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Request To Delete Your Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Request To Delete Your Email Scam

Our examination of the "Request To Delete Your Email" letter revealed that it is spam. This email makes false claims regarding a request to terminate the recipient's mail account. The goal is to trick them into attempting to prevent the "deletion" by accessing a website promoted by the spam email,

Chromium Extension-Loading Shortcut Virus
Browser Hijacker

Chromium Extension-Loading Shortcut Virus

"Chromium extension-loading shortcut virus" refers to a type of infection affecting Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and countless others. In these infections, modified LNK (Windows Shortcut) files are used to launch the legitimate browser alongside malicious exte

DarkVision RAT
Trojan

DarkVision RAT

DarkVision is the name of a Remote Administration Trojan (RAT). Malware of this type is designed to provide unauthorized access to a victim's computer. The RAT allows attackers to control the infected computer remotely, giving them access to sensitive data and the ability to perform a range of mal

Akira Ransomware
Ransomware

Akira Ransomware

Akira is the name of ransomware designed to encrypt data, modify the filenames of all affected files (by appending the ".akira" extension), and create a ransom note ("akira_readme.txt"). Also, upon execution, Akira runs a PowerShell command to delete Windows Shadow Volume Copies on the device. An

Toddler Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Toddler Browser Hijacker

Our team's analysis of the Toddler browser extension showed that it operates as a browser hijacker. Its main aim is to promote a fake search engine (finddbest.co). To achieve browser hijacking, Toddler alters the settings of the user's browser. It is worth noting that most users add browser-hijack

FSHealth Ransomware
Ransomware

FSHealth Ransomware

FSHealth is ransomware that blocks access to files by encrypting them. Also, FSHealth modifies filenames (by appending the victim's ID, email address, and ".locked" extension to them) and drops its ransom note ("How_to_decrypt_my_files.html"). An example of how FSHealth renames files: it changes

Realbeyondcook.com Ads
Notification Spam

Realbeyondcook.com Ads

Our team has determined that realbeyondcook[.]com is an untrustworthy website that employs deceptive tactics to deceive visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. It is not uncommon for individuals to unintentionally stumble upon websites like realbeyondcook[.]com. We came across this site w

Topfieldnow.com Ads
Notification Spam

Topfieldnow.com Ads

Topfieldnow[.]com is a rogue page we discovered while inspecting questionable websites. This webpage promotes browser notification spam and redirects visitors to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites. Most users enter pages like topfieldnow[.]com through redirects generated by websites that em

Antoni Ransomware
Ransomware

Antoni Ransomware

Antoni is the name of a ransomware-type program. Malware, classed as "ransomware", is designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for its decryption. On our testing system, Antoni ransomware encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".Antoni" extension. For example, a file initially tit

Qopz Ransomware
Ransomware

Qopz Ransomware

Qopz, a ransomware belonging to the Djvu family, was detected by our malware researchers while analyzing samples on VirusTotal. This malicious software encrypts files, with Qopz adding the ".qopz" extension to the original filenames and leaving a ransom note called "_readme.txt". For example, a f