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Email Authentication Expires Scam
Phishing/Scam

Email Authentication Expires Scam

Upon review, we determined that the "Email Authentication Expires" email is spam. This phishing letter informs the recipient that their email account authentication is due to expire. The goal is to deceive recipients into disclosing their log-in credentials (i.e., passwords), thus allowing the sca

ObjectBuffer Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ObjectBuffer Adware (Mac)

After a thorough analysis, the results suggest that ObjectBuffer exhibits bothersome advertisements and has the potential to collect diverse data. Such applications are classified as adware. In order to prevent adverse consequences, users are advised to uninstall these types of apps from their a

Re-captha-version Ads
Adware

Re-captha-version Ads

Upon examination, we have identified that re-captha-version comprises a collection of domains featuring numerical variations within their URLs. For instance, re-captha-version-2-11[.]top and re-captha-version-2-13[.]top exemplify this pattern. Additionally, the top level domains also differ. Examp

CapraHircus Malicious Extension
Adware

CapraHircus Malicious Extension

Upon thorough scrutiny, it has been established that the CapraHircus application is unreliable and has the potential to inflict various harms on users. CapraHircus can access a wide range of data, manipulate extensions and themes, and activate the "Managed by your organization" feature in Chrome a

Nvideas.site Ads
Notification Spam

Nvideas.site Ads

While inspecting suspect websites, our researchers discovered the nvideas[.]site rogue page. It operates by promoting browser notification spam and redirecting users to different (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Most visitors to pages like nvideas[.]site enter them through redirects generated

Antivirusapp.space Ads
Notification Spam

Antivirusapp.space Ads

Antivirusapp[.]space is the address of a rogue webpage. It is designed to promote scams and browser notification spam. Furthermore, this page can redirect users to other (likely untrustworthy/harmful) sites. The majority of visitors to such webpages access them via redirects caused by websites th

SmartCharacter Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

SmartCharacter Adware (Mac)

While investigating new file submissions to the VirusTotal website, our researchers discovered the SmartCharacter app. It is classed as advertising-supported software (adware). SmartCharacter is part of the AdLoad malware family. This application is designed to feed users with unwanted and poten

U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission POP-UP Scam

After a review, it has been established that this is a classic technical support scam. In this scheme, deceptive pop-ups appear on a fraudulent page with the intention of misleading visitors into taking specific actions. These actions are geared towards coercing users into engaging in activities t

Bestpenad.com Ads
Notification Spam

Bestpenad.com Ads

Our researchers found the bestpenad[.]com rogue page during a routine investigation of suspicious websites. Upon inspection, we determined that this webpage promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Most visitors to bestpenad[.]com and simil

Adobe Scan Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Adobe Scan Email Scam

After investigating this "Adobe Scan" email, we determined that it is spam. The letter makes false claims regarding a document scanned using the Adobe Scan scanner app and sent to the recipient. The goal of this phishing mail is to deceive users into disclosing their email account log-in credentia