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Notification Spam

Yourdatadefencebulwark.live Ads

Yourdatadefencebulwark[.]live claims that a computer may be infected with viruses to trick visitors into purchasing antivirus software. Also, it asks for permission to show notifications. Users do not normally visit pages like yourdatadefencebulwark[.]live on purpose. Our team discovered this site

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Notification Spam

Defendersystem.xyz Ads

Defendersystem[.]xyz is rogue page that our researchers discovered while inspecting suspicious websites. This webpage promotes scams, pushes spam browser notifications, and redirects visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) sites. Most users enter such webpages via redirects caused by si

CharacterGeneration Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

CharacterGeneration Adware (Mac)

Our researchers discovered the CharacterGeneration application while checking out new submissions to VirusTotal. After inspecting this app, we learned that it operates as advertising-supported software (adware) and is part of the AdLoad malware group. Adware is designed to enable the pla

RAMP Ransomware
Ransomware

RAMP Ransomware

While investigating new malware submissions to VirusTotal, our research team discovered the RAMP ransomware. On our testing system a sample of RAMP encrypted data and modified filenames. The titles of affected files were appended with a ".terror_ramp3" extension. For example, a file originally na

Planty-Search Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

Planty-Search Browser Hijacker

After downloading and adding the Planty-Search browser extension, we noticed that it changes some settings. It hijacks a web browser to promote planty-search.com - a fake search engine. Also, it can read and change bookmarks. Our team discovered Planty-Search on a deceptive website. Planty

CTM Arrangment Email Virus
Phishing/Scam

CTM Arrangment Email Virus

Our inspection of the "CTM Arrangment" email revealed that it is malspam - malicious spam designed to infect recipients' systems with malware. While this fake letter is signed off by JPS Ships Supply Service - it must be emphasized that this legitimate company is in no way associated with the sca

Autolycos Malware (Android)
Trojan

Autolycos Malware (Android)

Autolycos is the name of Android malware that infects devices via trojanized applications downloaded from the Google Play Store. Those apps were spotted in the middle of 2021. Most of them are no longer available on the Google Play Store. Autolycos subscribes victims to its premium services.

StrelaStealer Malware
Trojan

StrelaStealer Malware

StrelaStealer, as its name implies, is a stealer-type malware. This malicious program specifically targets email account log-in credentials. StrelaStealer was first discovered by DCSO CyTec's researchers in November of 2022. Their findings revealed that this malicious program was distributed using

Cloud 9 JavaScript BotNet
Trojan

Cloud 9 JavaScript BotNet

Cloud 9 JavaScript BotNet refers to a malicious browser extension capable of causing chain infections, which can result in the attackers assuming near-user-level control of the device. This malware is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and other brow

Fisakalzb Ransomware
Ransomware

Fisakalzb Ransomware

Fisakalzb is one of the Snatch ransomware variants. It encrypts files to make them inaccessible. Also, Fisakalzb appends the ".fisakalzb" extension to filenames and creates a text file named "HOW TO RESTORE YOUR FILES.TXT". That file contains a ransom note. We discovered Fisakalzb while inspecting