Kovter (also known as Trojan.Kovter, Trojan:Win32/Kovter, and Trojan.Kovter.297) is an adware-type trojan designed to generate traffic for various websites. Research shows that Kovter is typically proliferated using malicious Microsoft Office attachments (which are distributed using spam email cam
PUP.Optional.Legacy is a generic detection name used by anti-virus and anti-spyware suites for PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). The name might vary on different programs - in our example, it is the Malwarebytes version. It indicates that the installed security suite has detected some potent
Ransomware is software that encrypts files stored on a computer and keeps them inaccessible unless a ransom is paid. MegaCortex is one of these programs and was discovered by Michael Gillespie. It also renames all encrypted files by adding the ".aes128ctr" extension. For example, "1.jpg" becomes
'Video' is the name of a ransomware-type program that cyber criminals use to encrypt files and force people to pay ransoms. Video belongs to the Dharma ransomware family and was discovered by Jakub Kroustek. Like most programs of this type, it renames encrypted files by adding its own extension,
First discovered by malware researcher, Michael Gillespie and Belonging to the Djvu ransomware family, Roldat is high-risk file-compromising malware. After successful infiltration, Roldat encrypts most stored files, thereby making them unusable. Additionally, Roldat appends each filename with the
According to Qbit Speedup Pro's developers, this app (also known as Qbit-Speedup-Pro) cleans, optimizes and improves the performance of computers. Its purpose is to make computers run faster and more smoothly without errors, however, it is also classified as a potentially unwanted application (PU
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