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CREDIT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Email Scam

What kind of email is "CREDIT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK"?

Our inspection of the "CREDIT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK" email revealed that it is spam. This phishing letter states that the recipient will receive over ten million US dollars from the World Bank. Personal information must be provided, and a processing fee must be paid – to facilitate this transfer.

It must be emphasized that this spam mail is in no way associated with the legitimate World Bank international financial institution or any other real entities.

The goal of this email is to trick recipients into disclosing sensitive information and sending the scammers money.

   
Prowimoniser.com Ads

What kind of page is prowimoniser[.]com?

During our examination of prowimoniser[.]com, we discovered that its objective is to deceive visitors into consenting to receive notifications and redirect them to other deceptive websites. The site employs misleading content to obtain permission to send notifications. Our team encountered prowimoniser[.]com while inspecting suspicious pages.

   
TokenCollective Adware (Mac)

What kind of application is TokenCollective?

During the testing phase of the TokenCollective application, our team noticed that it exhibits invasive ads. Consequently, we categorized TokenCollective as adware. Adware is typically promoted and disseminated through dubious means, often leading to unintended downloads and installations by users.

   
CryptoTorLocker Ransomware

What is CryptoTorLocker ransomware?

Our research team discovered CryptoTorLocker while investigating new malware submissions to VirusTotal. This malicious program is a variant of the CryptoLocker ransomware. Software within the ransomware classification encrypts data and demands payment for its decryption.

After we executed a sample of CryptoTorLocker on our test machine, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".CryptoTorLocker2015!" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.CryptoTorLocker2015!", "2.png" as "2.png.CryptoTorLocker2015!", etc.

Once this process was completed, the ransomware created identical ransom notes in a pop-up window, desktop wallpaper, and a text file named "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt".

   
Lntriguingdate.com Ads

What kind of page is lntriguingdate[.]com?

Lntriguingdate[.]com is a rogue page that we discovered while checking out untrustworthy websites. It is designed to load dubious content and promote browser notification spam. Furthermore, this webpage can redirect visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites.

Most users access pages like lntriguingdate[.]com through redirects caused by websites that use rogue advertising networks.

   
Searchontec.com Redirect

What is searchontec.com?

Our team has examined searchontec.com and learned that it is a shady search engine that may provide questionable search results. Another issue with search engines of this kind is that a big part of them is promoted via browser hijackers. It is common for browser-hijacking apps to be promoted and distributed in deceptive ways.

   
Quick Access To Chat GPT Stealer

What is Quick access to Chat GPT?

Quick access to Chat GPT is the name of a fake Chrome extension designed to steal Facebook accounts. Although most of the targeted accounts are used for business/advertising, regular users are also at risk. It is being advertised on Facebook-sponsored posts as a tool allowing users to quickly access ChatGPT directly from their browser. Although the extension provides access to Chat GPT, it also collects various data from browsers.

   
DHL Statement Of Account Email Virus

What is "DHL Statement Of Account" email virus?

After examining this letter, we concluded that it is a fake letter from DHL - a legitimate logistics company providing courier, package delivery, and express mail service. Cybercriminals behind this email aim to trick recipients into infecting their computers with malware via the attached archive file.

   
Valyria Trojan

What kind of malware is Valyria?

Valyria is a detection name used by many security vendors. Files of various formats, including (but not limited to) malicious Microsoft Office documents, VBS, JavaScript, EXE, and others – can be detected as "Valyria".

Typically, this detection indicates that the file is a dropper. These types of files are designed to infect devices with malicious software. Most often, droppers inject high-risk malware into devices, but they may infiltrate harmful content like adware as well.

   
Payment Via ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped Email Scam

What kind of email is "Payment Via ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped"?

After inspecting the "Payment Via ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped" email, we determined that it is spam. This fake letter is presented as a missive from the "Executive Office of the President United States American" (mistyped the same in the original) and even the 46th president of the USA – Joe Biden himself.

The email claims that the recipient will be sent an ATM card with over thirty million USD on it – as part of a compensation fund.

It must be emphasized that all these claims are false, and they are not associated with any real individuals or entities. This phishing email aims to extract sensitive information from recipients and potentially trick them into sending money to scammers.

   

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