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Volume booster - Increase Volume Adware

What kind of extension is Volume booster - Increase Volume?

We have examined the Volume booster - Increase Volume extension and discovered that it has traits of adware. This extension promotes potentially malicious apps, websites, and more. Therefore, it is highly advisable not to trust Volume booster - Increase Volume extension and remove it from a web browser if it has already been added.

   
Travelbugtab.com Redirect

What is travelbugtab.com?

Our analysis of travelbugtab.com revealed that it is a fake search engine promoted through a browser hijacker, an extension called Travel Bug. Users should avoid adding browser hijackers and using shady search engines to avoid exposure to potentially malicious pages, scams, and other threats. If travelbugtab.com and Travel Bug are present within a browser, they should be removed.

   
Staff Whose Employment Have Been Terminated Email Scam

What is "Staff Whose Employment Have Been Terminated"?

We have inspected this email and discovered that it is a scam. It is designed to appear as an important letter from an HR manager regarding employment termination. Our analysis has shown that the purpose of this scam email is to extract personal information from recipients. Such emails are known as phishing emails, and they should be ignored.

   
PayPal - Avira Security Purchase Email Scam

What is "PayPal - Avira Security Purchase"?

Our team has reviewed this email and determined that it is a fake letter posing as an invoice from Avira made via PayPal. Usually, scammers behind such emails seek to extract money and (or) personal information from recipients. It is important not to respond to such emails (or open their contents) to avoid potential consequences.

   
Interlock Ransomware

What kind of malware is Interlock?

Interlock is a ransomware that encrypts files and demands payment for the decryption. In addition to a Windows variant, there is a version of Interlock targeting Linux operating systems.

When we executed a sample of this ransomware on our test machine, it encrypted files and added a ".interlock" extension to their filenames. For example, a file originally named "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.interlock", "2.png" as "2.png.interlock", etc. Afterward, Interlock dropped a ransom note titled "!__README__!.txt". Double extortion is also used to force victims into paying.

Interlock ransomware targets large entities and has been used in attacks leveraged against US governmental organizations and companies operating within the healthcare and technology spheres. Additionally, the malware was used to target manufacturing companies in Europe. However, Interlock attacks appear opportunistic and not exclusive to these sectors.

   
Topsafeguardcenter.com Ads

What kind of page is topsafeguardcenter[.]com?

While browsing suspect websites, our researchers discovered the topsafeguardcenter[.]com rogue page. It is designed to promote deceptive content and browser notification spam. The webpage can also redirect users elsewhere (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) sites.

Most visitors enter pages like topsafeguardcenter[.]com via redirects produced by websites that use rogue advertising networks.

   
Pifeen.com Ads

What kind of page is pifeen[.]com?

Our researchers discovered the pifeen[.]com rogue page during a routine investigation of suspicious websites. It operates by endorsing spam browser notifications and by redirecting users to other (likely unreliable/hazardous) sites.

Most visitors to pifeen[.]com and webpages akin to it access them via redirects generated by websites that employ rogue advertising networks.

   
Kilimanjarospot.top Ads

What kind of page is kilimanjarospot[.]top?

Kilimanjarospot[.]top is a rogue webpage that promotes browser notification spam and generates redirects to different (likely dubious/malicious) sites.

The majority of visitors to pages like kilimanjarospot[.]top access them via redirects caused by websites that utilize rogue advertising networks. Our researchers discovered the webpage in question while investigating sites that use such networks.

   
You Have Pending UNSYNC Messages Email Scam

What kind of email is "You Have Pending UNSYNC Messages"?

After examining this "You Have Pending UNSYNC Messages" email, we learned that it is spam. This fake message claims that there are pending emails that did not reach the recipient's inbox. The spam mail aims to lure victims into visiting a phishing website that targets email account log-in credentials.

   
Google Foundation's E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes Scam

What is "Google Foundation's E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes"?

We have examined this email and learned that it is a fraudulent message, falsely claiming to be from Ms. Jacquelline Fuller, the Director of Accessibility at Google. The scammers behind this email aim to deceive recipients into believing they are eligible for a donation while attempting to steal money and (or) personal information.

   

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