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Upon inspection of the JoyTab - Your News application, we have concluded that it is a browser extension created to seize control of web browsers through browser hijacking. This extension alters browser settings to force a fake search engine (find.csrcnav.com) on users. Moreover, Webb Telescope - N
Poop69 is a ransomware-type program that our researchers discovered while investigating new submissions to VirusTotal. Malware within this classification is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for its decryption. On our testing system, Poop69 encrypted files and appended their filenames w
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During our testing of mtabs.org, we discovered it to be a fake search engine. Pretty often, search engines of this type are promoted through browser hijackers. Typically, these types of applications change the browser settings to hijack them. Therefore, search engines that are promoted in this way
Upon examination, we determined that it is a technical support scam designed to trick users into believing that their device has a critical issue that needs immediate attention. This scam involves a pop-up message that warns users of a problem, followed by a prompt to call "Windows Support" for as
While examining samples submitted to VirusTotal, we discovered ransomware dubbed BIG HEAD. This ransomware encrypts files, replaces filenames with random strings, and generates a ransom note ("README_[random_number].txt"). An example of how BIG HEAD renames files: it changes "1.jpg" to "Mi5wbmc=",
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