We have inspected AQURA Onyx and found that it serves no real purpose and is distributed alongside shady components. Thus, we categorized it as an unwanted application. It is important to mention that multiple security vendors flag AQURA Onyx as malicious on VirusTotal. Thus, users should avoid in
Our research team discovered nomarmaconded[.]com while browsing untrustworthy websites. This rogue page promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. The majority of visitors to nomarmaconded[.]com and webpages akin to it access them via redirec
Wave Surge Lite is a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). Our research team discovered this app in an installer promoted by a deceptive page under the guise of a movie file. The webpage was found during a routine investigation of a Torrent website that utilizes rogue advertising networks. PUAs
Search.homesearchtab.com is the address of a fake search engine. Sites of this kind are considered fraudulent because they cannot provide search results. Additionally, these webpages gather information about their visitors. Fake search engines are commonly promoted (via redirects) by browser hijac
While investigating new file submissions to the VirusTotal website, our researchers discovered the AccessibleOptimizer application. After analyzing this piece of software, we learned that it is adware from the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software is designed to run intrusive adv
After inspecting the "Payment For Bitdefender" email, we determined that it is spam. The letter is presented as a notification concerning a product purchase. This spam campaign has all the hallmarks of a refund scam. It must be emphasized that the "Payment For Bitdefender" email is not associated
We have examined the email and discovered that it is a fraudulent letter containing a fake invoice from Bitdefender. The scammers behind this scam campaign also use fake invoices from PayPal. Their goal is to trick recipients into sending them money and (or) providing personal information. Such em
After evaluating TrustedBrowser, we found that it generates intrusive advertisements, categorizing it as adware. Besides displaying unwanted ads, TrustedBrowser may also harvest user data. It is recommended that users refrain from installing apps like TrustedBrowser and remove them if already in
Upon analysis, we have determined that the ISEEK browser extension is designed to function as a browser hijacker (to alter browser settings). This extension can also activate the "Managed by your organization" feature. To avoid potential risks, users are advised against adding the ISEEK extension
SEARCHBOX is a rogue browser extension that modifies browsers to promote the findflarex.com fake search engine. Due to this behavior, this extension is classified as a browser hijacker. Browser-hijacking software typically assigns the addresses of promoted websites as browsers' default sea