Upon testing search.anytime-anywhere-tab.com, we discovered that it is a fake search engine. It is not uncommon for such search engines to be promoted through browser hijackers. Typically, these types of applications hijack web browsers by altering their settings. Search engines that are promoted
We have examined this email and found that it is a scam email promising a large sum of money. Typically, scammers behind such emails claim that the recipient has been identified as the beneficiary of a large sum of money from an inheritance, lottery, or some other source. These scams should be ign
While reviewing new submissions to VirusTotal, our research team discovered the AdvancedBrowser app. After analyzing this piece of software, we determined that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware group. This application runs intrusive ad campaigns and may have other undesirable/harmful
While investigating suspicious software-promoting websites, we discovered the Capital Buff browser extension. The page endorsing it described this software as an efficiency-increasing tool that has a to-do list widget and is capable of organizing browser bookmarks. After analyzing Capital Buff, w
After inspecting the "Retirement Funds" email, we determined that it is spam operating as a phishing scam. This letter is disguised as a notification from Principal regarding recipients' retirement funds. It must be emphasized that this email is fake, and it is in no way associated with Principal
"Mailbox Quota Exceeded" is a phishing spam campaign. We inspected two email variants belonging to this campaign. Both versions inform recipients that their email account storage quota has been exceeded and needs to be increased. When attempts are made to update the account, users get redirected
We have examined mypcdefenderplus[.]site and found that this is a deceptive page running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. We also noticed that mypcdefenderplus[.]site wants to send notifications. Our team discovered this site while inspecting pages that use rogue advertisin
Our research team found the lilustriousdates[.]net rogue page while investigating untrustworthy websites. It is designed to promote dubious content and spam browser notifications. Furthermore, this webpage can redirect visitors elsewhere (likely unreliable/malicious sites). Most users access page
KEEPCALM is ransomware that we have discovered during an analysis of malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal site. The purpose of KEEPCALM is to encrypt files. Also, it creates the "ReadMe.txt" file (a ransom note) and modifies filenames (appends the victim's ID, josealen@tutanota.com email ad
We have determined that this email is fraudulent and has been written by cybercriminals with the intent of tricking the recipients into infecting their computers. This email is disguised as a letter from IPG Legal, claiming that it has a long overdue invoice attached to it. The purpose of the emai