Hao123.com is a website (hijacker), that provides many opportunities. Using this, the user can get access to the most popular sites, social pages, and other online services. This site is distributed via Hao123 installation program (web client), that gets on a PC bundled with free software, players and so on. Hao123.com hijacks Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.
Cerber2 is new version of Cerber ransomware, that we described in one of our previous articles. both viruses act in similar fashion, but new one adds .cerber2 extension instead of .cerber. After this virus asks for 1.24 bitcoins (~$500) for decryption service. As well as its predecessor, Cerber2 virus copies 3 files on you computer (#DECRYPT MY FILES#.txt, #DECRYPT MY FILES#.html, #DECRYPT MY FILES#.vbs).
Cerber is ransomware virus that encrypts your documents, images and music with AES encryption and adds .cerber extension to every encrypted file. After this virus asks for 1.24 bitcoins ($500) for decryption service. After infecting PC, Cerber virus creates 3 files (#DECRYPT MY FILES#.txt, #DECRYPT MY FILES#.html, #DECRYPT MY FILES#.vbs), that contain instructions to decrypt your files in different format and link to online "Cerber Decryptor".
Sweetim.com is a search engine which is categorized as a browser hijacker. When SweetIM Toolbar add-on is installed on your system, it modifies the start page, the default search engine and sometimes the new tab page of your browser. After that, this search engine changes your browsing experience showing altered search results for promoting its affiliate websites. Usually, that is various unknown web sites that intend to increase their page rank or sales.
Thesearch.net is a browser hijacker that can hit Chrome, Mozilla or Internet Explorer. By appearance it looks like a normal search engine as Bing, Google or Yahoo. This program promises to help the user to save time and to get the most relevant results. Users think that Thesearch.net can be useful, but in fact this is not true. After penetrating the computer, this program starts to display banners, coupons and pop-ups.
