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Official Purchase Order Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Official Purchase Order Email Scam

We have examined this email and determined it is a phishing scam. The message is disguised as a legitimate business purchase order and carries an HTML file attachment. Opening the attachment reveals a fake Adobe-locked document interface designed to steal the recipient's email password. This email

Notice Of Payment Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

Notice Of Payment Email Virus

We have inspected this email and determined that it is malspam. The message impersonates official correspondence from Absa bank to trick recipients into opening an attached PDF file. That PDF contains a link which downloads a malicious script designed to inject malware onto the victim's device. Th

Overbridgenet.com Adware
Other

Overbridgenet.com Adware

Overbridgenet.com is a domain contacted in the background by an adware-type browser extension. We analyzed the campaign after it was documented by Qi'anxin Threat Intelligence Center, which named the extension responsible "Ghost Extension". The extension adds sponsored shopping results to Google

Your Avast Protection Expired POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

Your Avast Protection Expired POP-UP Scam

We inspected this page and found that it runs a fabricated Avast alert built to frighten visitors into buying antivirus software through an affiliate link. The scan results, the virus names, and the expiry date shown on the page are all invented. Avast is a real security company and has no connect

Mail Capacity Guide Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Mail Capacity Guide Email Scam

We have inspected this email and determined that it is a phishing scam. The message is disguised as an automated notification from an email service provider, falsely warning the recipient that their mailbox storage is nearly full. This email should be ignored to avoid handing login credentials ove

Proposed Contract Changes Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

Proposed Contract Changes Email Virus

Our team has inspected this email and concluded it is malspam. The message poses as a business communication from a purchasing manager, claiming to include a PDF attachment with proposed contract revisions. Its true purpose is to deliver malware through a multi-stage infection chain hidden inside

We Have Made Payment For Due Invoices Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

We Have Made Payment For Due Invoices Email Scam

We have examined this email and determined it is a phishing scam. It is disguised as a payment notification from an "Accounts Department" and instructs recipients to open attached PDF files - which lead to a fraudulent website designed to steal email login credentials. This email should be ignored

Smartersearches.net Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Smartersearches.net Redirect

We investigated Smart Search and found that it is a browser extension with the traits of a browser hijacker. Once installed, it modifies browser settings to promote smartersearches.net, a fake search engine. Smart Search markets itself as a multi-language search tool. In practice, smartersearches

Temporary System Issue Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Temporary System Issue Email Scam

We have examined this email and determined that it is a phishing message. It claims that a technical fault has stopped twelve emails from reaching the recipient's inbox and urges them to release the messages by clicking a button. The link leads to a fake sign-in page built to harvest email account

Office 365 - Your Mailbox Has Failed To Sync Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Office 365 - Your Mailbox Has Failed To Sync Email Scam

We have inspected this email and found that it is a phishing scam disguised as an official notification from Microsoft Office 365. The message falsely claims the recipient's mailbox has stopped syncing and prompts them to click a link to fix it. Doing so leads to a fraudulent login page designed t