LockBit 5 is ransomware (a type of malware that encrypts files). In addition to encrypting files, LockBit 5 appends its extension (random characters) to filenames. Also, this ransomware changes the desktop wallpaper and provides a ransom note. The name of its ransom note consists of its extension
Our inspection of the "Email Password Must Renew Soon" email revealed that it is spam. This hoax message informs recipients that their email account password will expire soon. The goal is to trick them into disclosing their account log-in credentials to a phishing website. The spam email w
Our analysis of secochkd[.]xyz has shown that it is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into accepting its notifications. Users are strongly advised against agreeing to receive notifications from such pages, as their notifications can lead to malicious web pages. Secochkd[.]xyz
Upon reviewing Innless.app, we discovered that it is designed to bombard users with intrusive advertisements. As a result, we have classified Innless.app as adware. Moreover, we found that this particular adware belongs to the Pirrit family. Users should avoid installing Innless.app and remove i
We have inspected this email and found that it is written by scammers who aim to extract personal information from recipients. The email masquerades as a notification regarding a system error in the email server. Such emails are called phishing emails, and recipients are strongly advised to ignore
Our researchers discovered ConnectionHandler while browsing new submissions to the VirusTotal platform. After examining this app, we determined that it is adware from the AdLoad malware family. ConnectionHandler is designed to feed users with unwanted and potentially malicious ads. Adwar
AssistiveLibrary is an adware-type app discovered by our research team during a routine inspection of file submissions to the VirusTotal platform. Upon examination, it was determined that this application belongs to the AdLoad malware family. Software within this classification generates revenue
"Email Account Requires Verification" is a spam email. It makes false claims concerning a critical verification process, skipping which may result in users losing access to their mail accounts. This spam letter aims to steal recipients' email accounts by tricking them into providing their log-in c
After inspecting the "Messages Have Been Blocked By Your Server" email, we determined that it is spam. The letter falsely claims that a message has been blocked from reaching the inbox. The purpose of this spam mail is to deceive recipients into disclosing their email account log-in credentials to
Risen is a ransomware variant that our team discovered during an analysis of samples uploaded to the VirusTotal platform. We learned that Risen encrypts (and renames) files, creates two ransom notes ("$Risen_Note.txt" and "$Risen_Guide.hta", changes the desktop wallpaper, and presents a message on