While investigating suspicious sites, our research team discovered the Galaxy Search browser extension. It is endorsed as an extension that displays galaxy/space themed browser wallpapers. However, Galaxy Search operates as a browser hijacker, i.e., it alters browser settings to promote (via redir
Our inspection of the "Mailbox Failed To Receive New Messages" email revealed that is spam. This letter falsely claims that incoming messages are failing to reach the recipient's inbox. Hence, by attempting to rectify this nonexistent issue, users are tricked into providing their email account log
Offx is an information-stealing malware that is coded using the Python programming language. It is commonly distributed through deceptive websites that pretend to be legitimate download sites for video editing software. This malware is designed to capture sensitive data, including passwords, cooki
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Our examination of the Currency Helper application has uncovered its nature as a browser extension designed to hijack web browsers. This app forcefully imposes a fake search engine (currencyhelperext.com) by modifying browser settings. Moreover, Currency Helper possesses the capability to access s
While analyzing malware samples submitted to VirusTotal, we discovered Gatq, a ransomware that belongs to the Djvu family. Gatq encrypts files and appends the ".gatq" extension to the names of encrypted files. Additionally, it generates a text file named "_readme.txt", which contains a ransom note
Our team recently identified a member of the Djvu ransomware family known as Gaze during our analysis of samples on VirusTotal. Gaze encrypts data and appends the ".gaze" extension to the affected files. After the encryption process, the ransomware leaves a ransom note named "_readme.txt". The fi