Our investigation of the Ultimate Basketball Fan Extension found that it takes over web browsers by modifying their settings. The main purpose of this browser-hijacking extension is to promote a fraudulent search engine called search.basketball-fan.com. Also, it is possible that the Ultimate Baske
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While inspecting new submissions to the VirusTotal website, our research team discovered the LoyalShroud app. After investigating this application, we determined that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family. Adware stands for advertising-supported software. It operates by run
After examining the "Impossibility Of Your Transferring Your Funds" email, we determined that it is spam. This phishing letter states that the recipient has been sent an ATM card containing 10.5 million US dollars. The lengthy email mentions various real entities to create an impression of legiti
Our research team discovered the Xaro ransomware-type program while investigating new submissions to VirusTotal. This program is part of the Djvu ransomware family. After we executed a sample of Xaro on our test machine, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".xaro" extension. To
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After examining the "I Will Be Direct You Watch Adult Content" email, we determined that it is used to facilitate a sextortion scam. The spam letter claims that the sender has made a sexually explicit recording of the recipient, which will be sent to their contacts unless a ransom is paid. It mus
We have examined this email and determined that its purpose is to lure recipients into providing personal information. This email contains an attachment designed to display a fake login form. The letter itself is disguised as a notification from Anthem regarding a payment. Recipients should ignore
Our malware researchers discovered ADMON ransomware while analyzing samples submitted to VirusTotal. ADMON encrypts files and appends its extension (".ADMON") to filenames. Also, this ransomware provides a ransom note ("RESTORE_FILES_INFO.txt"). An example of how ADMON changes filenames: it renam