Our research team discovered the BuLock ransomware during a routine inspection of new file submissions to the VirusTotal platform. Upon inspection, we determined that this malicious program is part of the MedusaLocker ransomware family. On our test system, BuLock encrypted files and altered their
During our examination, we have determined that the intent of this email is to deceive recipients into revealing personal information on a fraudulent website. The message is disguised as a notification from an email service provider and includes a deceptive link leading to a phishing page.
Through meticulous examination, the findings indicate that DataEngine is a malicious program distributed alongside other apps of this kind (e.g., fake cracking tools). The distribution of DataEngine involves a malicious installer hosted on a shady website offering free software activation. Affecte
ProductLauncher is a rogue app that we discovered while reviewing new file submissions to the VirusTotal website. After analyzing this piece of software, we learned that it is adware from the AdLoad malware family. This advertising-supported software feeds users with unwanted and potentially mal
Recipe Saver is a browser extension that promises easy access to new recipes and other features. Our research team discovered this piece of software while investigating deceptive sites. Following our analysis, we determined that this extension is a browser hijacker. Recipe Saver makes changes to
Ryder is an adware-type application with browser hijacker capabilities. This piece of software is part of the Pirrit malware family. Aside from the aforementioned abilities, Ryder likely collects private data as well. Adware stands for advertising-supported software. It enables the place
Barousel is a piece of malicious software. It may be capable of displaying ads, causing redirects, and collecting private information. The sample of Barousel we investigated was spread in a rogue installer. Installation setups of this kind can also be bundled with adware, browser hijackers, or oth
Our review has determined that penadclub[.]com is one of the numerous unreliable pages that use misleading content to lure visitors into permitting them to show notifications. Also, penadclub[.]com can redirect users to other pages. Thus, users should avoid penadclub[.]com and similar sites.
Altruistics is a software promoted as a tool designed to contribute to charitable causes by utilizing computer resources to solve equations and mathematical problems. Programs of this type are known as cryptocurrency miners. It is important to note that users may refer to this miner in different
Our researchers discovered the wholehugespot[.]com rogue page while investigating suspicious websites. Upon inspection, we learned that this webpage promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. The majority of visitors to wholehugespot[.]com an