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What kind of application is ExpandedCollection?

ExpandedCollection generates advertisements and hijacks web browsers (by changing their settings). It has the qualities of adware and a browser-hijacking app. Apps of this type often are distributed using deceptive/questionable methods. Thus, users download/install them inadvertently.

What is Best-Converter?

Best-Converter is a browser-hijacking piece of software. This rogue browser extension promotes the best-converter.com fake search engine. Browser hijackers are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is FlexibleFormat?

FlexibleFormat is an app classified as adware, and it has browser hijacker traits. Due to the dubious methods used to distribute FlexibleFormat and similar software, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Pureweb?

Pureweb is an adware-type browser extension. In contradiction to what this software is promoted as - an adblocker - it runs intrusive advertisement campaigns. Due to the dubious methods used to distribute adware products, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What kind of program is Domain Spam Validator?

Domain Spam Validator is advertised as a tool allowing users to skip suspicious domains/check websites for spam. It is known that this application delivers advertisements. Thus, it falls into the category of advertising-supported software. Pretty often, adware-type apps are promoted/distributed using questionable methods.

What is Architek ransomware?

Architek is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt data (i.e., render files unusable) and demand payment for the decryption.

Compromised files are appended with the ".architek" extension. For example, a file initially named "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.architek", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.architek", "3.jpg" as "3.jpg.architek", etc. Once this process is finished, a ransom note - "How to decrypt files.txt" is created.

What is ControlProcess?

ControlProcess is a piece of software classified as adware. It also has browser hijacker abilities. This app is considered to be a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application) due to the dubious methods used to distribute it.

What kind of software is FrequencyProject?

FrequencyProject displays unwanted advertisements and promotes a fake search engine by changing the web browser's settings. Typically, users install adware and browser-hijacking apps unknowingly. Therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is Postbank email scam?

It is a phishing email targeting people who have Postbank (a legitimate retail banking company located in Germany) accounts. Scammers behind this email attempt to trick recipients into providing their Posbank ID and password. This email must be ignored.

What is P5rwn ransomware?

P5rwn is a malicious program categorized as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand ransoms for the decryption.

Encrypted files are appended with a random character string and the ".p5rwm" extension. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear similar to "1.jpg.LL3juPqrPT1vbzYqA9bvxdl-bHGFTe4VFEQ5NtDaQsn_MAAAADAAAAA0.p5rwm", etc.

Once the encryption process is completed, a ransom-demanding message named "wbzc_HOW_TO_DECRYPT.txt" is created.