We have discovered the Fefg ransomware while examining the malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. The purpose of Fefg is to encrypt files. Also, this ransomware appends ".fefg" extension to filenames and creates the "_readme.txt" file. We found that Fefg is part of the ransomware family called D
Highpotencysecurity[.]com is a rogue webpage that our researchers found while inspecting dubious sites. This page is designed to load scams, promote browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/malicious) websites. Most users access such webpages through red
During a routine inspection of new VirusTotal submissions, we discovered the GlobalQueue application. After analyzing this rogue piece of software, we determined that GlobalQueue operates as adware and is part of the AdLoad malware family. Adware is designed to enable the placement of th
Movies Craver is advertised as a reliable and fast application allowing users to search for movies. We have discovered it on a deceptive website. During the examination, we found that Movies Craver generates unwanted advertisements. Thus, we categorized it as an advertising-supported application (
Kxcdn[.]com is a rogue website that our research team discovered while inspecting untrustworthy pages. This site promotes deceptive content, pushes spam browser notifications, and redirects visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) websites. Users typically access webpages of this kind via
Growtopia (also known as CyberStealer) is an information stealer written in the C# programming language. It can obtain system information, steal information from various applications, and capture screenshots. Its developer claims that it has created this software for educational purposes only. Thi
ApproachWired is a rogue application that our researchers found while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Our analysis of this piece of software revealed that it operates as adware and belongs to the AdLoad malware family. Adware is designed to display advertisements on visited web
CockyGrabber is a piece of malicious software classified as a stealer. This program is designed to steal information from browsers installed onto the infected system. CockyGrabber is capable of extracting data from Google Chrome, Chromium-based, and Gecko-based browsers. This stealer targe
During our routine check on malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal page, we discovered a new ransomware variant (that belongs to the Spora family) called FreedomTeam. We found that it encrypts files, appends the victim's ID, freedomteam@mail.ee email address, and a string of random characters
BTC is the name of a malicious program belonging to the VoidCrypt ransomware family. Our research team discovered this ransomware-type program while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. After executing a sample of BTC (VoidCrypt) ransomware on our test system, we learned that it encrypts fil