"SHIBA (SHIB) Giveaway" is a scam promoted on various deceptive sites. This fake giveaway promises twice the return in Shiba Inu coin/ Shiba Token (SHIB) cryptocurrency that users invest in it. In other words, the scam asks users to transfer at least 200,000,000 SHIB to the provided address and p
Browser hijacker is a form of potentially unwanted application (PUA) that modifies browser's settings to promote an address of a fake search engine. ProType changes browser's settings to search.82paodatc.com. Additionally, this browser hijacker adds "Managed by your organization" to Google Chro
"Krunker Hacks Krunker.io Aimbot + ESP Gen" is the name of an adware-type browser extension. This piece of rogue software claims to be a hacking tool for the Krunker.io First-Person Shooter (FPS) 3D browser game. Amongst its fake features are FPS aimbot abilities, ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) c
Bizarro is the name of a banking trojan. This type of malware is designed to target banking information. Furthermore, these trojans often have additional abilities that expand their area of interest outside of online banks. This applies to Bizarro as well. The trojan in question is a sophisticat
Vjw0rm is the name of a modular JavaScript remote administration trojan (RAT) which is publicly available for download on the Internet. This trojan can function as an information stealer and spread itself via removable drives. Also, it can be used for Denial of service (DoS) attacks and intermedi
"EuroLine Windows Exchange email scam" refers to a spam campaign - a large-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The letters distributed through this campaign - supposedly have a copy of payment documentation attached to them, the reception of which users are asked t
One of the most popular crypto-related scam types is a giveaway scam offering participants a chance to multiply their cryptocurrency, for example, to get back double the amount of cryptocurrency deposit. It is common that scammers use names of well-known people (e.g., Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak) to
Ransomware is a form of malware that makes files inaccessible by encrypting them. Usually, victims cannot decrypt files without a decryption tool that can be provided only by the attackers. Matryoshka encrypts and renames files. It appends the ".matryoshka" extension to their filenames. For exam
Belonging to the Xorist ransomware family, Sal13 is a malicious program that operates by encrypting data and demands payment for the decryption. In other words, systems infected with Sal13 have their files rendered inaccessible/useless and are issued demands for the access/use recovery. During th
Typically, scammers behind technical support scams claim to offer legitimate technical support services. Their websites display fake virus notifications stating that the device is infected with a virus or there is another problem that needs to be solved immediately. The main purpose of such sca