Xtconnect.com is another copy of relatively known browser virus called Airfind. Xtconnect has the same features, like other Airfind mirrors. Firstly, Xtconnect.com changes default search engine by own one, but unlike others hijackers, it targets mostly mobile devices. Then it starts to analyze statistical data about user preferences, by collecting information about visited sites and overall time, which user spend browsing.
Favor1t.com is another type of adware that is part of potentially unwanted programs. Like similar malware, it comes in the form of browser extensions and steals all browsers installed on your system. For example, Chrome, Mozilla, IE, Edge, and others. Favor1t.com is a product aimed at distributing advertising content.
Mimicry Ransomware, also known as ShivaGood Ransomware, is another cryptovirus, extorting money from users. As with similar extortion programs, this encrypts data on the user's computer, which can represent one or another value. It can be office documents, PDF files, video and audio files, multimedia and so on. Of course, these files become useless after encryption.
If you notice that your almost all your files on the PC are encrypted and have .CRYPTR extension, then you can be sure that your PC has been attacked by the crypto hacker OPdailyallowance. This is another extortive software that encrypts user data of various formats, for example, office documents, PDF files, photos and music, and so on.
1stserp.com created by ARTEX MANAGEMENT S.A is a typical browser virus, based on Mail.ru search engine, which changes browser settings for a purpose, which described below. Firstly, it is for logging users internet activity, visited sites and search queries. All this data can be shared with 1stserp.com affiliates. Also, the virus usually starts to implement advertisement banners into the browser search results without the user's knowledge.
