Our research team discovered PURGAT0RY ransomware while investigating new file submissions to the VirusTotal platform. Ransomware is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for its decryption. On our testing system, PURGAT0RY encrypted files and appended their names with a ".PURGAT0RY" extens
Our researchers found the primewallsecurity.co[.]in rogue page while browsing suspicious websites. After examining it, we determined that the webpage promotes scams and browser notification spam. It can also redirect users to different (likely unreliable/hazardous) sites. Most visitors access pri
Our team has examined this email and concluded that it is a fake password expiration notice from Outlook. The purpose of this scam email is to extract personal information from recipients via a deceptive web page. Recipients should scrutinize suspicious emails like this one to avoid possible conse
We have inspected the email and found that it is a scam email posing as a notification regarding a special gift. The scammers behind this fraudulent email seek to deceive unsuspecting individuals into disclosing personal information. Recipients of such emails should ignore them. This scam
Our researchers found the 8base ransomware while investigating file submissions to the VirusTotal site. This program is based on the Chaos ransomware. Malicious software of this kind encrypts data and demands ransoms for its decryption. On our testing system, 8base (Chaos) ransomware encrypted fi
While inspecting malware samples submitted to VirusTotal, we discovered that ELPACO-team is ransomware designed to encrypt and rename files. Additionally, ELPACO-team displays a ransom note on the pre-login screen and creates a text file ("Decryption_INFO.txt") containing the same ransom note. EL
After inspecting this "Department Of Employment & Labour" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam letter is presented as an ITT (Invitation To Tender), wherein recipients are called to bid on provisioning a project. The purpose of this phishing email is to deceive victims into disclos
Our team has inspected the email and uncovered that it is a scam known as phishing. Scammers behind this email aim to trick recipients into believing they have received an invoice. Their ultimate goal is to extract personal information from unsuspecting individuals. Recipients should ignore such e
We discovered Pwn3d while analyzing samples submitted to the VirusTotal platform. During the inspection, we found that Pwn3d is ransomware that encrypts and renames files and creates a text file ("README.txt") containing a ransom note. Pwn3d appends a string of random characters and the ".pwn3d" e
During our inspection of ProductiveRecognition, we noticed that the app delivers intrusive advertisements. This finding has led us to classify ProductiveRecognition as adware. It is common for software of this type to be advertised as legitimate and useful to trick users into installing it on th