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Defender-scanner.com Ads
Notification Spam

Defender-scanner.com Ads

We have discovered the defender-scanner[.]com website while examining various illegal streaming, torrent, and similar sites that use questionable advertising networks. We learned that defender-scanner[.]com is a deceptive website used to collect illegitimate commissions. It also asks for permissio

Putinwillburninhell Ransomware
Ransomware

Putinwillburninhell Ransomware

Putinwillburninhell is ransomware that was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. This piece of malware encrypts files and appends the ".putinwillburninhell" extension to their filenames. For instance, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.putinwillburninhell", "2.png" to "2.png.putinwillburninhell". Also, it cr

News-cihumo.cc Ads
Notification Spam

News-cihumo.cc Ads

News-cihumo[.]cc is a rogue website our researchers discovered while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page operates by loading questionable content, pushing browser notification spam, and redirecting visitors to other (likely unreliable and harmful) websites. Most users enter webpages like new

CleanHistory Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

CleanHistory Browser Hijacker

Our researchers discovered the cleanHistory browser extension while inspecting dubious download webpages. Following our analysis, we learned that this piece of software operates as a browser hijacker. It modifies browser settings in order to promote the cleanhistory.xyz fake search engine. Additio

MyZen Tab Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

MyZen Tab Browser Hijacker

MyZen Tab is a browser extension that our researchers discovered while inspecting dubious download webpages. In vague terms, MyZen Tab's promotional material describes it as a new browser tab customization tool. After analyzing this piece of software, we determined that it operates as a browser hi

HTML/Phishing Trojan
Phishing/Scam

HTML/Phishing Trojan

"HTML/Phishing" refers to HTML-based content primarily used for phishing. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language - a language for content designed to be displayed on a Web browser. Phishing is a scam in which victims are tricked into disclosing sensitive information. However, material classifie

HTML/Fraud Trojan
Phishing/Scam

HTML/Fraud Trojan

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a content language for Internet browser display. Hence, "HTML/Fraud" refers to HTML-based content used for fraudulent purposes. Additionally, "HTML/Fraud" or similar variations are used by some anti-virus programs as detection names. This term encompasses a wid

Collab Land POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

Collab Land POP-UP Scam

Our team has discovered this scam while examining reported online scams (this one was first reported by Mich). We learned that scammers behind it attempt to steal cryptocurrency wallets (obtain login credentials used to access them). They promote this scam by wriging private messages on Discord (a

Pandora Ransomware
Ransomware

Pandora Ransomware

Pandora (a rebranded version of Rook ransomware) is the name of ransomware that was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. After analyzing the sample submitted to VirusTotal, our malware researchers found that Pandora encrypts files and appends ".pandora" extension to filenames. It provides a ransom not

JS/Agent Trojan
Trojan

JS/Agent Trojan

JS/Agent Trojan is a detection name for malicious JavaScript files. Typically, such files (malicious codes) are distributed by injecting them into legitimate websites. Computers get infected after a malicious (or legitimate but compromised) website is visited, and a malicious file is dropped.