Our examination of the "Confirm Your Identity" email revealed that it is spam. The message states that unless the recipient verifies their identity, they will experience email service interruptions. The purpose of this scam mail is to lure recipients into providing their email log-in credentials t
After reading this "Compensation Entitlement" email, we determined that it is spam. This message namedrops multiple real public figures and entities. It claims that the recipient is entitled to five million US dollars in compensation. It must be emphasized that the information in this email is fa
Our inspection of the "Email Is Blocked Because The Sender Is Unauthenticated" message revealed that it is spam. It claims that the emails sent by the recipient cannot be authenticated and are recognized as spam. The goal is to lure recipients into believing they are fixing this nonexistent issue
After inspecting this "UPS Delivery Notice" email, we learned that it is spam. This fake message is presented as a notification alerting the recipient of an upcoming parcel delivery. It must be emphasized that this scam email is not associated with the actual UPS. This spam campaign promotes a phi
While inspecting deceptive websites, our researchers discovered the "McAfee - Built-in Antivirus Has Detected A Threat" scam. It uses Windows and McAfee branding and claims the user's computer is infected. Typically, the goal is to deceive victims into installing or purchasing software. It must be
While inspecting new submissions to the VirusTotal platform, our research team discovered the Obscura ransomware. This malware operates by encrypting files and demanding payment for the decryption. On our test machine, Obscura encrypted files and appended their names with a ".obscura" extension.
Our inspection of new file submissions to VirusTotal uncovered a ransomware named Ameriwasted. This malicious software is designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for the decryption. After we executed a sample of Ameriwasted on our test machine, it encrypted files and added a ".ameriwasted" ex
Yurei is a malicious program classed as ransomware. Malware within this classification is designed to encrypt files and demand ransoms for the decryption. On our testing system, Yurei encrypted files and added a ".Yurei" extension to their filenames. For example, a file originally titled "1.jpg"
Our review of the "Request By Admin Department" email revealed that it is spam. It states that the recipient has been requested to sign the shared Microsoft Excel document. This phishing mail aims to trick recipients into disclosing their email log-in credentials (passwords). This spam ema
After inspecting this "DHL - YOUR PARCEL HAS BEEN DELIVERED" email, we determined that it is fake. This phishing email is presented as a package delivery notification. The goal is to deceive recipients into disclosing their email account log-in credentials. The spam email with the subject