FBI warns about scams using peoples’ interest in COVID-19 vaccines
Complains about scam campaigns relying on false vaccine information: criminals interested in PII and money Fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 vaccine started surfacing
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Gabriel E. Hall is a passionate malware researcher who has been working for 2-spyware for almost a decade. After starting as one of contributors, now she works as a Senior Editor of the project. Every single night she dreams of the safer online world; however, each of her mornings starts with the disappointing industry news reporting about newly-found malware. During her long years spent in IT industry, she has accumulated an extensive background related to computer security. She prepared hundreds of malware removal guides that helped people prevent different kinds of viruses. Several years ago, she also started writing her personal blog covering such themes as ransomware, phishing attacks, tech support scams and malware distribution strategies. When she isn’t on the latest viruses, Gabriel spends time connecting with her friends and family. She also loves good music, food and reading interior design magazines.
Complains about scam campaigns relying on false vaccine information: criminals interested in PII and money Fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 vaccine started surfacing
Quick Search Tool is a browser hijacker that seeks to profit from intrusive advertisements Quick Search Tool is a browser extension that users might
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Remote Administration Tools, Viruses
Back Orifice – remote administration software created by a member of Cult of the Dead Cow hacking organization Back Orifice, later known as BackOrifice2K,
ProSearchConverter – an untrustworthy browser extension for your internet exploration routine ProSearchConverter is a potentially unwanted program that belongs to the browser hijacker category.
LoveSportsSearch – a browser hijacker that redirects your searches and inserts ads LoveSportsSearch is a browser hijacker that changes various browser settings, like the
Nsemad ransomware – a cryptovirus that locks all non-system files and appends .nsemad extension to them Nsemad ransomware is a file-locking computer virus that
Google Critical Security alert – a scam notification that you might receive via your Gmail Google Critical Security alert is a fraudulent message which
Worldonsearch.com – a deceptive search engine you should never use Worldonsearch.com virus is one of those websites that appear on the web to serve
“Error # WINDOWS-PORN-91” scam is a social engineering-based hoax that is aimed as regular users “Error # WINDOWS-PORN-91” scam is a fake error message
IncognitoSearchNet is the browser hijacker that aims to control the traffic with altered search results IncognitoSearchNet – a potentially unwanted program that affects the
Garbage Cleaner – a tool that is endorsed as a system optimizer or a cleaner Garbage Cleaner is a useless system program that cannot clean
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