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What is thefreshposts[.]com?

There are many pages similar to thefreshposts[.]com on the web. For example, chat-message[.]live, tlouslyrevor[.]top and etrolhidde[.]fun. Most users do not visit these sites intentionally - they are promoted via potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users do not download or install intentionally.

PUAs promote dubious web pages, generate ads, and collect data.

What is 4help?

4help was discovered by Jakub Kroustek and belongs to the Dharma ransomware family. It encrypts and renames files, and generates two ransom messages.

4help renames files by adding the victim's ID, hlper4y@tutanota.com email address, and appending ".4help" as the file extension. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.id-C279F237.[hlper4y@tutanota.com].4help", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.id-C279F237.[hlper4y@tutanota.com].4help", and so on.

4help displays a pop-up window and creates the "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" text file, both of which contain instructions about how to contact the developers.

What is chat-message[.]live?

In most cases, web pages such as chat-message[.]live are promoted via potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), which most users download and install inadvertently. I.e., sites such as chat-message[.]live are not often visited by users intentionally.

Note that most PUAs generate ads and collect browsing-related information. Some examples of web pages similar to chat-message[.]live are tlouslyrevor[.]top, etrolhidde[.]fun, and yourfreshposts[.]com.

What is soap2day[.]to?

soap2day[.]to supposedly allows users to watch movies online free of charge. In fact, the service provided by soap2day[.]to is illegal. Furthermore, the site uses rogue advertising networks and promotes (opens) other dubious websites. Therefore, you are advised against trusting this website or using its movie streaming service.

What is Igal?

Igal belongs to family of ransomware called Djvu. Typically, malware of this type encrypts files, renames them, and generates ransom messages.

Igal renames files by appending the ".igal" extension to filenames and creates the "_readme.txt" text file (ransom message) in all folders that contain encrypted files. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.igal", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.igal", and so on.

What is tlouslyrevor[.]top?

tlouslyrevor[.]top is similar to etrolhidde[.]fun, yourfreshposts[.]com, check-the[.]news and many other sites. These are often promoted via potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), and users do not visit them intentionally. Note that, similarly, PUAs are not often installed intentionally.

What kind of application is MacBooster?

The MacBooster (MacBooster 6 and MacBooster 7) application claims to provide various system optimization tools. Many users believe that MacBooster is legitimate and useful, however, developers proliferate this app using the "bundling" method. Therefore, it often infiltrates systems without permission and is categorized as unwanted application.

What is etrolhidde[.]fun?

Generally, users do not visit pages such as etrolhidde[.]fun intentionally - they are promoted by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Similarly, users do not often download or install these apps intentionally. PUAs are usually designed to promote sites like etrolhidde[.]fun, serve ads, and collect data.

More examples of pages similar to etrolhidde[.]fun are yourfreshposts[.]com, check-the[.]news, and yskimmed[.]top.

What is yourfreshposts[.]com?

Browsers often pages such as yourfreshposts[.]com when potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) are installed on them. I.e., users do not often visit these pages intentionally. Furthermore, they do not often download or install PUAs intentionally.

PUAs promote sites such as yourfreshposts[.]com, generate ads, and gather browsing-related (and other) data.

What is check-the[.]news?

Users do not often visit web pages such as check-the[.]news intentionally - they are opened by browsers that have potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed. Note that PUAs are designed to open sites such as check-the[.]news, generate ads, and collect data.

There are many pages similar to check-the[.]news on the web. Some examples are yskimmed[.]top, superpush[.]net and fastsolvecaptcha[.]com.