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What is ContentBenefits?

ContentBenefits is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) categorized as adware. It supposedly enhances the browsing experience and delivers other value and features. In fact, ContentBenefits serves intrusive advertisements and collects browsing data. Generally, people download and install adware (and other PUAs) inadvertently.

What is ThreadProperty?

ThreadProperty supposedly improves the browsing experience, however, it displays intrusive advertisements and gathers various information. Programs of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and adware. Generally, people download and install adware inadvertently.

What is Grandoreiro?

Grandoreiro is the name of malicious software, a banking Trojan written in the Delphi programming language. It targets users in Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Peru. Cyber criminals attempt to infect computers with software of this type to generate revenue by misusing information stolen by programs such as Grandoreiro.

These Trojans steal banking-related information, and thus victims are exposed to risk of monetary loss. If your computer is infected with Grandoreiro (or other malicious programs), uninstall/remove it immediately.

What is CXK NMSL?

Discovered by Germán Fernández, CXK NMSL is a malicious program classified as ransomware. One method used to distribute this malware is via Corona virus-themed email spam campaigns. Additionally, the malicious executable of CXK NMSL (which initiates the infection) can be similarly disguised (e.g. as "important information" concerning the aforementioned virus).

CXK NMSL ransomware is designed to encrypt the data of infected systems and demand a ransom to be paid for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with the ".cxk_nmsl" extension. For example, a file originally titled "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.cxk_nmsl" following encryption.

After this process is finished, a ransom message in Chinese ("CXK-NMSL-README.txt") is created. Furthermore, CXK NMSL displays various error messages, opens the browser, and redirects to a video on the bilibili video sharing website. It also opens a media player and auto-plays a song.

What is Polleryou?

Polleryou (also known as Rentyr) was discovered by S!Ri. This ransomware encrypts victims' files, however, unlike most programs of this type it does not append any extension to filenames. Polleryou changes the desktop wallpaper and creates a ransom message within a text file named "Read-me22.txt".

This file contains instructions about how to contact Polleryou's developers and pay the ransom (i.e., to purchase a decryption tool from them).

What is mp3converter[.]to?

mp3converter[.]to allows visitors to download YouTube videos converted to MP3 and MP4 formats, however, this page uses rogue advertising networks and redirects users of its video conversion service to other untrusted websites. Do not use the services of these websites. Furthermore, it is illegal to download videos from YouTube.

What is Encryptedsearch.org?

Encrypted Search is a browser hijacker, advertised as a web searching tool with reinforced privacy measures. It is supposedly capable of encrypting search queries, traces of which it deletes after thirty minutes of inactivity. This hijacking application modifies browsers and promotes its fake search engine (encryptedsearch.org).

Additionally, it monitors users' browsing activity and gathers information wrangled from it. Most users install this rogue app inadvertently, therefore it is classified as a PUA (potentially unwanted application). It is noteworthy, that Encrypted Search is often installed alongside other browser hijackers or is otherwise promoted by them.

What is Prometey?

Similar to AnteFrigus, Prometey is malicious software classified as ransomware. It operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are appended with an extension, consisting of a random character string.

For example, a filename such as "1.jpg" would be similar to "1.jpg.caacbbcc". After this process is complete, a ransom message with the format "CLICK_HERE-[random_string].txt" (e.g. "CLICK_HERE-caacbbcc.txt") is dropped into every affected folder.

What is SystemSpot?

SystemSpot is classified as adware and a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Although it is promoted as providing fast searches, improved search results, etc., this app actually diminishes the browsing experience. SystemSpot adware delivers intrusive advertisements, which affect browsing and have harmful capabilities.

Its classification as a PUA is due to the application's dubious proliferation techniques. I.e., most users download/install this PUA unintentionally. Furthermore, most of these unwanted applications (including adware) can track browsing-related data.

What is Protect My Search Daily?

Protect My Search Daily supposedly prevents users from visiting untrusted, harmful websites, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. PUAs promote the addresses of fake search engines by changing browser settings and collecting browsing data.

This particular app promotes protectmysearchdaily.com. People usually download and install apps such as Protect My Search Daily inadvertently. Furthermore, this browser hijacker is promoted through the set-ups of other similar applications. Therefore, Protect My Search Daily is often installed together with another browser hijacker.