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American Express - Payment On Hold Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

American Express - Payment On Hold Email Scam

After inspecting the "American Express - Payment On Hold" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam mail informs the recipient of a pending merchant credit, which will be charged after 48 hours. This email aims to lure recipients into visiting a phishing site that targets American Express ac

$SpaceX Coin Airdrop Scam
Phishing/Scam

$SpaceX Coin Airdrop Scam

Our team has inspected the site and found that it hosts a fake airdrop (cryptocurrency giveaway). In this scam, fraudsters aim to trick individuals into believing that they can receive $SpaceX coins. However, whoever falls for this scam will likely lose their cryptocurrency holdings. Thus, this we

Volume booster - Increase Volume Adware
Adware

Volume booster - Increase Volume Adware

We have examined the Volume booster - Increase Volume extension and discovered that it has traits of adware. This extension promotes potentially malicious apps, websites, and more. Therefore, it is highly advisable not to trust Volume booster - Increase Volume extension and remove it from a web br

Travelbugtab.com Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Travelbugtab.com Redirect

Our analysis of travelbugtab.com revealed that it is a fake search engine promoted through a browser hijacker, an extension called Travel Bug. Users should avoid adding browser hijackers and using shady search engines to avoid exposure to potentially malicious pages, scams, and other threats. If t

Staff Whose Employment Have Been Terminated Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Staff Whose Employment Have Been Terminated Email Scam

We have inspected this email and discovered that it is a scam. It is designed to appear as an important letter from an HR manager regarding employment termination. Our analysis has shown that the purpose of this scam email is to extract personal information from recipients. Such emails are known a

PayPal - Avira Security Purchase Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

PayPal - Avira Security Purchase Email Scam

Our team has reviewed this email and determined that it is a fake letter posing as an invoice from Avira made via PayPal. Usually, scammers behind such emails seek to extract money and (or) personal information from recipients. It is important not to respond to such emails (or open their contents)

Interlock Ransomware
Ransomware

Interlock Ransomware

Interlock is a ransomware that encrypts files and demands payment for the decryption. In addition to a Windows variant, there is a version of Interlock targeting Linux operating systems. When we executed a sample of this ransomware on our test machine, it encrypted files and added a ".interlock"

Topsafeguardcenter.com Ads
Notification Spam

Topsafeguardcenter.com Ads

While browsing suspect websites, our researchers discovered the topsafeguardcenter[.]com rogue page. It is designed to promote deceptive content and browser notification spam. The webpage can also redirect users elsewhere (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) sites. Most visitors enter pages like tops

Pifeen.com Ads
Notification Spam

Pifeen.com Ads

Our researchers discovered the pifeen[.]com rogue page during a routine investigation of suspicious websites. It operates by endorsing spam browser notifications and by redirecting users to other (likely unreliable/hazardous) sites. Most visitors to pifeen[.]com and webpages akin to it access the

Kilimanjarospot.top Ads
Notification Spam

Kilimanjarospot.top Ads

Kilimanjarospot[.]top is a rogue webpage that promotes browser notification spam and generates redirects to different (likely dubious/malicious) sites. The majority of visitors to pages like kilimanjarospot[.]top access them via redirects caused by websites that utilize rogue advertising networks