cooing[.]top is a deceptive website promoting a version of the "Latest version of Adobe Flash Player" scam. The scheme claims that the Adobe Flash Player installed on the system is outdated and requires updates. If fact, the updaters offered by cooing[.]top are fake. At the time of research, th
There are various spam campaigns that are used to trick people into installing malicious programs on their computers. Generally, cyber criminals send emails that are disguised as important, official messages from legitimate companies/organizations and contain malicious attachments and/or website l
"Your Mac needs to be updated to improve compatibility" is a message in a deceptive pop-up window, which appears after launching a fake Adobe Flash Player installer. It is designed to trick users into thinking that by entering the password and clicking the "OK" button they will update the operat
Discovered by Blueteam 4 Life, EpicSplit is a malicious program classified as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Malware of this type allows remote access and control over an infected device. RATs can enable user-level control (or close to user-level control) of a machine. These programs have a wide v
Valak is malicious software that downloads JScript files and executes them. What happens next depends on the actions performed by the executed JScript files. It is very likely that cyber criminals behind Valak attempt to use this malware to cause chain infections (i.e., using Valak to distribute o
ProgressExpert is an adware-type app that has browser hijacker characteristics. It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns, making modifications to browser settings and promoting a fake search engine. ProgressExpert promotes Safe Finder through akamaihd.net. Additionally, most adw
Cov19 is a malicious program belonging to the Scarab ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During the encryption process, all affected files are renamed according to this pattern: random character string an
"Apex Enquiry" is the name of deceptive emails, which are part of a spam campaign designed to proliferate the Agent Tesla RAT (Remote Access Trojan). These messages target users, companies, businesses and similar entities that deal with large orders. The "Apex Enquiry" emails ask recipients to re
nomadnews[.]club is a rogue website, which cannot be trusted and should be avoided. Browsers usually open websites such as nomadnews[.]club due to installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). People not often visited these web pages intentionally. When opened, however, sites such as nomadn
HermesLookup is a rogue application categorized as adware, which also possesses browser hijacker traits. Following successful infiltration, this app runs intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., delivers unwanted and harmful ads), modifies browsers and promotes fake search engines. Additionally