The “Yamaha Baby Grand Piano” email is part of a spam campaign that intends to trick users into sending money to scammers. The email is quite short and to the point; it explains that the sender is looking to give away their late husband’s Yamaha Baby Grand piano and asks whether the email recipient would be interested. If users engage with…
The “Cloud – Your Payment Method Has Expired” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ financial data, specifically their credit card information. The email claims that the recipient’s payment method has expired and needs to be updated in order to reenable cloud services. According to the email, the recipient’s account has been blocked, and all data stored in…
Gaqq ransomware, also known as .gaqq virus, is a type of malware that encrypts files. Ransomware usually targets personal files to force users to pay for a decryptor, and this is no different. If this ransomware is present on your device, all your personal files will have .gaqq attached to them. Files with that extension will not be openable unless…
Altruistics is a crypto miner, promoted as a service that allows users to use their computer’s resources to mine cryptocurrency that gets donated to charitable causes. However, this miner is reportedly being distributed via deceptive methods, and users are installing it unknowingly. The way crypto miners work is that they use the computer’s resources to mine for cryptocurrencies, and that…
Cdcc ransomware, or .cdcc virus, is a file-encrypting malware. It’s part of the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. This version can be identified by the .cdcc extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, files having this extension mean they’ve been encrypted and cannot be opened. Unless you put those files through a decryptor, you will not be able to open them. However, getting…
Jazi ransomware (.jazi virus) is a type of malware that encrypts files. It comes from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family, and can be differentiated by the .jazi extension it adds to encrypted files. All personal files will have this extension as they are the prime targets of this ransomware. Once encrypted, you will not be able to open files that have…
Yzqe ransomware is a file-encrypting malware that takes files hostage and demands a payment for their recovery. It’s part of the Djvu/STOP ransomware family, which is operated by cybercriminals who release new versions regularly. They can be identified by the extensions they add to encrypted files. This version adds .yzqe, so all encrypted files will have it attached to them.…
Hgfu ransomware is part of the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a type of malware that takes files hostage by encrypting them. This ransomware version can be identified by the .hgfu extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, you will not be able to open any encrypted files unless you first decrypt them using a special decryptor. However, only the ransomware operators…
altrsik.exe is a process that belongs to Altrsik, a crypto miner. If you find altrsik.exe in your Task Manager, and it’s using a lot of your CPU, your computer is being used to mine cryptocurrency. Mining malware is a type of infection that uses computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies without users’ permission. While this isn’t particularly dangerous short-term, it has a…
Pouu ransomware, also known as .pouu virus, is malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a dangerous infection that will target all personal files and encrypt them, thus making them unopenable. Encrypted files can be recognized by the .pouu extension added to all encrypted files. These files will remain unopenable until you use a special decryptor on them. However, getting…