While investigating new submissions to VirusTotal, our researchers discovered the Attack ransomware. Malware within this classification encrypts data and demands payment for its decryption. There are several variants of Attack, and it belongs to the MedusaLocker ransomware family. Encrypted files
AMOS (Atomic) stealer, is a malicious program targeting Mac OSes (Operating Systems). It is classified as a stealer – a type of malware that extracts and exfiltrates information from infected devices. At the time of writing, AMOS is actively sold on Telegram. Once we executed a sample of
Upon reviewing this letter, we have determined that it is a phishing email aimed at obtaining sensitive information from its recipients. The email includes an attachment that leads to a fraudulent website. It is disguised as a letter regarding a sales contract from the Sea Map Group. This
Fast-redirectus[.]xyz is the address of a rogue webpage that we discovered while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page is designed to promote spam browser notifications and redirect users to other (likely dubious/malicious) websites. Most visitors to webpages like fast-redirectus[.]xyz access
MgBot is a malware framework. It is capable of causing chain infections (i.e., downloading/installing additional malicious programs or components). Additionally, this framework supports multiple plug-ins that are geared toward data exfiltration. MgBot has been used in an attack on an African tele
Our examination has revealed that top-search.xyz is a fake search engine. Such search engines are usually promoted through browser hijackers, which users unknowingly install on computers or add to browsers as apps. As a result, the browser settings are modified without their knowledge or consent.
Fleckpe is a recently discovered Android Trojan family found on Google Play, which secretly subscribes victims to paid services. This Trojan primarily affects users in Thailand. It has been active since the start of 2022 and is continuously updated with new capabilities. Cybercriminals can
While examining websites that utilize illegitimate advertising networks, our team found oneettinlive[.]com, an untrustworthy webpage that presents visitors with deceitful material to trick them into enabling browser notifications. Typically, users do not intentionally visit sites like oneettinlive
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".