Our research team discovered ToolboxKey while investigating new submissions to the VirusTotal platform. Upon inspection, we learned that this app is adware. ToolboxKey is part of the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software is intended to generate revenue for its developers/publishe
While inspecting dubious websites, our research team discovered the fastinlinedevice.co[.]in rogue page. Its purpose is to deceive users into receiving browser notification spam. The webpage can also generate redirects to different (likely unreliable/hazardous) sites. Most visitors access fastinl
During our examination of theasitive[.]com, we discovered that it displays misleading content to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It is uncommon for websites like theasitive[.]com to be visited intentionally. Users who encounter such sites should close them. Theasitiv
After inspecting the "Hubsync-dev" website, we determined that it is fake. We found this scam promoted on hubsync-dev.pages[.]dev, but it could be hosted on other domains as well. This scheme is disguised as a platform for syncing cryptowallets; instead, it seeks to trick users into disclosing the
Our examination of the ExplorePartition application revealed that it generates intrusive advertisements. For this reason, we classified ExplorePartition as adware. It is also worth noting that users often download and install such apps unintentionally. Overall, it is not recommended to trust Exp
Our inspection of the email has shown that it is a phishing attempt. This email is disguised as a letter regarding a lottery winning. The scammers behind this campaign aim to lure recipients into providing personal details and (or) sending them money. Emails of this kind should be ignored.
Upon investigation, we found that EssentialProject is designed to generate intrusive advertisements. Consequently, EssentialProject has been classified as adware. Adware developers typically promote their software as useful but often fail to fully disclose its intrusive nature. Users are strongl
AdsExhaust is a piece of software classed as adware. It is a sophisticated advertising-supported software capable of browsing sites, clicking ads, and collecting system data. AdsExhaust has been observed infiltrating systems under the guise of an Oculus installer promoted via SEO poisoning techniq
After inspecting the "Dapp - Wallet Rectify" webpage, we determined that it is fake. This is a phishing scam that targets the log-in credentials of cryptocurrency wallets. Hence, victims of the scheme can have their wallets (and the funds stored therein) stolen. IMPORTANT NOTE: We do not rev
Our researchers discovered DeathGrip ransomware while investigating new submissions to the VirusTotal platform. This malware is based on the Chaos ransomware. DeathGrip is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. After we launched a sample of DeathGrip on our test machine,