Our team has inspected the email and concluded that it is a scam. The message is disguised as a notification from FedEx (a legitimate company providing delivery services) to trick recipients into opening the attached file. The purpose of this fraudulent email is to deliver malware. Thus, it should
Cortizol is ransomware that our team has discovered during an analysis of malware samples uploaded to VirusTotal. Our examination shows that Cortizol encrypts files and modifies their names by appending the victim's ID, an email address, and the ".Cortizol" extension. It also changes the desktop w
We have analysed kimchipump[.]com and kimchiofficial[.]live and found that these are two deceptive websites that promote the same scam, a fraudulent cryptocurrency airdrop. The site is designed to trick visitors into believing they can receive free crypto for participating. However, victims never
Payload is ransomware that we discovered while inspecting malware samples uploaded to VirusTotal. After execution, Payload encrypts files and appends the ".payload" extension to them. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.payload" and "2.png" to "2.png.payload". The ransomware also provides a
Our inspection has revealed that it is a scam email designed to promote a pop-up scam, a site that uses scare tactics. It is disguised as a message about cloud storage issues to trick recipients into clicking the provided link. Emails like this one should be ignored and deleted to avoid potential
Search.live-history.com is a fake search engine, which we discovered while analyzing the LivingHistory browser hijacker. This software is endorsed as a quick-access tool for the user's browsing history. Browser hijackers modify browsers to produce redirects to their promoted websites, such as sear
The WebWebWeb.com browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) through free software downloads. At time of testing, this website was promoted via an application called 'video downloader professional'. Developers of this browser settings-changing adware (LINK6
This browser extension is promoted as a tool for blocking pop-ups and ads on favourite websites. However, we have inspected Ad Block Wonder and found that it has the qualities of adware. Once added, it can show unwanted and annoying advertisements. Thus, it is advisable not to add this extension t
We have reviewed the email and determined that it is a scam disguised as a "Microsoft security update". It contains deceptive links (disguised as options) leading to malicious downloads. Recipients should ignore this fraudulent message to avoid computer infections and further issues. The e
Our team has tested markedoneofthe.com and determined that although it is presented as a search engine, it does not generate results and can direct users to untrustworthy websites. Thus, we classified it as a fake search engine. Moreover, markedoneofthe.com may be associated with browser hijackers
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