While inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal, our research team discovered the SystemConfig application. Our analysis of this app revealed that it operates as adware and belongs to the AdLoad malware family. SystemConfig is designed to display advertisements and may have additional harmful fun
Aluationiamcur[.]com is a rogue webpage that we discovered while investigating suspicious sites. It is designed to promote browser notification spam and redirect users to different (likely dubious/dangerous) websites. Users typically access pages like aluationiamcur[.]com via redirects caused by w
Our examination of the "Reconfirm Shipping Documents" email revealed that it is spam. This scam letter requests the recipient to reconfirm the attached documentation. The two attachments are phishing files that record the information entered into them. The spam email with the subject "SWIF
After inspecting this "McAfee FINAL WARNING" email, we determined that it is spam which operates as a phishing scam. The letter is presented as a warning from McAfee regarding detected threats on the recipient's device. This spam mail aims to deceive recipients into disclosing their email account
Upon examination, we have identified that this email is a phishing scam that masquerades as a notification from an email service provider. Its objective is to trick recipients into visiting a fraudulent website and revealing sensitive information. Consequently, we advise recipients to ignore this
Evil Extractor (EvilExtractor) is a tool utilized for stealing sensitive data from users in Europe and the U.S. It is marketed by Kodex, a company that charges $59 per month for its use. Despite being advertised as a legitimate tool, Evil Extractor is predominantly promoted on hacking forums to at
After inspecting the "Blockchain.com - Verify Your Device" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam letter states that a suspicious sign-in has been observed on the recipient's Blockchain.com account and requires them to verify their device. The goal of this scam mail is to extract users' a
VoNiX is one of the ransomware variants belonging to the Xorist family. We discovered VoNiX while inspecting malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. Our investigation revealed that apart from encrypting files, VoNiX changes the desktop wallpaper, displays an error message, and creates the "HOW TO
After conducting an investigation, we have determined that the email in question is a sextortion scam, designed to deceive recipients into thinking that they must pay a specified amount of money to the sender to prevent the release of embarrassing material. We strongly advise recipients to disrega
Rea is ransomware that belongs to the Dharma family. Our malware analysts discovered Rea during an examination of samples submitted to VirusTotal. The main purpose of Rea is to encrypt files and demand ransom in return for their decryption. It displays a pop-up window and creates the "info.txt" fi