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Gabriel E. Hall

Passionate web researcher

Gabriel E. Hall is a passionate malware researcher who has been working for 2-spyware for almost a decade. After starting as one of contributors, now she works as a Senior Editor of the project. Every single night she dreams of the safer online world; however, each of her mornings starts with the disappointing industry news reporting about newly-found malware. During her long years spent in IT industry, she has accumulated an extensive background related to computer security. She prepared hundreds of malware removal guides that helped people prevent different kinds of viruses. Several years ago, she also started writing her personal blog covering such themes as ransomware, phishing attacks, tech support scams and malware distribution strategies. When she isn’t on the latest viruses, Gabriel spends time connecting with her friends and family. She also loves good music, food and reading interior design magazines.

Adware, Viruses

BookLot ads

BookLot ads – an outcome of an adware infection BookLot is falsely advertised as a useful addition to your device that will let you search

Gabriel E. Hall

Ransomware, Viruses

.ufwj file virus

Ufwj ransomware is a virus created by criminals claiming to have the only file recovery tool which costs $980 Ufwj ransomware is a virus

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Browser Hijackers, Viruses

Nearbyme Mac

Nearbyme Mac – a browser hijacker that targets specifically Mac users Nearbyme Mac is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) designed to generate income for its

Gabriel E. Hall

Ransomware, Viruses

WannaCry 3.0 ransomware virus

WannaCry 3.0 is the ransomware version emerging from a notorious malware family WannaCry 3.0 functions as a third version of the notorious WannaCry malware.

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Browser Hijackers, Viruses

Hoosearch.com virus

Hoosearch.com – a potentially unwanted program that generates tons of ads Hoosearch.com is a browser hijacker that displays annoying ads every time the user

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Ransomware, Viruses

Azer ransomware virus

CryptoMix Azer ransomware version emerges right after the defeat of the Mole02 virus Azer ransomware is an updated Cryptomix virus version that appends .azer

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Adware, Viruses

Geeker.com

Geeker is the platform that leads to scammy advertising pages Geeker is a scam site that offers unlimited video and movie streaming services. However,

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Browser Hijackers, Viruses

Search.hidesearch.bid

Installing hidesearch_DS extension will cause a browser hijack Search.hidesearch.bid is a highly suspicious search engine that belongs to the ChumSearch browser hijacker’s family. This

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Adware, Viruses

Traffic Exchange ads

Traffic Exchange is a site that shows false advertisements and promotional content Traffic Exchange is a platform used to deliver ads to internet users

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Adware, Viruses

Beastbuying.com ads

Beastbuying.com – a push notification virus that will bombard you with tons of misleading ads Beastbuying.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick its

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Malware, Viruses

Goo.gl virus

Goo.gl is a known URL shortening service that might be exploited by criminals Goo.gl is a popular link shortening service developed by Google. The

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Ransomware, Viruses

Miis file virus

Miis file virus is the ransomware that creates damage on the machine to have a purpose for blackmail Miis ransomware is a type of

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Ransomware, Viruses

Iqll ransomware

Iqll file-virus – a cryptovirus from the most proliferate ransomware family STOP/ DJVU DJVU ransomware family was first discovered by security experts during an

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