Online Manuals Discovery is a browser extension that is promoted as a tool for finding manuals. However, during our inspection, we noticed that it generates advertisements. Apps (and extensions) designed to display ads are classified as adware. Users should avoid adding adware to web browsers or i
Adver is ransomware that encrypts victims' files and appends the ".adver" extension to filenames. The malware provides contact and other information in its "RECOVERY INFORMATION.txt" file (ransom note). An example of how files encrypted by Adver are renamed is "1.jpg" being changed to "1.jpg.adver
After inspecting this "cPanel - Service Update Notification" email, we determined that it is spam. The message urges the recipient to update their email account to avoid service interruptions. It must be emphasized that this alert is fake, and it is in no way associated with the actual cPanel, L.
GURAM is a ransomware-type program discovered by our research team during a routine inspection of new submissions to the VirusTotal website. Ransomware operates by encrypting files in order to demand payment for the decryption. After we executed a sample of GURAM on our test machine, this malware
After inspecting this "NEOM Giga Projects" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam message is presented as an invitation to vendors from across the globe to offer their services to the Neom urban project. It must be stressed that the information in this email is false, and this mail is in
Our inspection of the "Messages Blocked" email revealed that it is spam. It alerts the recipient that their emails failed to reach the intended addressees. This spam mail promotes a phishing website that seeks victims' email account log-in credentials (passwords). This scam email states th
After inspecting this "Password Reset Has Been Requested" email, we determined that it is spam. It promotes a phishing scam that targets email passwords. Recipients are lured into revealing their account log-in credentials through false claims concerning a password reset request. The spam
We have inspected the website (clear-sign-ledger-activation[.]com) and found that it imitates the real page (ledger.com) to trick unsuspecting users into revealing their recovery phrases. Falling for this scam can result in monetary loss. Thus, users should always examine web pages before disclosi
Our research team discovered the newads-point[.]com rogue page while investigating dubious websites. This webpage endorses spam browser notifications and produces redirects to different (likely unreliable/harmful) sites. The majority of visitors to newads-point[.]com and similar pages access them
We have discovered Crynox during an analysis of malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. Crynox is ransomware based on another ransomware called Chaos. Its purpose is to encrypt files. Additionally, Crynox is designed to rename files (appends the ".crynox" extension), change the desktop wallpaper,