The "Coca Cola Lottery" email is spam. Our inspection revealed that this letter operates as a phishing scam. It attempts to trick recipients into disclosing private information by claiming that they have won a large sum of money - hence, providing personal details is necessary to claim the prize.
Our researchers discovered the greenspecialmyline[.]com rogue webpage while inspecting untrustworthy websites. It is designed to promote browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Most users enter pages of this type via redirects caused by website
After inspecting the "Ontario UK Lottery" email, we determined that it is spam. The scam letter claims that the recipient has been chosen as a lottery winner. This fake email mentions several legitimate entities, and it must be emphasized that none of them are associated with this scam. Th
IntegerLocator is a rogue app that our researchers discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. After analyzing this piece of software, we determined that IntegerLocator operates as advertising-supported software (adware) and belongs to the AdLoad malware family. It is note
Industrial Spy Market is a piece of malicious software classified as ransomware. Malware within this classification operates by encrypting files to demand payment for the decryption. Typically, ransomware renames the encrypted files, but Industrial Spy Market does not alter filenames. Once the en
While inspecting deceptive download webpages, our researchers found the frame order browser extension. After analyzing this piece of software, we determined that it operates as adware. Advertising-supported software (adware) enables the placement of third-party graphical content (e.g., pop
Our team has examined this email and found that it contains a malicious attachment. The file attached to it infects computers with Agent Tesla - a remote administration Trojan (RAT). This file is disguised as a purchase order document. The email instructs recipients to review the attached
CryptBIT is ransomware that encrypts files, appends the ".cryptbit" extension to filenames, changes the desktop wallpaper, and creates the "CryptBIT-restore-files.txt" file. Our malware researchers have discovered it while analyzing the samples submitted to VirusTotal. An example of how CryptBIT
After examining the email, we found that it is disguised as a letter from Geek Squad, a subsidiary of Best Buy (a consumer electronics corporation). The purpose of this email is to trick recipients into calling the provided number (contacting scammers). It must be ignored. Geek Squad has nothing t
Our research team found the Keep It Smart browser extension while inspecting dubious download sites. Our analysis of this piece of software revealed that it is a browser hijacker promoting the keepitsmart.today fake search engine. Keep It Smart promotes keepitsmart.today by causing redirec