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$ARENA Airdrop Scam
Phishing/Scam

$ARENA Airdrop Scam

Our analysis shows that this is a fraudulent scheme (involving arena-rewards[.]xyz and arena-allocation[.]xyz domains) designed to trick visitors into taking harmful actions leading to the theft of their cryptocurrency holdings. This scam promotes a fake airdrop as a lure. Users should avoid visit

DarkHack Ransomware
Ransomware

DarkHack Ransomware

DarkHack is ransomware our team discovered during an examination of samples submitted to VirusTotal. Upon analysis, we found that DarkHack encrypts files and appends the victim's ID and the ".darkhack" extension to files. Also, DarkHack provides a ransom note, the "README.TXT" file. An example of

Messages Failed Report Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Messages Failed Report Email Scam

After inspecting this "Messages Failed Report" email, we determined that it is spam. This message states that there has been a mail service interruption that resulted in undelivered emails. The goal of this spam campaign is to lure recipients into visiting a phishing site that targets email accoun

Assistance To Invest Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Assistance To Invest Email Scam

Our examination of the email has revealed that it is a scam. It uses an enticing offer to deceive recipients into providing personal information or sending money to fraudsters. Emails of this type should be ignored to avoid the potential negative outcomes. This scam email claims to come fr

OverallTermsReserve Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

OverallTermsReserve Adware (Mac)

Our examination of OverallTermsReserve shows that it acts as adware—software that displays unwanted and intrusive ads. Security vendors have also identified it as malicious. Thus, advertisements from OverallTermsReserve may lead users to malicious websites. For these reasons, users should avoid

Receipt Copy Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Receipt Copy Email Scam

Our inspection has revealed that the email is a scam disguised as a message about a receipt copy. The scammers aim to trick recipients into visiting a phishing site and entering personal information. Messages like this should be recognized as fraudulent and ignored. This scam email pretend

ExpandedSection Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ExpandedSection Adware (Mac)

Our researchers discovered ExpandedSection while investigating new submissions to VirusTotal. Upon examination, we determined that this rogue application operates as advertising-supported software (adware). ExpandedSection is part of the AdLoad malware family. Adware is designed to gener

Intuit QuickBooks Account Confirmation Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Intuit QuickBooks Account Confirmation Email Scam

Our inspection of this "Intuit QuickBooks Account Confirmation" email revealed that it is fake. This spam message is a notification concerning confirmation of updated policies and compliance with federal regulatory standards. This scam mail aims to lure users into disclosing their QuickBooks accou

Capital One Fraud Monitoring Department Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Capital One Fraud Monitoring Department Email Scam

After reviewing this "Capital One Fraud Monitoring Department" email, we determined that it is fake. This message claims that the recipient's Capital One account has been temporarily blocked due to irregular spending activities. By attempting to unblock their account, the recipient is tricked int

Fake Yala Website Scam
Phishing/Scam

Fake Yala Website Scam

While investigating suspicious websites, our researchers discovered this fake "Yala" page (yala-finance[.]network; potentially others). It impersonates the Yala site (yala.org), yet this scam is not associated with the real DeFi protocol. The purpose of this deceptive webpage is to trick users int