VastVista is a rogue app that our researchers found while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Once we installed this application on our test machine, we learned that VastVista operates as adware and belongs to the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software may require sp
While inspecting questionable download webpages, our research team discovered the text info browser extension. Our analysis of this piece of software revealed that it operates as adware. Adware enables the placement of third-party graphical content (various advertisements) on visited websi
It is a scam that uses a scare tactic to trick visitors into purchasing a McAfee Total Protection subscription. The McAfee company does not use websites like this one to promote its products. Thus, this site must be ignored. Our team has discovered this scam page while inspecting pages that use
Our researchers found the Keep Secure Search browser extension while inspecting deceptive download webpages. After analyzing this piece of software, we determined that it is a browser hijacker promoting the keepsecuresearch.com fake search engine. With Keep Secure Search installed onto our
We have discovered the Tap togo application while inspecting various deceptive websites. After downloading the app, we found that it functions as a browser hijacker: it changes certain settings to promote togosearching.com - a fake search engine. Tap togo hijacks a web browser replacing th
ERMAC 2.0 is the name of an Android banking Trojan targeting Polish users. We have discovered it on a hacker forum. Its developer sells it for $5000 per month. ERMAC 2.0 masquerades as a legitimate Bolt Food application. This malware steals credentials for financial and cryptocurrency applications
Pay is the name of a ransomware-type program that our research team discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. We determined that this program is part of the Xorist ransomware family. After we executed a sample of Pay ransomware on our test system, it encrypted files and appended
Shieldproblocker[.]xyz is a deceptive website that uses a scare tactic to trick visitors into downloading an application. It displays a fake system notification claiming that a device has been compromised. Our team has discovered shieldproblocker[.]xyz while inspecting other sites that use rogue
During a routine inspection of new malware submissions, our researchers found a new ransomware-type program from the Xorist family - called Hacker Crypt2020. After a sample of this ransomware was launched on our test machine, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".hacker crypt20
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.