Energy ransomware is a malicious program designed to encrypt user data and treat a ransom demand for decryption. Energy ransomware blocks files and the extension .energy [Potentialenergy@mail.ru] is added to all blocked files to mark files as inaccessible for opening and viewing.
ConverterSearchTool is a browser hijacker type virus. Viruses of this kind change the browser settings to control the actions of the victims. From the moment virus is infected, your requests will be redirected to unwanted pages to collect views
Pushall.site is one of many dubious sites that attempt to trick users into accepting notifications from those sites. Pushall.site may tell users that they have to allow its notifications in order to access a webpage, play a video or an audio file, start a download, verify that they are not bots, etc. If a user allows Pushall.site notifications, he or she will soon start getting them in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen (or on the lockscreen on a mobile phone). The notifications will spam the user with ads, invitations to visit shady sites, prompts to download fake software updates, and so on.
News07.biz is a dubious website which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its push notifications. The site may tell users that clicking Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box is necessary to open a page, watch a video, confirm that users are 18+, etc. Notifications are little pop-ups that appear in a corner of the screen on computers or on the lockscreen on mobile phones with news and updates from sites. News07.biz notifications, once allowed, will promote various dubious websites and programs, spam users with fraudulent messages and ads, etc.
Searches.network is a fake search engine that redirects all searches to Webcrawler.com, Bing.com and other actual search engines. If your Chrome or Safari browser started redirecting your search queries to Searches.network all of a sudden, you likely have a browser hijacker installed on your Macbook.
This virus is dubbed ransomware because it is fraudulently extorting money from victims
LCK is a ransomware from the Dharma ransomware . Viruses of this type are able to block files found on the device in order to request a decryption fee. All encrypted files have a “.LCK” extension at the end of their name. It means that the file is not available for use and even for opening.
Developers report infection and decryption method using a note
Diokle.pro is a questionable site that tries to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Diokle.pro claims that clicking Allow on its notifications request pop-up box is necessary to watch a movie, open a site, verify that users are humans and not bots, etc. Should a user click Allow, Diokle.pro notifications will begin appearing on his or her screen periodically with ads, software offers, fraudulent messages, and so on. The notifications will pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen on Windows, in the top right corner of the screen on Macs, or on the lockscreen on Android.
Hotnewss.xyz is one of numerous questionable sites that attempt to talk users into allowing these sites to display notifications. Hotnewss.xyz may tell users that enabling its notifications is necessary to access a webpage, solve a CAPTCHA, confirm that users are 18+, or for some other reason. Browser notifications are messages from sites that appear in the bottom right hand corner of the screen on Windows PCs, in the top right hand corner of the screen on Macbooks, and on the lockscreen on mobile phones. If a user allows Hotnewss.xyz to show notifications, those will start popping up periodically with ads, links to untrustworthy sites, software offers, etc.
If your Chrome or Safari browser redirects your searches to Pruden Search (www.prudensearch.com) and then to Bing, Webcrawler or another search engine, that is a result of a browser hijacker getting installed on your Mac. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that alters browsers’ Start Page, New Tab Page or default search engine and stops users from changing those to something else. In this case the hijacker is a browser extension called PrudenSearch – Advanced search, however the hijacker may also add a new profile on your Mac so that your Chrome becomes “managed by your organization” and PrudenSearch becomes unremovable.