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What kind of malware is Terminator?

Terminator is the name of a ransomware-type virus. Malware within this category is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for its decryption.

Terminator renames encrypted files by adding the attacker's email address and a ".terminator" extension. For example, a file initially named "1.jpg" appears as "1.jpg.decryptboss@gmail.com.terminator". After this process is finished, the ransomware drops a ransom note titled "----Read-Me-----.txt".

What kind of page is pohsoneche[.]info?

While inspecting a Torrent website that uses rogue advertising networks, our researchers discovered the pohsoneche[.]info page. It promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely unreliable/harmful) sites.

Most visitors access pohsoneche[.]info and similar webpages via redirects caused by websites that employ rogue ad networks. However, these pages may also be entered through spam notifications, intrusive adverts, mistyped URLs, and adware.

What kind of malware is Bixi?

Bixi is a ransomware-type program. It is designed to encrypt victims' files and demand ransoms for the decryption. On our testing system, Bixi ransomware encrypted files and created a ransom note.

Original filenames of the locked files were appended with a ".bixi" extension, e.g., "1.jpg" became "1.jpg.bixi", "2.png" – "2.png.bixi", etc. Bixi also dropped a ransom note titled "!_INFO.txt".

What kind of page is snadsnews[.]com?

During our analysis of snadsnews[.]com, we uncovered that it is a shady website that uses a deceptive technique to get permission to show notifications. If allowed, snadsnews[.]com can send notifications containing misleading content to trick visitors into clicking them. snadsnews[.]com and similar sites should be avoided and not permitted to send notifications to devices.

What kind of page is snadsfit[.]com?

Our team has inspected snadsfit[.]com and found that this page is designed to display deceptive notifications. However, snadsfit[.]com cannot send them without permission. To receive this permission, snadsfit[.]com presents misleading content. Users should avoid visiting snadsfit[.]com and similar sites, and never permit them to display notifications.

What is "This Concerns Your Student Loan"?

Our team has reviewed this email and found it to be a fraudulent attempt to deceive recipients into believing that they have received an urgent letter regarding their student loan. Typically, such emails are employed to extract sensitive information or money from recipients. Whoever receives such an email should not respond to it.

What kind of pages are free-tl?

During a routine investigation, our research team discovered a group of rogue webpages that share the "free-tl" domain. Free-tl-100-e[.]buzz is an example of a page belonging to this family; sites from this group can differ by the numbers and/or letters in their URLs.

Free-tl pages are designed to promote deceptive content and browser notification spam. Additionally, they can generate redirects to other (likely dubious/malicious) websites.

The majority of visitors to free-tl webpages and others akin to them gain access through redirects caused by sites that utilize rogue advertising networks.

What kind of page is peritosusa[.]top?

We have inspected peritosusa[.]top and found that this page uses a deceptive method to trick visitors into accepting its notifications. Websites of this kind should not be trusted and should not be allowed to send notifications. If peritosusa[.]top or a similar site has this permission, it should be revoked.

What kind of scam is "Elon Musk X Donald Trump Crypto Giveaway"?

While browsing suspicious sites, our research team discovered the "Elon Musk X Donald Trump Crypto Giveaway" scam. It is presented as a cryptocurrency mass-adoption promotion event wherein users can receive double the amount of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, or Dogecoin they contribute.

However, all digital assets transferred to this scam will be stolen, and victims will receive nothing in return. It must be emphasized that this scheme is in no way associated with either Elon Musk or Donald Trump.

What kind of page is loadlatestuberthe-file[.]top?

Our examination of loadlatestuberthe-file[.]top has revealed that the purpose of this website is to receive permission from visitors to send notifications. The site users a clickbait technique to obtain this permission. Users should never allow loadlatestuberthe-file[.]top and similar pages to show notifications.