Donut Ransomware, which shows activity at the early June this year, is a dangerous crypto-virus called ransomware. According to our partners, it is similar to many others ransomware threats. It encrypts the most important user files, such as office documents, PDF files, photos, music, other media and so on. It also changes the file extensions to .donut. The main encryption algorithm is AES and it should be noted that it is almost impossible to decrypt the files manually without special knowledge or tools. The main purpose of the cyber scammers is to force you to pay ransom for decryption.
If the browser constantly redirects you to http://search.hgetinstantrecipes2.com/, it means that the browser hijacker has penetrated your PC. Search.hgetinstantrecipes2.com is malware coming in the form of a browser extension. It changes the settings of your browser, such as homepage by default, the search engine and so on.
Qip.ru is another false search page aimed at Russian-speaking users, however, it increasingly infects users' browsers from other countries. This is a typical browser hijacker, changing browser settings and significantly complicating browsing. This sets http://qip.ru/ as the homepage, and also changes the settings for browser shortcuts or creates copies of it.
Exocrypt XTC Ransomware 2.0 is an updated version of encryptor Exocrypt XTC, whose greatest activity was noted at the early May this year. According to the principle of work, this is similar to many analogs, pursuing identical goals. It encrypts the most valuable user data, such as office documents, PDP files, photos, other media and so on. It also changes the file extensions to .xtc.
Fluxsearch.com is one of the many browser hijackers that forcibly sets https://fluxsearch.com/ as the default homepage. Also, this changes the other browser settings, making it unchanged. Also, it is worth noting that this can cause the penetration of other adware or malware.