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What kind of scam is "Some Bad News That You Are About To Hear"?

After examining this email, we concluded that it is a fake sextortion email claiming that a computer has been hacked and that the scammer has obtained intimate recordings of recipients. Scammers behind this email aim to extort money from unsuspecting recipients. Such emails should be ignored and reported.

What is VictorSurge?

VictorSurge is a piece of rogue software that our researchers discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Our analysis of this application revealed that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family.

What kind of page is notifsystems[.]com?

While examining the notifsystems[.]com website, we found that it uses deception to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redirects to other pages. Like all the other sites of this type, notifsystems[.]com is not visited on purpose. We encountered this site while analyzing websites that use rogue advertising networks.

What is LivingAware?

Our researchers found LivingAware while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. After analyzing this application, we determined that it operates as advertising-supported software (adware). In other words, LivingAware displays advertisements on various interfaces. Additionally, this app is part of the AdLoad malware family.

What kind of page is news-rupite[.]cc?

During a routine inspection of untrustworthy sites, we found the news-rupite[.]cc rogue webpage. It operates by promoting browser notification spam and redirecting visitors to different (likely dubious/malicious) websites. Users typically access pages like news-rupite[.]cc via redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks.

What is RadioTerabyteSpeed?

After testing the RadioTerabyteSpeed, we found that it is an untrustworthy application designed to show unwanted advertisements. Software of this type is called adware. Our team discovered RadioTerabyteSpeed after using a fake installer downloaded from a website claiming that some installed software is outdated.

What kind of application is EngineInfo?

EngineInfo is an advertising-supported application. It bombards users with annoying/intrusive advertisements. It is common for adware to be downloaded and installed inadvertently. Our team discovered this app on a deceptive website (after downloading a fake installer from that page).

What kind of website is wholeniceblog[.]com?

While examining the wholeniceblog[.]com page, we learned that it wants to show notifications (and displays deceptive content to get permission to show them) and redirects visitors to other websites. Typically, sites like wholeniceblog[.]com are visited unintentionally. We discovered this site while inspecting other pages that use rogue advertising networks.

What kind of page is news-xokise[.]cc?

Our researcher team discovered the news-xokise[.]cc rogue webpage during a routine inspection of questionable sites. It is designed to promote spam browser notifications and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable or malicious) websites.

News-xokise[.]cc and similar sites are primarily entered via redirects caused by pages using rogue advertising networks, mistyped URLs, spam notifications, intrusive ads, or installed adware.

What kind of page is celeb-hot-treands[.]com?

Celeb-hot-treands[.]com is a rogue site that our research team found while inspecting dubious webpages. It pushes browser notification spam and redirects visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/harmful) websites. Users typically enter pages of this type via redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks.