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…
Cdxx ransomware is file-encrypting malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a type of malware that takes files hostage and makes them unopenable. To be able to open them, a decryptor would be necessary. However, the malicious actors behind the ransomware would demand money for it. This ransomware is identifiable by the .cdxx extension added to encrypted files, so if…
RedLine stealer malware is a malicious information-stealer type of computer infection. The malware targets highly sensitive information on users’ computers and intends to steal it to sell on a dark web forum. These types of infections are very dangerous, not only because they steal users’ highly sensitive information but also because they are stealthy and can remain unnoticed for extended…
HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS is the detection name used by Microsoft Defender to detect crack tools that allow users to illegally use various Microsoft products, such as Windows or Microsoft Office, for free. To put it simply, if Defender identifies HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS on your computer, that means you are using an illegal version of a Microsoft product. Defender tends to detect crack tools as…