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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is an online multiplayer game. Players can earn Battle Points (BP) or Unknown Cash (UC) by completing missions, matches, etc., and use them to change the avatar's appearance (buy skins, outfits) or purchase other items from the PUBG shop. This scam website offers fre
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Mame Vse is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Typically, this type of malware operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for decryption. During the encryption process, all compromised files are appended with the ".mame vse" extension. For example, a file originally named someth
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