SmartConsole is a rogue application discovered by our researchers during a routine inspection of new submissions to the VirusTotal site. After inspecting this piece of software, we determined that it is adware from the AdLoad malware family. Adware stands for advertising-supported softwa
While browsing new file submissions to the VirusTotal platform, our research team discovered the HelperSection rogue application. Following examination, we determined that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software (adware) aims to generate revenue for it
Our researchers discovered the GeneralProgress rogue app while reviewing new submissions to the VirusTotal website. Upon examination, we learned that this application is adware from the AdLoad malware family. GeneralProgress is designed to generate revenue for its developers/publishers through a
Our inspection of the "2025 World Sustainable Development Summit Invitation" email revealed that it is spam. This fake message is presented as an invite to its namesake event. It must be emphasized that this email is fraudulent and not associated with any legitimate events or entities. The likely
After investigating the "Urgent Investment Arrangement" email, we learned that it is spam. The attachment proposes a deal to the recipient, wherein they will be presented as the sender's relative to safeguard exorbitant funds. In exchange, they are promised 30% of the money. It must be emphasized
Our analysis shows that this is a fraudulent scheme (involving arena-rewards[.]xyz and arena-allocation[.]xyz domains) designed to trick visitors into taking harmful actions leading to the theft of their cryptocurrency holdings. This scam promotes a fake airdrop as a lure. Users should avoid visit
DarkHack is ransomware our team discovered during an examination of samples submitted to VirusTotal. Upon analysis, we found that DarkHack encrypts files and appends the victim's ID and the ".darkhack" extension to files. Also, DarkHack provides a ransom note, the "README.TXT" file. An example of
After inspecting this "Messages Failed Report" email, we determined that it is spam. This message states that there has been a mail service interruption that resulted in undelivered emails. The goal of this spam campaign is to lure recipients into visiting a phishing site that targets email accoun
Our examination of the email has revealed that it is a scam. It uses an enticing offer to deceive recipients into providing personal information or sending money to fraudsters. Emails of this type should be ignored to avoid the potential negative outcomes. This scam email claims to come fr
Our examination of OverallTermsReserve shows that it acts as adware—software that displays unwanted and intrusive ads. Security vendors have also identified it as malicious. Thus, advertisements from OverallTermsReserve may lead users to malicious websites. For these reasons, users should avoid