"Facebook Messenger virus" was discovered by Ido Naor. Cyber criminals use it to spread FormBook, a trojan-type program, by sending various files through Facebook Messenger. If opened, these files cause installation of the aforementioned malicious program. Typically, people receive these f
Kiratos is a high-risk ransomware-type infection that belongs to the Djvu malware family. As with other variants from this malware family, Kiratos stealthily infiltrates computers and encrypts most stored files. In doing so, Kiratos appends filenames with the ".kiratos" extension (for instance, "
If the MatchPop program is installed on a computer without the user's knowledge, it should be uninstalled immediately. It is a cryptominer, a program that uses computer resources to mine cryptocurrency. In many cases, cyber criminals trick people into downloading and installing these programs so t
"Windows protected your PC" is the name of a tech-support scam promoted using a deceptive website. Like most of these scam websites, it often tricks people into believing that they need to contact scammers who pose as 'technicians', since the computers are supposedly infected and blocked. These we
Hrosas is a ransomware-type infection discovered by Michael Gillespie. This is yet another variant of high-risk ransomware called Djvu. Generally, Hrosas stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored data. Additionally, Hrosas appends each filename with the ".hrosas" extension. For e
ApplicationWork (also known as Application.work) is one of many potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are distributed through other software (they are bundled into set-ups). This application is categorized as adware - software that serves users with intrusive advertisements. Furthermore,
For people who use various anti-virus software, IDP.Generic is a common threat name. IDP is 'Identity Protection', so when a security application detects a threat called IDP.Generic, it indicates that it was detected by this component (Identity Protection), which generalized a detected file. This
The youtubemp4[.]to website can be used to download videos from YouTube by pasting a video link. The website itself is not malicious or harmful, however, it often causes redirects to other untrustworthy sites (it is used to promote dubious web pages). Another reason to avoid youtubemp4[.]to is tha
MixBuilder is a potentially unwanted app (PUA) classified as adware. If this app is installed, it indicates that there are more adware-type apps already installed on the system. MixBuilder app is installed through other ad-supportive software without users' consent. Users with apps of this type
Like many other websites of this type, y2mate[.]com offers a video and audio downloading service. It downloads video and audio files from the YouTube website. This is not a dangerous/malicious website, however, it contains various advertisements and it causes redirects to other dubious sites. Note