adware. Websites owners make money from all of the adverts, via monetizing…
Footybase.com is the domain of a browser hijacker, which can be generated by the Climbon.top/search.php redirect. Settings which this hijacker can alter are the homepage, search engine and new tab of nearly every browser you use. All search queries you…
BestQualitySearch.com is a redirect, which can hijack your browser programs. The settings which the hijacker most often can modify the start page, search engine and new tab for almost all browser applications you have. Each search query you make gets…
A ransomware crypto-virus that calls itself Black Feather was recently found by the malware researcher Michael Gillespie. The virus is based on the popular HiddenTear open-source project and uses the AES encryption algorithm to lock files on a compromised computer.…
Onekit.com is the web address of software that apparently pushes advertisements and redirects. Thus, it is considered adware. The advertisements can show as pop-up boxes, banners or other ad types and can be very intrusive. On the site, there are…
SearchTechStart.com is the web domain for a browser hijacker redirect. When you make a search query, you get redirected to the search server of FindWide, which is another browser hijacker. Your searches will get filtered from it. SearchTechStart.com can switch…
Play-bar.net is the web address of a browser hijacker redirect. When you do a search, you will get redirected to a few places. One of the places is the query service of SafeFinder, which is another browser hijacker program. Your…
