Thecarriedand.xyz is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop. It does that by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows websites that get permission from users to show push notifications on the desktop. This is why you will see a browser alert saying “Thecarriedand.xyz wants to show notifications” when you visit the site.…
Rigd ransomware is file-encrypting malware from the notorious Djvu/STOP ransomware family. This ransomware adds .rigd to encrypted files, hence why it’s known as Rigd ransomware. There currently is no free decryptor available, meaning file recovery without a backup is not possible. The ransomware operators will offer a decryptor to you but it costs $980. And because file recovery is not guaranteed,…
Okenosuppos.xyz is a very questionable website that tries to trick users into permitting ads on the desktop. If you get redirected to the site, you will be shown a browser alert saying “Okenosuppos.xyz wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, the site will start showing notifications on your desktop. It’s not a good idea to interact with those notifications…
Oveosgrupont.xyz is a generic fake entertainment news website that will attempt to trick you into allowing advertisements on your desktop. If you visit the site, you will immediately get a pop-up saying “Oveosgrupont.xyz wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will start seeing advertisements on your desktop. Legitimate sites would show useful content, while sites like Oveosgrupont.xyz will show…
Nyseafaring.xyz is a generic fake entertainment news website that pushes a social engineering scam to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop. When you get redirected to it, you will get an alert saying “Nyseafaring.xyz wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will start seeing advertisements disguised as push notifications on your desktop. We don’t recommend engaging…
SportSearchNow browser hijacker will set sportsearchnow.com as your homepage and nearbyme.io as your default search engine. Your browser loading those sites is a sign that your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. As far as computer threats go, this browser hijacker is pretty generic. It comes from a family of browser hijackers that all look more or less identical to…
WebMusicSearch is a generic browser hijacker that will set webmusicsearch.com as your homepage and nearbyme.io as your default search engine. These changes are made without your explicit permission in order to redirect you to sponsored websites. However, hijackers don’t directly harm the computer so WebMusicSearch is not a particularly dangerous infection. Despite this, you should remove WebMusicSearch sooner rather than later as there…
Erewasnos.xyz is a generic fake entertainment news website that pushes a social-engineering scam to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, a browser alert will pop up saying “Erewasnos.xyz wants to show notifications”. It’s not a dangerous website but if you allow it to show you push notifications, you will be spammed…