PC Regcleaners (other known variants are named Regcleanerz and Regcleaners) is promoted as a system/computer optimization program that supposedly cleans computers and enables them to start faster. According to the developers, it includes tools such as a registry cleaner, memory booster, and junk
As the name suggests, Registry Cleaner supposedly cleans and fixes the system registry. According to its developers, this program is also capable of boosting memory and cleaning junk files. Registry Cleaner may seem to be a legitimate program, however, it is malicious and a Trojan.Clicker used to
gotwidores[.]info is yet another rogue website designed to deliver dubious content and cause redirects to potentially malicious websites. It is virtually identical to deloplen.com, checkpost.space, evengsitolightont[.]info, and dozens of other rogue sites. Generally, users visit gotwidores[.]info
PC Boost Pro is promoted as a registry cleaner, memory booster, and junk cleaner. Developers claim that it is designed to make computers faster and cleaner. What they do not mention is that PC Boost Pro is a malicious program known as Trojan.Clicker. This is a tool that cyber criminals use to perf
"CVE-2019-1663" is the name of a 'sextortion' scam that is used to blackmail people by threatening to leak humiliating/compromising photos. To prevent this, recipients are encouraged to pay a specific amount in a cryptocurrency. There are many emails of this type online, none of which should be tr
"Microsoft detected malicious virus and blocked your computer" is one of many technical support scams designed to trick people into believing that their systems are infected. Scammers use them to extort money from unsuspecting people by encouraging them to call the telephone number provided. These
Scammers use the "Cameras and a mic start recording" spam campaign/scam to trick people into transferring cryptocurrency funds to them. They claim that they have recorded a compromising video of the recipient and threaten to share it with other people unless their demands are met. This spam campai
Bitrep (also known as Trojan: Win32/Bitrep.A) is a trojan-type infection that infiltrates the system and performs various malicious tasks. Note that trojans of this type infiltrate computers stealthily, without users' consent. Cyber criminals often proliferate them using other trojans (chain infec
The Registry Mechanic program supposedly allows computers to run faster and also cleans them. According to the developers, it can improve computer performance by removing junk files, fixing and cleaning the registry, and optimizing browsers. In fact, this is a malicious program known as Trojan.Cli
Microsoft Cleaner is promoted as a program that cleans junk files, boosts memory, cleans and fixes the registry, optimizes browsers, and so on. Developers present it as a legitimate system optimization tool, however, it also operates as a Trojan.Clicker, a malicious program used to perform 'click