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What is MacCleanBooster?

MacCleanBooster is advertised to clean Mac computers for better performance. In fact, it is promoted on untrusted websites and developers use dubious methods to distribute it. Therefore, MacCleanBooster is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

What is OperativeUnit?

OperativeUnit is an adware-type app with browser hijacker traits. Thus, it delivers intrusive advertisement campaigns and promotes fake search engines by modifying browser settings. Additionally, most adware programs and browser hijackers collect browsing-related information, and this application is also likely to have these data tracking capabilities.

Due to the dubious tactics used to distribute OperativeUnit, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). One of the dubious techniques used to spread OperativeUnit is proliferation via fake Adobe Flash Player updaters/installers.

What is SkilledPanelSearch?

SkilledPanelSearch generates advertisements and alters the settings of browsers to promote a fake search engine. For this reason, SkilledPanelSearch is classified as not only an adware-type app, but also as a browser hijacker.

These apps often gather information relating to internet browsing activity, or even more personal information.

Typically, users install apps like SkilledPanelSearch onto their browsers or computers unintentionally. Therefore, SkilledPanelSearch and other apps of this type are also classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

This app is distributed through a deceptive installer, which appears similar to the installer for Adobe Flash Player.

What is LunarLookup?

LunarLookup is rogue software classified as adware. This application also possesses browser hijacker traits. LunarLookup operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns, modifying browsers and promoting fake search engines. Furthermore, most adware type apps and browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities employed to monitor users' browsing habits.

Due to the dubious methods used to spread LunarLookup, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). One of these dubious proliferation techniques is via fake Adobe Flash Player updates. Bogus software installers/updaters are also used to distribute Trojans, ransomware and other malware.

What is Ribd?

Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files and displays ransom messages on the screen (or creates a text file in affected folders). It keeps files inaccessible unless ransoms are paid.

Furthermore, ransomware often changes the file extensions of encrypted files. Ribd appends the ".ribd" extension. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.ribd", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.ribd", and so on. It also creates the "_readme.txt" file (ransom message) in all folders that contain encrypted data.

Note that Ribd belongs to the Djvu ransomware family.

What is Games Search?

In most cases, apps such as Games Search hijack browsers by changing their settings. They are essentially used to promote fake search engines. Games Search promotes the games-search.net address in this way. It can also read browsing-related data and might be capable of accessing other, sensitive information as well.

Typically, users do not download or install browser hijackers intentionally and, therefore, Games Search and other apps of this kind are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is K9-PCFixer?

K9-PCFixer is untrusted software advertised as a tool for operating system scanning and performance boosting, however, due to the dubious methods used to proliferate this app, it is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

Software within this category often cannot perform the features promised and, furthermore, PUAs may have undisclosed and dangerous capabilities.

What is Customer Complaint email virus?

Cyber criminals often use emails as channels to trick users into downloading and installing malware onto their computers. Emails that are used to deliver malware are termed phishing messages or malspam. Usually, the emails contain an attachment or website link that opens a download page for a malicious file.

Note that cyber criminals behind malspam/phishing emails often claim to be legitimate companies. They also disguise their emails as important, official, and urgent.

This particular email is used to deliver Cobalt Strike.

What is the fake "Facebook" email?

"Facebook email scam" refers to a spam campaign, a mass-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The messages distributed through this campaign inform recipients that suspicious activity has been detected on their Facebook accounts.

The information provided by these scam emails is false, and the messages themselves are in no way associated with Facebook, Inc. The goal of the "Facebook email scam" is to promote a phishing/malicious website designed to record data entered into it.

What is Application?

The 'Application' app functions as adware and, therefore, serves various advertisements on the user interface and/or visited websites.

Users often install adware onto their browsers or computers unintentionally. Therefore, Application and other apps of this type are classified as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Adware-type apps can also be designed to collect certain information.

If a program called "Application" ("Application version 0.2.9" or similar) is on the list of installed programs, remove/uninstall it from the system immediately.