bequalmal.com is a deceptive website that has no content on it. Its sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It does that by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show notifications on users’ desktops. Legitimate sites show their new content in these notifications, while sites like bequalmal.com simply spam ads. It’s also worth mentioning that…
Chunago.app is classified as adware and is part of the Pirrit adware family. Its sole function is to expose users to advertisements in various forms, which ruins the browsing experience completely. It does not appear to be malicious, but if you notice it installed on your device, the sooner you get rid of it, the better. It also does not…
The “Resolv Discord Verification” scam refers to a malicious attempt to steal users’ cryptocurrencies by imitating the legitimate Resolv website. The “Resolv Discord Verification” scam is hosted on discresolv.xyz, and it claims that users need to complete a Discord verification process in order to access the Discord server. The site looks very similar to the legitimate one (resolv.xyz) in design, though the…
The “Instagram Password Hacker” scam refers to fake services that claim to allow users to get Instagram account passwords by simply entering the username. instagramhackonline.com is one of the sites promoting these scams. The site requires users to enter an Instagram username to get the password. If users initiate this supposed hack, they will get an alert saying they need to…
searching.keyguard-websecure.com is a deceptive website promoted by a browser hijacker. If this site loads every time you open your browser, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker known as KeyGuard Web Secure. It’s not a dangerous infection, but it can be quite frustrating to deal with because it changes a browser’s settings and forces a dubious site onto you.…
retrorevivesearch.com is a fake search engine promoted by the Retro Revive browser hijacker. The hijacker is advertised as an extension that allows users to customize their new tab backgrounds with retro images. However, it both installs and behaves like a browser hijacker. It makes unauthorized changes to the browser’s settings and sets retrorevivesearch.com as the homepage and new tabs. It also…
TuneFinder is advertised as a useful browser extension, but is classified as an adware infection. It’s promoted as an extension that allows users to find songs and related information, like artist discographies, album details, etc. However, while it may seem useful to some users, its main purpose is to generate revenue by showing ads. That means bombarding users with all…
MARK ransomware is a file-encrypting malware that belongs to the Makop ransomware family. These types of infections take files hostage by encrypting them and demanding a payment for their recovery. Unfortunately, encrypted files will not be openable unless they’re first put through a decryptor. This ransomware can be identified by the extension it adds to encrypted files, specifically .[decsupp24@tuta.io].MARK. The…