REDKAW ransomware is a generic ransomware infection. It’s a type of infection that takes users’ files hostage by encrypting them. Encrypted files become unopenable, and ransomware operators demand payment for a decryptor. Unfortunately, if your files have been encrypted and have the .redkaw file extension, you may not be able to recover them. At the moment, only users who have…
The “Update Your Webmail Account Settings” email falls into the phishing email category. The email tries to trick users into revealing their webmail login credentials. It claims that recipients need to update their account settings to ensure uninterrupted access and log in via the provided link. If users click on the button in the email, they will be taken to…
If your browser suddenly redirects you to search.withaiforchrome.com whenever you initiate a search, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. It’s not a serious infection but it does make unwanted changes to a browser’s settings and tries to redirect to sponsored websites. You likely picked up the infection when installing a free program as such threats usually use the software…
If you notice baselanding.site pop-up ads appearing on your desktop, you’ve allowed the site to show notifications. You were likely redirected to baselanding.site, where you got a browser alert saying “baselanding.site wants to show notifications”. If you clicked “Allow”, you authorized the site to show notifications on your desktop. baselanding.site is a scam website so its notifications will be ads, which could lead…
richleads.top pop-up ads on the desktop are caused by richleads.top being given permission to show notifications. If these ads are popping up on the right side of your screen, you were likely redirected to richleads.top and clicked “Allow” when shown the “richleads.top wants to show notifications” alert. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to request permission to…
Pdf2Docs Search is classified as a browser hijacker because of its installation methods and its behavior. It’s advertised as a conversion tool that allows you to convert files to and from PDF but that is only a disguise. Pdf2Docs Search behaves like a browser hijacker and makes unwanted changes to the browser’s settings to promote a questionable search engine that inserts…
blueseek.com is a questionable website you may get randomly redirected to if your computer has an adware infection or if you browse ad-heavy sites. Typically, if you get redirected to blueseek.com, you’ll also get redirected to several other highly questionable websites. The sites you’ll end up on will have a lot of spam content but could also expose you to potentially…
seekthatonline.com is a fake search engine pushed by a browser hijacker. If your browser suddenly redirects you to seekthatonline.com when you open your browser or initiate a search, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. It’s not a dangerous infection but because it makes changes to a browser’s settings and tries to redirect users to sponsored websites, it’s best to…