After analyzing this email, our team identified it as a crypto-related phishing attempt. The scammers masquerade as the blockchain[.]com team and aim to deceive recipients into divulging sensitive information on a phishing website. Recipients should remain cautious and avoid falling victim to such
KiRa is ransomware that our team discovered while analyzing malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal page. KiRa encrypts data, appends a random extension consisting of four characters to filenames, changes the desktop wallpaper, and drops a text file containing a ransom note ("read it!!.txt").
Based on our examination, we have determined that the Soccer Skills browser extension operates as a browser hijacker. Our findings indicate that Soccer Skills alters certain browser settings to promote hsrc-withus.com. Our analysis has uncovered that hsrc-withus.com is a fake search engine designe
Harmonypix[.]com is a rogue page that our research team discovered during a routine inspection of suspicious websites. Its purpose is to trick visitors into receiving spam browser notifications. Additionally, this webpage can redirect users to other (likely unreliable/hazardous) sites. Most visit
Our researchers discovered the browser-shielding[.]com rogue webpage during a routine investigation of questionable sites. This page is designed to promote scams and browser notification spam. It can also redirect users to different (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) websites. Visitors to browser-s
SSEAR is malware that operates as ransomware. Its purpose is to prevent victims from accessing their files by encrypting them. Also, SSEAR appends "_SSEAR" to filenames (e.g., it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg_SSEAR", "2.png" to "2.png_SSEAR", etc.), and displays a ransom note in a pop-up window. S
CurrencyTab is a rogue piece of software that our researchers discovered while investigating suspicious sites. This browser extension provides easy access to currency conversion rates, and it includes a currency conversion calculator widget. After investigating CurrencyTab, we determined that it
Our investigation of the Galaxy Creatures browser extension revealed that this application functions as a browser hijacker. Our team observed that Galaxy Creatures modifies specific browser settings to promote search.galaxycreature.net. Further analysis revealed that search.galaxycreature.net is a
Sardonic is a backdoor malware that is still under development and consists of multiple components that enable its potent capabilities. Notably, Sardonic allows threat actors to deploy updated malware dynamically without the need for frequent component updates, making it a versatile and adaptable
SophosEncrypt is a ransomware-type program that impersonates the Sophos cybersecurity company. It must be emphasized that this data-encrypting malware is in no way associated with the actual Sophos Group plc. On our test system, a sample of SophosEncrypt encrypted files and renamed them following