Rplnd15.com is a very generic scam website that tries to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop by misusing a legitimate browser feature. The feature allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. This is why you will see a notification saying “Rplnd15.com wants to show notifications” when you visit the site. While legitimate sites would show useful…
Qqqw ransomware is one of many ransomware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s very generic ransomware that’s mostly identical to hundreds of other ransomware from this cybercrime gang. If it manages to infect your computer, it will encrypt your files and demand money in exchange for their decryption. You can recognize this ransomware by the .qqqw extension it adds to…
Trojan Spyware Alert Error Code #0x564897 is a fake virus alert used to trick victims into calling fake tech-support numbers. These scams are known as tech-support scams because scammers pretend to be legitimate technicians that can help with computer issues. These scams are harmless as long as users do not interact with them or call the shown phone numbers. Falling…
Maak ransomware is a generic ransomware infection from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a type of malware that essentially takes files hostage by encrypted them. You can recognise this particular strain of ransomware by the .maak extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, once files have been encrypted, you will not be able to open them unless you first run them…
Videoeth.space is one of many questionable websites that misuse a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show notifications on the desktop. But instead of useful content, sites like Videoeth.space show questionable advertisements. The site itself does not have any content, it merely pushes the scam. Interacting with the ads is not a good idea because you could be exposed to…
Rcompanythath.com is a generic website that pushes a social engineering scam to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. This site and many others misuse a legitimate browser feature to do this. This is why you will see a legitimate browser alert saying “Rcompanythath.com wants to show notifications” when you get redirected to the site. If you allow Rcompanythath.com to…
If your files suddenly have .vfgj added to them, your computer is infected with Vfgj ransomware. Ransomware infections encrypt personal files and then demand a payment to decrypt them. This particular ransomware is part of the Djvu/STOP ransomware family and is one of the hundreds of versions released by this cybercrime gang. Unfortunately, Vfgj ransomware currently does not have a…
Fhkf ransomware is yet another Djvu/STOP ransomware variant that takes files hostage by encrypting them. The cybergang operating this malware family release new versions of their ransomware on a regular basis, with Fhkf ransomware being one of the more recent ones. Ransomware is a very dangerous malware infection because users often permanently lose their files. Files encrypted with Fhkf ransomware are only…