Upon inspecting this email, we determined it to be a phishing attempt, posing as a notification regarding a shared document. Scammers employ this method to deceive recipients into visiting a fake website and divulging sensitive information. Consequently, we strongly advise recipients to refrain fr
During our investigation into the IchthyostegaStensioei browser extension, we discovered concerning actions such as enabling the "Managed by your organization" feature within Chrome settings and gathering user data. Our encounter with IchthyostegaStensioei arose as a result of our examination of a
While checking out suspect websites, our research team discovered the getpotectnow[.]click rogue page. It operates by promoting scams and browser notification spam. This webpage can also redirect visitors to different (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Most users access pages like getpotectnow[.]c
Generalprotection[.]click is a rogue page that our researchers discovered during a routine inspection of dubious websites. It is designed to run scams and push spam browser notifications. Additionally, this webpage can redirect users to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites. Visitors to gener
Alvaro is a ransomware-type program designed to encrypt files and demand ransoms for their decryption. After we launched a sample of Alvaro on our test system, it encrypted files and altered their filenames. Titles of the affected files were appended with the attackers' email, a unique ID assigne
Our inspection of the "Incoming Messages Were Not Delivered" email revealed that it is spam. This letter claims that several messages failed to reach the recipient's inbox. This mail targets email passwords, which are extracted through a phishing site disguised as an account sign-in page.
While inspecting suspicious websites, our research team discovered the mca-track[.]online and mcatrack[.]online rogue pages. They are designed to promote scams and browser notification spam. Additionally, such webpages can redirect visitors elsewhere (likely unreliable/malicious sites). Most users
While checking the TursiopsTruncatus browser extension, we found troubling activities like adding the "Managed by your organization" feature to Chrome settings and collecting data. Our encounter with TursiopsTruncatus occurred when we investigated a harmful installer downloaded from an unreliable
After examining the "Product Request" email, we determined that it is spam. This message claims to contain documentation regarding an urgent purchase. The attachment is a phishing file targeting email account log-in credentials. The email with the subject "Request for Quotes" (may vary) st
During our inspection of malware samples uploaded to VirusTotal, our team discovered a ransomware variant dubbed Grounding Conductor. The purpose of Grounding Conductor is to prevent victims from accessing their files by zipping and encrypting them. Additionally, this ransomware places a ransom no