The “Affirm Account Status By Completing CAPTCHA” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. According to the email, the email service provider is taking steps to reduce the number of inactive email accounts and needs you, the recipient, to confirm that your account is still active. It asks that you complete the CAPTCHA…
Trojan:Win32/Kepavll!rfn is a detection name used by Microsoft Defender when detecting trojans. It’s heuristic detection that does not specify which specific trojan is being detected. The file/program that is being detected as Trojan:Win32/Kepavll!rfn is behaving in a way that Defender deems malicious, but it has not classified the infection as part of some known malware family. It’s also possible that Trojan:Win32/Kepavll!rfn is…
Jawr ransomware is file-encrypting malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. These types of malware infections take personal files hostage by encrypting them and demanding a payment for a decryptor to recover them. This ransomware is identifiable by the .jawr extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, unless you decrypt the files first, you will not be able to open them. And…
PUA:Win32/Packunwan is a detection name used to detect certain potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that come bundled with other programs. It’s not a malicious detection, and the PUA in the detection name stands for potentially unwanted application. These types of infections usually hijack browsers by changing their settings, spam intrusive ads, etc., but do not directly harm the computer.
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Lkhy ransomware is malware that encrypts files. It’s a dangerous infection that essentially takes files hostage and demands a payment for their recovery. The ransomware is part of the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. This version can be identified by the .lkhy extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, files with that extension will not be openable unless they are first put through…
Mlza ransomware is file-encrypting malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a dangerous infection that essentially takes files hostage and prevents you from opening them unless you first pay for a decryptor. This ransomware can be identified by the .mlza extension added to encrypted files. All personal files will have that extension. In order to open them, you would have…
Lkfr ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files. It comes from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family, and can be identified by the .lkfr extension added to all encrypted files. As you’ve likely already noticed, you cannot open any encrypted files, and that will remain the case if you do not decrypt them first. However, only the malicious actors operating this ransomware…
Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml is a detection name used by Microsoft Defender to detect data-stealing trojans. However, this detection does not necessarily mean an infection is present, as false positives have been detected many times in the past. The “ml” in the “Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml” detection name refers to “machine learning”. The “ml” in a detection name usually means Microsoft Defender found some file behaving…
Aluc Service, or Aluc Application, is a crypto miner infection. These types of infections use the infected computer’s resources to mine various cryptocurrencies. Various users have reported that an AlucService.exe process is running on their computers and using up to 90% of their CPU, making the computer barely usable, as high CPU usage results in the device becoming very slow.…
Cdmx ransomware, or .cdmx virus, is file-encrypting malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a dangerous piece of malware that essentially takes files hostage by encrypting them. This ransomware can be identified by the .cdmx extension added to affected files. Encrypted files cannot be opened unless users first put them through a decryptor. However, getting the decryptor requires paying a…