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What kind of page is sailfishs[.]com?

We discovered the sailfishs[.]com rogue page while investigating questionable websites. Upon investigation, we learned that it pushes browser notification spam and redirects users to different (likely dubious/malicious) sites.

Users primarily access webpages like sailfishs[.]com via redirects generated by websites that employ rogue advertising networks. Other potential ways of inadvertent access include spam notifications, intrusive ads, or installed adware (with browser force-opening capabilities).

What kind of page is forwoobatan[.]com?

Forwoobatan[.]com is a rogue webpage that we found during a routine investigation of dubious sites. This deceptive page is designed to promote browser notification spam. Furthermore, it can redirect users to different (likely unreliable/hazardous) websites.

Users primarily access webpages like forwoobatan[.]com via redirects generated by sites that employ rogue advertising networks.

What kind of application is OptimizationFlex?

While checking out new file submissions to the VirusTotal platform, our research team discovered the OptimizationFlex adware-type application. It is part of the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software is designed to feed users with unwanted and potentially malicious ads.

What kind of page is qtadszone[.]com?

Our researchers discovered the qtadszone[.]com rogue webpage during a routine inspection of dubious sites. After review, we determined that this page promotes browser notification spam and is capable of redirecting visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/malicious) websites.

The majority of users access qtadszone[.]com and webpages akin to it through redirects generated by sites that employ rogue advertising networks.

What kind of page is adialita[.]com?

We have inspected adialita[.]com and learned that the purpose of this website is to deceive visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Thus, users should not trust adialita[.]com. It is worth mentioning that pages like adialita[.]com are often opened unintentionally.

What kind of email is "Netflix - Update Your Account Information"?

After investigating the "Netflix - Update Your Account Information" email, we determined that it is spam. The letter is presented as a notification from Netflix alerting the recipient that their account risks suspension. This email promotes a phishing website targeting log-in credentials and/or other sensitive information. It must be stressed that this mail is in no way associated with the actual Netflix streaming platform.

What kind of malware is Danger Siker?

Danger Siker is ransomware that has been discovered during the examination of malware samples uploaded to VirusTotal. Once executed on a computer, Danger Siker encrypts files, changes the desktop wallpaper, and creates the "mesajin_var_amcik.txt" file (a ransom note).

Danger Siker appends the ".DangerSiker" extension to filenames. For instance, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.DangerSiker", "2.png" to "2.png.DangerSiker", etc.

What kind of page is news-gacive[.]cc?

Our examination of news-gacive[.]cc has revealed that this page employs a clickbait technique to entice visitors into consenting to receive notifications. It is important to highlight that websites like news-gacive[.]cc are frequently crafted to redirect users to other questionable sites. Also, users seldom intentionally visit websites such as news-gacive[.]cc.

What kind of malware is Vare?

Vare is the name of a NodeJS-based malware that exhibits an ability to circumvent both runtime and scantime antivirus detection. This malicious software operates with full discretion, remaining entirely undetectable while targeting popular platforms such as Discord and Roblox and acting as a browser stealer.

What kind of malware is Vx-underground?

While investigating new submissions to the VirusTotal website, our research team discovered the Vx-underground ransomware. It must be mentioned that this malicious program is not associated with vx-underground – a collection of malware source code, samples, and papers on the Internet.

The Vx-underground program is part of the Phobos ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption.

On our test machine, this ransomware encrypted files and appended their filenames with a unique ID assigned to the victim, the supposed contact info of the attackers, and a ".VXUG" extension. To elaborate, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.id[9ECFA84E-6666].[staff@vx-underground.org].VXUG".

Once the encryption process was completed, ransom notes – "Buy Black Mass Volume II.hta" (pop-up) and "Buy Black Mass Volume I.txt" – were created and dropped on the desktop and in all encrypted directories.