SearchThatNow is a browser hijacker that may be promoted as a useful extension to trick users into installing it. The hijacker is pushing mwsrc4you.com and sets it as users’ browsers’ homepages/new tabs. The search engine pushed by this hijacker does not work and redirects all searches to Yahoo. SearchThatNow browser hijacker is not a serious malware infection, but it makes unwanted…
The “Norton – Scan Your Windows PC For Viruses In Seconds” scam refers to a fake virus alert that claims your computer is infected with several serious infections after offering a free virus scan. The scam is disguised to look like it’s shown by Norton anti-virus. However, the program has nothing to do with this. Malicious actors are merely misusing Norton’s…
MultSearch is a browser hijacker that may be promoted as a useful browser extension. The hijacker is pushing oesrchrdr.com fake search engine, so if it’s installed on your device, oesrchrdr.com will be set as your homepage/new tabs and search engine. The search engine does not work, so all your searches will get results generated by Yahoo. MultSearch is not a dangerous infection, but…
If your browser suddenly loads searchonsite.com every time you open your browser, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. Specifically, SearchOnSite. It’s not a dangerous infection, but it will make unwanted changes to your browser’s settings in order to redirect you to certain websites. This particular hijacker will set searchonsite.com as your homepage/new tabs, and change your default search engine.…
naceling.com is a generic scam website. It’s completely empty as its sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “naceling.com wants to show notifications”. Because this is a legitimate feature, if you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show its notifications…
orbitinginsights.com is a fake search engine that may be set as your default if your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. Browser hijackers hijack browsers by changing their settings, and setting their promoted sites as homepages, new tabs, and default search engines. In this case, the site that will load every time you open your browser is orbitinginsights.com. The hijacker…
The “Mailbox Capacity Reduced” email is a generic phishing attempt that targets email login credentials. The email claims that your email account’s email capacity has been reduced to 7 emails. If you want to restore your account’s full capacity, the email asks that you update your settings as soon as possible by clicking on the provided button. However, if you were…
Warning ransomware is file-encrypting malware that belongs to the GlobeImposter malware family. Ransomware infections take users’ files hostage by encrypting them and demanding a payment for their recovery. Encrypted files cannot be opened unless they are first decrypted with a special tool, which will be difficult to obtain as only the ransomware operators have it. Encrypted files can be recognized…