Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Peet is malicious software that is classified as ransomware. This malware is a part of the Djvu ransomware family. Like most programs of this type, Peet is designed to encrypt victims' files and keep them inaccessible unless they are recovered with decryption softw
BlackRat is a remote access tool (RAT). Software of this type allows one computer to remotely access or control another computer. RATs can be used legitimately, however, cyber criminals often employ them for malicious purposes. In such cases, these tools are known as remote access trojans. Being
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Full System Care is advertised as software that cleans, optimizes, and improves computer performance. In fact, this program is distributed through the download and/or installation set-ups of other programs. People often download and install software of this type unintentionally. Therefore, Full Sy
"HARASSMENT COMPLAINT" is an email scam designed to proliferate TrickBot trojan-type malicious software. This scam employs social engineering (scare tactics) to trick users into opening the attached file, consequently infecting the system with TrickBot. The user's personal details (such as name, w
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Discovered by GrujaRS, Mespinoza is malicious software that encrypts data and blocks access to it unless a ransom is paid. Programs of this type are classified as ransomware. Mespinoza adds the ".locked" extension to each encrypted file. For example, "1.jpg" becomes "1.jpg.locked", and so on. It a
Discovered by Michael Gillespie, Sun is malicious software categorized as ransomware. This infection performs data encryption and makes ransom demands (i.e., payment for decryption tools/software). When Sun encrypts data, all files are appended with the ".sun" extension. For example, "1.jpg" beco