Commonly, phishing emails such as this example are used to trick recipients into providing sensitive information such as credit card details, login credentials (emails, usernames, passwords) or other details, which could be misused for malicious purposes. Generally, cyber criminals attempt to tri
Abaddon is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that receives commands via Discord. I.e., this RAT uses Discord as its Command and Control (C2) server. Additionally, Abaddon has a ransomware feature and could be used to execute commands to encrypt files. Therefore, cyber criminals might use this malware
Belonging to the Djvu ransomware family, Iiss encrypts files, modifies their filenames by appending its extension and creates a ransom message in all folders that contain encrypted files. It renames encrypted files by appending the ".iiss" extension to filenames. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed t
Take mytab is a browser hijacker. Following successful infiltration, this piece of rogue software changes browser settings to promote keysearchs.com (a fake search engine). Rogue search engines cannot provide unique results, and so they redirect to genuine sites. Where Take mytab redirects to dep
Like most browser hijackers, AllStreamSearch promotes a fake search engine. In this case, by changing certain browser settings to allstreamsearch.com. It also records data relating to users' browsing habits. Commonly, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, therefore, apps
Discovered by xiaopao, _encrypted (RRansom) is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During the encryption process, files are appended with the "_encrypted" extension. For exampl
Evil is malware belonging to the Jigsaw ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt victims' files, modify their filenames and display a pop-up window (containing a ransom message). Evil renames files by appending the ".evil" extension. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.evil", "2.jpg" to
Cyber Search is a browser hijacker which changes certain browser settings to cybersearch.xyz, adds the "Managed by your organization" feature to Google Chrome browsers, and collects private, sensitive information. Generally, users download and install apps such as Cyber Search (browser hijackers
PDFConverterSearch4Free is rogue software categorized as a browser hijacker. It operates by making changes to browser settings to promote pdfconvertersearch4free.com (a fake search engine). Additionally, most browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities, which are employed to monitor users' b
Discovered by GrujaRS, Szymekk is a malicious program and a new variant of Cobra Locker ransomware. Following successful infiltration, this malware encrypts data and locks the device's screen in order to demand ransoms for decryption and restoration of access. During the encryption process, all a