Articles on malware and ways to remove it.
Gac is a ransomware type program. Like other ransomware, the virus secretly penetrates the system and scans files to give access. The “.gac” extension is appended to encrypted files to indicate that the file cannot be opened
This is a viral ad-type application that was created by scammers for covert penetration and infection. Amazing-dating.com hijacks system settings to monitor user actions. For example, every request you make will be redirected to pages promoted by Amazing-dating.com to collect views. Redirects will be triggered by queries entered into a familiar search engine and by advertising. Ads will appear much more often than usual throughout the entire Internet experience in order to force victims to inadvertently click on it
Kersatur.online is a potentially unwanted program that gets installed through untrustworthy advertisements and questionable pages. This program is called Potentially Unwanted Program because it infiltrates the system in a covert manner without informing victims. This virus enters the system and begins to attack the actions of victims. For example, it opens some dubious sites or downloads dangerous applications without the consent of victims.
cuteRansomware is a program designed to encrypt files using a special infection algorithm. cuteRansomware enters the system and begins to block access to a particular file one by one. The “.jgy” extension is added to the encrypted file to mark files that are not available for use
Social-network.club is a questionable website which tries to convince users that they have to allow its notifications in order to watch a video, download a file, solve a CAPTCHA, etc. Should a user click or tap “Allow”, Social-network.club notifications will begin popping up on his or her screen with ads, links to shady sites, software offers, fraudulent messages, etc. The notifications will appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen on Windows computers, in the top right hand corner of the screen on Macbooks, and on the lockscreen on Android devices.
Rdsb21.club is a dubious site which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its browser notifications. Rdsb21.club claims that users have to allow its notifications in order to access a page, start a download, solve a CAPTCHA, or for some other reason. If a user turns on Rdsb21.club notifications, those will begin popping up from time to time in the top right or bottom right corner of the screen. Rdsb21.club notifications will advertise various shady and dubious sites, prompt users to download fake software updates, follow clickbait links, etc.
Omfl is the latest variant in the Djvu (STOP) ransomware family. The ransomware is usually distributed via sites offering pirated programs and software cracks. Omfl encrypts users’ files and adds a .omfl extension to them. The ransomware drops a ransom note called _readme.txt in every folder with encrypted files. The contents of a ransom note:
Webquizspot.com is a questionable website which attempts to trick users into turning on its browser notifications. Webquizspot.com claims that users have to allow its notifications in order to access a page, view a video, start a download, etc. If a user clicks Allow, Webquizspot.com notifications will begin popping up on his or her screen from time to time with ads, clickbait links, software offers, fraudulent messages, etc. The notifications will appear in a corner of the screen on a PC or on the lockscreen on a mobile device.
Check-this.news is a questionable site that attempts to trick users into subscribing to its browser notifications. Check-this.news claims that users have to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box if they want to watch a video, download a file, open a page, etc. If a user clicks Allow, he or she will start getting notifications from Check-this.news in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen (or on the lockscreen if it’s an Android phone). Check-this.news notifications will promote shady sites and services, prompt users to download something or follow clickbait links, etc.
Yourwownewz.com is one of many dubious sites that try to convince users to allow notifications from those sites. Yourwownewz.com may claim that clicking Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up box is necessary to access a page, watch a video, solve a CAPTCHA, etc. (see an example on the screenshot above). If someone does allow the site to show notifications, those will begin popping up periodically in a corner of the screen with ads, links to shady sites, scammy messages, software offers, and so on.