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What kind of malware is WANA CRY?

During our comprehensive evaluation of malware samples submitted to VirusTotal, it came to light that WANA CRY is ransomware imitating another well-known ransomware, WannaCry. WANA CRY is based on Chaos ransomware. Its purpose is to encrypt files. Additionally, it changes the desktop wallpaper, creates a ransom note ("read_it.txt"), and appends four random characters to filenames.

An example of how WANA CRY renames files: it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.4bkv", "2.png" to "2.png.t29o", and so forth.

What kind of email is "Email Authentication Expires"?

Upon review, we determined that the "Email Authentication Expires" email is spam. This phishing letter informs the recipient that their email account authentication is due to expire. The goal is to deceive recipients into disclosing their log-in credentials (i.e., passwords), thus allowing the scammers to steal the exposed accounts.

What kind of application is ObjectBuffer?

After a thorough analysis, the results suggest that ObjectBuffer exhibits bothersome advertisements and has the potential to collect diverse data. Such applications are classified as adware. In order to prevent adverse consequences, users are advised to uninstall these types of apps from their affected computers.

What is re-captha-version?

Upon examination, we have identified that re-captha-version comprises a collection of domains featuring numerical variations within their URLs. For instance, re-captha-version-2-11[.]top and re-captha-version-2-13[.]top exemplify this pattern. Additionally, the top level domains also differ. Examples include .top, .icu, .buzz, .com and .fun. The primary objective across all these sites is to deceive visitors into consenting to receive notifications.

What kind of application is CapraHircus?

Upon thorough scrutiny, it has been established that the CapraHircus application is unreliable and has the potential to inflict various harms on users. CapraHircus can access a wide range of data, manipulate extensions and themes, and activate the "Managed by your organization" feature in Chrome and Edge browsers.

What kind of page is nvideas[.]site?

While inspecting suspect websites, our researchers discovered the nvideas[.]site rogue page. It operates by promoting browser notification spam and redirecting users to different (likely unreliable/malicious) sites.

Most visitors to pages like nvideas[.]site enter them through redirects generated by websites that employ rogue advertising networks.

What kind of page is antivirusapp[.]space?

Antivirusapp[.]space is the address of a rogue webpage. It is designed to promote scams and browser notification spam. Furthermore, this page can redirect users to other (likely untrustworthy/harmful) sites.

The majority of visitors to such webpages access them via redirects caused by websites that use rogue advertising networks. Our research team discovered antivirusapp[.]space while reviewing pages that utilize said networks.

What kind of application is SmartCharacter?

While investigating new file submissions to the VirusTotal website, our researchers discovered the SmartCharacter app. It is classed as advertising-supported software (adware). SmartCharacter is part of the AdLoad malware family. This application is designed to feed users with unwanted and potentially malicious ads.

What is "U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission"?

After a review, it has been established that this is a classic technical support scam. In this scheme, deceptive pop-ups appear on a fraudulent page with the intention of misleading visitors into taking specific actions. These actions are geared towards coercing users into engaging in activities that benefit scammers.

What kind of page is bestpenad[.]com?

Our researchers found the bestpenad[.]com rogue page during a routine investigation of suspicious websites. Upon inspection, we determined that this webpage promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites.

Most visitors to bestpenad[.]com and similar pages enter them through redirects caused by websites that employ rogue advertising networks. Alternate access points could be redirects from spam notifications, intrusive ads, or installed adware.