While investigating deceptive sites, our researchers discovered the North Ad-Block browser extension. It is promoted as a free adblocker capable of blocking pop-ups, banners, and other ads on visited websites – including downloading, streaming, and YouTube-to-MP3 sites. However, upon analysis, we
After examining this "View Remittance Details" email, we determined that it is spam. With a finance-themed lure, this message deceives recipients into disclosing private information to a phishing website. It must be emphasized that this scam email is not associated with any legitimate entities.
After reading this "Unclaimed Prize Money" email, we determined that it is spam. This phishing message states that the recipient has almost one million euros in unclaimed prize money and instructs them to provide personal details to initiate the claims process. It must be emphasized that the info
Our researchers discovered NotHere while browsing new malware submissions to the VirusTotal platform. We determined that NotHere is a ransomware-type program that encrypts files in order to demand payment for their decryption. After we executed a sample of this ransomware on our testing system, i
MetaRAT is a variant of the well-known PlugX Remote Access Trojan (RAT). It is written in the C/C++ programming language and supports C2 commands, such as collecting system information and executing commands. It also includes additional tools, such as a keylogger. If detected, MetaRAT should be re
CastleRAT is a recently discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT). It is designed to provide attackers with stealthy and persistent access to compromised devices. There are two versions of CastleRAT - more and less sophisticated. The latter can collect system details, download additional payloads, exe
CyberSquad is ransomware, a type of malware that prevents access to files by encrypting them. In addition to encrypting files, CyberSquad replaces filenames with a random string of characters and the ".m1nus273" extension. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "7b95a143.m1nus273", "2.png" to "3ae172d
We have reviewed the message and confirmed it is a phishing attempt disguised as a delivery alert. It includes a link leading to a deceptive website created to steal personal information. If recipients follow the provided instructions, they could lose access to their accounts and experience additi
We have checked the message and determined that it is a phishing email masquerading as a service notification. It contains a link to a fake website designed to pilfer personal information. If recipients fall for this scam, they may not be able to access their account (or accounts) and encounter ot
Our researchers discovered webmotion.co[.]in while browsing sites that use rogue advertising networks. This webpage promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to different (likely unreliable/dangerous) websites. Webmotion.co[.]in and analogous pages are primarily accessed via redirects