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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.

Ransomware, Viruses

Bopador ransomware

Bopador ransomware – a STOP/Djvu virus variant that denies access to all personal files located on the computer Bopador ransomware is a type of

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Adware, Viruses

HiDef Media Player virus

HiDef Media Player is a potentially unwanted program that gathers various information about user browsing habits HiDef Media Player is an application developed and

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Malware, Ransomware, Viruses

PRISM virus

PRISM virus – a fine-demanding threat that pretends to be from the Computer Crime Prosecution Section PRISM virus is a money-demanding malware that accuses

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Adware, Viruses

Savings Slider

Savings Slider is a browser plugin that displays various intrusive advertisements Savings Slider is a potentially unwanted program that travels hidden inside software bundles,

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Adware, Viruses

Gloyah.net

Gloyah.net – a sponsor of Adf.ly advertising platform Gloyah.net is known as adware that supports an advertising and URL shortening service known as Adf.ly.

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System tools, Viruses

Inlog Optimizer

Inlog Optimizer is the system tools that use intentional false positives to claim that users' devices have problems the optimizer can easily fix  

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Ransomware, Viruses

Godes ransomware

Godes ransomware is a file-locker virus that tricks people into paying $980 ransom by encrypting their files and marking them with .godes extension  

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Adware, Viruses

Apelorissedwen.download

Apelorissedwen.download – an advertising platform that can be carried in piracy networks Apelorissedwen.download is an adware program that posts misleading deals and offers related

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Ransomware, Viruses

Chekyshka ransomware

Chekyshka ransomware – a notorious virus that requires downloading Tor for successful data decryption Chekyshka ransomware is a newly discovered malware strain that places

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Adware, Mac Viruses, Viruses

MatchKnowledge

MatchKnowledge – a PUP that might install tracking cookies on Macs MatchKnowledge is an adware program that is created to perform suspicious activities on

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