While testing the Quick Close Tab extension, we found that it is supposed to close the current tab in a context menu but shows advertisements. Thus, we classified Quick Close Tab as adware. It is worth noting that our team discovered Quick Close Tab on a deceptive website. Usually, apps li
During our examination of malware samples submitted to VirusTotal, we came across a ransomware variant belonging to the Djvu family, dubbed Foty. This ransomware encrypts files and adds the ".foty" extension to the filenames. Additionally, Foty also leaves a ransom note file called "_readme.txt".
Our research team discovered the nongloths[.]com rogue page while inspecting suspicious websites. It is designed to promote spam browser notifications and redirect users to different (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites. Users typically enter webpages like nongloths[.]com through redirects caused b
Nkingwitheaam[.]com is a rogue website that we discovered during a routine inspection of suspicious pages. It is designed to promote browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/harmful) sites. Users typically access webpages like nkingwitheaam[.]com via redirects
Our researchers found the Tropical Horizons Wallpapers browser extension while inspecting deceptive websites. This piece of software promises to display tropics-themed wallpapers. However, our investigation revealed that Tropical Horizons Wallpapers operates as a browser hijacker, i.e., it makes a
Our inspection of the "Improvements To All Our e Mail Servers" email revealed that it is spam. It falsely claims that the mail servers are undergoing upgrades, which if not implemented – will result in the recipient's email account getting deactivated. This scam letter aims to steal account log-in
While investigating deceptive websites, our research team discovered the Homerun Extension. This browser extension is endorsed as a tool that allows for easy access to the latest sports news and other content. Our analysis of this piece of software revealed that it is a browser hijacker. Homerun
While inspecting mograppido[.]com, our team discovered that this page displays deceptive content to trick visitors into subscribing to push notifications. We also found that mograppido[.]com has at least two similar appearances. We stumbled upon mograppido[.]com during an examination of other shad
SkilledNetwork is a rogue app that our researchers discovered while investigating new submissions to VirusTotal. After analyzing this application, we determined that it is advertising-supported software (adware). Additionally, it is noteworthy that SkilledNetwork is part of the AdLoad malware fa
Upon evaluation, we have found that dulativergs[.]com uses deceptive tactics such as displaying a fake message to trick visitors into subscribing to notifications. Moreover, the site may redirect users to potentially harmful websites. It is advised to be cautious and avoid trusting dulativergs[.]c