Browser hijacker is a type of potentially unwanted application (PUA) that modifies a web browser's settings to promote a specific address (in most cases, some fake search engine). In other words, it redirects users to an address or multiple addresses that they had no intention of visiting. The Se
EDP Group (Energias de Portugal) is a Portuguese electric utilities company. Research shows cybercriminals are spreading phishing emails disguised as letters from this company with a purpose to trick recipients into downloading and extracting a ZIP archive file, and then opening the extracted mali
"Synchronize Mail Error" refers to an email spam campaign. This term refers to a large-scale operation during which deceptive emails are sent by the thousand. The letters distributed through this campaign notify recipients that they have a number of pending emails. The messages are supposedly wit
Periox is a piece of malicious software that is classified as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. During the encryption process, affected files are appended with the ".periox" extension. For example, a file originally named something like "1.jpg" woul
Package Tracker Express is a piece of rogue software, which is endorsed as a tool for easy access to package/mail tracking services. It operates by making modifications to browser settings - to promote the packagetrackerexpress.com fake search engine. Due to its behavior, Package Tracker Express
Ceprolad (also known as Behavior:Win32/Ceprolad.A) is high-risk trojan-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and performs malicious actions. Note is that this malware behaves differently on each computer infiltrated, since developers control Ceprolad via a remote server. Trojan-t
Typically, victims of ransomware attacks cannot access data on their computers or other devices until they pay a ransom. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files stored on a device and generates a ransom note that usually contains details such as an email address to contact the attacker
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts either the files or the entire computer. The attackers use ransomware to prevent victims from accessing their files (or computers) and demand a ransom. As long as the victims do not pay the ransom, their files or computers stay encrypted/unusable. Qui
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