Julie Splinters

Anti-malware specialist

Brief biography of Julie Splinters Julie Splinters is the News Editor of 2-spyware. Her bachelor was English Philology. However, her old interest in Japan and, particularly East Japan, motivated her to enter East Asia studies. While gaining knowledge about economic, political and social development of this region, she got acquainted with the issue of cyber operations capabilities. Particularly, North Korea‘s cyber capabilities became a highly intriguing topic for her leading her to this position in 2-spyware. Besides the work, she is also employed as a freelance English-Russian translator. Elaborating on her hobbies, Julie spends her free time in ballroom dance classes. Her other free time interests include martial arts and watching anime. The motto which inspires her – “Never give up.” She also admires Morgan Freeman and Phoolan Devi.

Adware, Viruses

MinePass browser extension

MinePass is a browser extension that delivers intrusive advertisements while you browse the web Customizing the web browsing experience is something that people love

4 Nov 2021 Julie Splinters

Browser Hijackers, Viruses

Search-Streamly browser hijacker

Search-Streamly adds a different search engine and forces its users to browse through it Search-Streamly is a browser hijacker that changes the main settings

28 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Doombrand.xyz ads

Doombrand.xyz is a malicious website that that lures users to subscribe to its notifications If you have started seeing Doombrand.xyz ads showing up on your

27 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Browser Hijackers, Viruses

FinderTab browser hijacker

FinderTab takes over the browser seemingly out of nowhere by changing the main settings FinderTab is a potentially unwanted program that changes the user

27 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

Rugj file virus

Rugj ransomware virus can perform various changes on the machine to interfere with persistence and ensure the damage Rugj virus is focused on the

26 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Cowboy2u4me.me ads

Cowboy2u4me.me wants to spam you with push notifications to generate revenue Cowboy2u4me.me is a bogus website that wants users to allow push notifications to

25 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Browser Hijackers, Viruses

BlendedSearch browser hijacker

BlendedSearch is a browser hijacker that negatively impacts your browsing experience When using your computer, you are used to certain applications that are useful

21 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

.block ransomware

.block ransomware creators perform many malicious tasks in order to get paid Ransomware attacks have increased by 150% since 2020, and threat actors do

6 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Theresults.net ads

Theresults.net uses a captcha verification for its own benefit Theresults.net is a fake website that should not be trusted. It preys on people who

6 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Defimedia.best ads

Defimedia.best shows fake messages to convince users to subscribe to notifications Push notifications can be informative – they provide access to the most relevant

5 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Eruthoxup.com ads

Eruthoxup.com was created to scam users by showing fake messages Eruthoxup.com ads are extremely intrusive due to them showing up randomly directly on users'

5 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Browser Hijackers, Viruses

BestConverterz browser hijacker

BestConverterz redirects your search queries to other search engines BestConverterz is a browser hijacker because it changes the most important settings like the homepage,

4 Oct 2021 Julie Splinters

Ransomware, Viruses

RTX ransomware

RTX ransomware is developed to extort money from innocent users One of the most notorious cyber-attacks is ransomware attacks because of the damage they

30 Sep 2021 Julie Splinters

Browser Hijackers, Viruses

Metoza.info browser hijacker

Metoza.info – a browser hijacker that fails to provide secure search results Potentially unwanted programs are very prominent, and thousands of users install them

28 Sep 2021 Julie Splinters

Adware, Viruses

Liffsandupa.xyz ads

Liffsandupa.xyz is a malicious website created to scam users Liffsandupa.xyz is used by crooks as a tool to make users subscribe to notifications and

27 Sep 2021 Julie Splinters