After examining the defensivereaction[.]cfd page, we found that it is an untrustworthy page running a scam similar to "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!". Also, this site wants to show notifications. Our team has discovered defensivereaction[.]cfd while visiting and examining pages that
Video Skipping Over is promoted as the best extension for blocking ads on YouTube. After examining this app, we found that it shows ads instead of blocking them. Thus, we classified Video Skipping Over as adware. Our team has discovered this adware on a shady website. Applications like Vid
We discovered the pc-tools-2022[.]xyz site while inspecting other pages that use rogue advertising networks. We found that pc-tools-2022[.]xyz is running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Also, this page asks for permission to show notifications. Pages like pc-tools-2022[.]x
While inspecting various shady/deceptive websites, we discovered an application called ManagerTemplate. After installing and examining ManagerTemplate, we learned that it generates intrusive advertisements. Thus, we classified ManagerTemplate as adware. Clicking on advertisements shown b
Our researchers discovered the FartingGiraffeAttacks ransomware while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. We also found that this malicious program is part of the MedusaLocker ransomware family. When we launched a sample of this ransomware on our testing system, it encrypted files and appen
While inspecting unreliable websites, our researchers found the ovenelapodioria[.]com rogue page. It is designed to push browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Most users typically access such webpages through redirects caused by sites using rogu
Finding Solutions is described as an application allowing to look up issues with sites that are down. Our team has discovered Finding Solutions on a questionable page, offering to add this app before continuing to the page. After examining this app, we found that it functions as adware. It shows u
While inspecting websites offering "cracked" software for download, our research team discovered the Getmut Cleaner PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). The app's "official" promotional webpage endorses it as a tool capable of cleaning, protecting, and improving the performance of operating sys
After examining this email, we found that it is sent by scammers who aim to trick recipients into opening various scam websites. It is disguised as a letter from WhatsApp regarding a missed voice message. This and similar emails must be ignored. The email states that there is a missed voic
While inspecting browser hijackers, our research team discovered the activesearchbar.me fake search engine. Typically, illegitimate searching tools like activesearchbar.me are promoted by browser-hijacking software, which modifies browser settings to cause redirects to these websites. Additionall