Our researchers discovered IdeaWindow during a routine review of new submissions to the VirusTotal site. This rogue application displays advertisements that promote deceptive and malicious content. Due to this behavior, IdeaWindow is classed as adware. It is also part of the AdLoad malware famil
Upon inspecting the "Review These Messages" email, we determined that it is spam. This fake message claims that the recipient needs to verify their account to review pending emails. It must be stressed that all information provided by this spam letter is false. The aim is to trick recipient into
While investigating new file submissions to the VirusTotal platform, our research team discovered the QueueNetworks application. After examining it, we are determined that this app is advertising-supported software (adware). QueueNetworks is part of the AdLoad malware family. Adware is d
While inspecting dubious websites, our research team discovered the "Your PC Has Been DDoS Attacked And Infected With Viruses" scam. It claims that the visitor's computer has suffered a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack and was infected. In most cases, false threat alerts are used to end
ResearchMacMatrix is an advertising-supported app that we discovered during an examination of downloads from unreliable websites. As a rule, the main purpose of apps like ResearchMacMatrix is to deliver advertisements to users. Also, they have other capabilities. Either way, it is recommended to
QuickMovie Search is a rogue browser extension discovered by our research team during a routine investigation of suspect websites. This piece of software makes changes to browser settings in order to promote the search.quickmovietab.com fake search engine. Due to this behavior, QuickMovie Search i
Our research team discovered the "TotalAV Security - Your PC Is Infected With 5 Viruses!" while investigating deceptive websites. Presented as a page of a legitimate anti-virus, this scheme makes false claims regarding threats present on visitors' devices. Typically, scams of this kind are used to
Upon testing the WindowsEncapsulate application, it has come to our attention that it exhibits intrusive advertisements. Consequently, we categorize WindowsEncapsulate as adware. It is typical for users to download and install apps like WindowsEncapsulate without a complete understanding of thei
Qur examination of securescanvnow-rp[.]com shows that this page displays deceptive content (misleading messages and other elements) and wants to send notifications to users. The discovery of securescanvnow-rp[.]com has occurred while inspecting other shady pages. It is uncommon for pages of this k
Epsilon is the name of a malware designed to steal sensitive information. This stealer targets data from browsers, gaming-related and various other applications, as well as cryptocurrency wallets. Epsilon stealer has been observed being proliferated via campaigns targeting video game players.