Windows Defender Prevented An Unrecognized Software fake alert
If you ever encounter Windows Defender Prevented An Unrecognized Software fake alert, it is important to know that it is a hoax warning message crafted by malware developers. They do so just to make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users by scaring them into paying for repair services that they do not need. In some cases, users might encounter this fake alert while browsing the web. In other situations, the bogus warning message could be prompt by a suspicious third-party application. ...
WANNACRY DETECTED fake alert
Sometimes intruders that look the most dangerous are actually the most insignificant. Take WANNACRY DETECTED fake alert, for example. This fake alert might look like a foreboding message that tells you about a notorious ransomware infection, but the truth is that the notification is a scam and you should never trust it. It wants your money and it thinks that it can make you spend a lot of a product that would supposedly protect your system from dangerous threats. That is not what you have to do. Instead, you need to close your browser’s window to get rid of WANNACRY DETECTED fake alert. ...
Cyber Police Ransomware
Cyber Police Ransomware is a malicious application that shows a message saying: “your computer is blocked by cyber police for unlicensed software’s usage.” As the rest of its text says, the malware encrypts user’s files and demands for ransom in exchange for a decryption key. Apparently, the threat can lock a wide range of different file types, including executable files. Therefore, infecting the system with it could cause you a lot of trouble. Naturally, paying the ransom might seem the easiest way to undo the damage, but you should know there are no guarantees the cyber criminals behind Cyber Police Ransomware will keep up with their promises. ...
Katafrack Ransomware
Katafrack Ransomware seems to be yet another infection built on the well-known Hidden Tear Ransomware; however, we have also found signs that it may be a revamped version of Ordinal Ransomware. This new threat certainly has some potentials to become a dangerous hit but right now it seems that it fails to encrypt your files. Obviously, this failure is your silver lining in this malicious attack. But just because you may get away without your files being encoded, it does not mean that this is an innocent program you can keep on board. ...
Goofed Ransomware
Goofed Ransomware is also known by the name Goofed HT Ransomware. The malicious program is capable of encrypting various private files found on the infected computer. The good news is that the malware does not damage all data located on the system as it was designed to affect only selected folders. Still, it may ruin some important data, and there could be users who might be thinking whether they should or should not pay ransom to the cyber criminals behind this threat because they offer a decryption tool in exchange. ...
Pc Opticlean
Pc Opticlean is a system optimization tool that looks like a useful program that can improve your system’s performance. There are a lot of tools like that out there, and all of them will try to convince you that you cannot live without them. On the other hand, if this application entered your system without your permission, perhaps it would be better to remove Pc Opticlean for good. What’s more, our security team says that this program is hardly reliable and even if you did consider acquiring it, it would be better to improve your system’s performance in some other way. ...
Foxy Ransomware
Ransomware threats that succeed in encryption cause a lot of damage, and the Foxy ransomware is one of the threats that should never access your PC. If it has recently happened that you cannot access your files because of the Foxy ransomware, our advice is to ignore the requirement to pay a ransom. Instead of following the attacker's instructions, you should remove the Foxy threat from the computer as soon as you. ...
Hc6 Ransomware
Hc6 Ransomware is one more file-encrypting application. It should be obvious that such program should not be up and running on your personal computer. If unfortunately, it happens to be already active on your operating system, make sure to delete it immediately. Most ransomware programs are crafted by malware developers for a single purpose - to make illegal profits from naive Internet users. They achieve that because applications of this classification are designed to encrypt large numbers of files without any warning whatsoever. ...
Sexy Ransomware
Sexy Ransomware is a harmful malicious application. Unlike some other dangerous threats our malware researchers have encountered and analyzed during their career, it performs only one major activity on users’ computers – it encrypts their personal files after finding where they are located. A bunch of ransomware infections act the same, and it is no longer a secret whey cyber criminals program them to lock files on compromised machines. Yes, some threats might do this just for fun; however, there is no doubt that the majority of them are developed having the only purpose in mind – to obtain money from those unfortunate users who encounter them. ...
Terdot
Terdot appears to be a Trojan based on a malicious program known as Zeus. According to our specialists, the new version seems to have not just the older threat’s capabilities, but also some new ones as well. It can steal banking information, various passwords, and other sensitive data that later could be sent to a remote malware’s server. Needless to say, afterward all of the reordered data can be accessed by hackers. They could use it to scam users, control or use their profiles, etc. Later in the text, we will talk more about Terdot’s capabilities, its distribution manner, and other vital details, so if you wish to get to know this malicious program better we invite you to review the rest of our report. ...
