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InterfaceBrowser Adware (Mac)

What kind of app is InterfaceBrowser?

After evaluating InterfaceBrowser, it has been determined that its primary objective is to bombard users with intrusive advertisements. Programs of this type are categorized as adware. It is essential to highlight that applications like InterfaceBrowser are frequently promoted and disseminated through misleading methods, causing users to unwittingly install them.

   
HardwareRelevancy Adware (Mac)

What kind of application is HardwareRelevancy?

HardwareRelevancy is a rogue application that our researchers discovered while investigating new submissions to the VirusTotal website. Our examination revealed that HardwareRelevancy is advertising-supported software (adware) belonging to the AdLoad malware family.

   
Password Was Compromised Through A Legitimate Website Email Scam

What kind of email is "Password Was Compromised Through A Legitimate Website"?

After analyzing the "Password Was Compromised Through A Legitimate Website" email, we determined that it is spam. This mail is a sextortion scam. It falsely claims that the recipient's device was infected with malware, which was then used to gain access to the microphone and camera.

Unlike in typical sextortion scams, this email does not state that sexually explicit content depicting the recipient was recorded. Rather, it implies that that is the case yet leaves room for interpretation to expand the pool of victims.

It must be stressed that all these claims are fake – hence, this mail poses no threat to recipients.

   
Change Of Your Banking Details Email Scam

What is "Change Of Your Banking Details"?

After performing a review, it has been concluded that the intent of this email is to trick recipients into opening a malicious attachment. Cybercriminals behind this email use the attached file to distribute a remote administration trojan (RAT) named Agent Tesla. Typically, RATs can be used for multiple malicious purposes.

   
AltocumulusFloccus Malicious Extension

What is AltocumulusFloccus?

While analyzing a suspicious installer obtained from an untrustworthy website, we came across the AltocumulusFloccus browser extension. Our investigation revealed that this extension is malign in nature, capable of enabling the "Managed by your organization" feature in the Chrome browser, collecting diverse data, and controlling specific browser elements.

   
GoldenLooker Adware (Mac)

What kind of application is GoldenLooker?

Following the assessment of GoldenLooker, it has been concluded that its main purpose is to inundate users with intrusive advertisements, classifying it as adware. It is important to note that apps like GoldenLooker are often promoted and distributed through deceptive tactics, leading users to install them unintentionally.

   
PhotosFox Browser Hijacker

What kind of application is PhotosFox?

After examining the PhotosFox application, it has been concluded that its primary intent is to operate as a browser hijacker designed to endorse searchinmda.com, which is a fake search engine. This extension modifies browser settings in order to establish control over it. Users should not trust apps that hijack browsers.

   
Key Pro Browser Hijacker

What kind of software is "key pro"?

Our research team found the "key pro" browser extension while investigating untrustworthy websites. After analyzing this piece of software, we learned that it is a browser hijacker. This extension changes browser settings to endorse (via redirects) the keysearchs.com fake search engine. Additionally, key pro spies on users' browsing activity.

   
B-Panther Ransomware

What kind of malware is B-Panther?

B-Panther is a ransomware-type program that we discovered while inspecting new submissions to the VirusTotal platform. It is part of the Xorist ransomware family. This ransomware encrypts files and demands ransoms for the decryption.

On our test system, B-Panther encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".B-Panther" extension. To elaborate, a file originally named "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.B-Panther", "2.png" as "2.png.B-Panther", and so forth for all of the affected files.

Once the encryption process was finished, B-Panther created identical ransom notes in a pop-up window and text file titled "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt". The text therein was in Portuguese.

   
Email Routine Check Scam

What kind of email is "Email Routine Check"?

After reviewing "Email Routine Check", we determined that it is a phishing email. It claims that the recipient's mail account is using outdated security settings – hence, they need to update it to avoid service interruptions.

The aim of this spam mail is to trick recipients into entering their email account log-in credentials into a phishing website that imitates their sign-in page.

   

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