We have examined legivenestatery[.]com and learned that the purpose of this site is to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. We discovered legivenestatery[.]com while inspecting pages that use shady advertising networks. Users do not visit pages legivenestatery[.]com on purpose.
While reviewing topadvshop[.]com, we found that this page displays a deceptive message to trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. Also, topadvshop[.]com redirects to other shady websites. Thus, topadvshop[.]com cannot be trusted (and it should not be allowed to show notification
After reviewing this email, we found that it was sent by scammers who aim to extort money and (or) information from recipients. It is disguised as a letter from someone who supposedly won a lottery and is willing to share the prize with others. Recipients should ignore this scam email. Sca
Assm is ransomware that prevents victims from accessing data by encrypting it. Also, Assm renames files by appending its extension (".assm") to filenames and drops its ransom note ("_readme.txt"). Our team discovered Assm while examining malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. Additionally, we f
Our team has tested the Media Control application and found that it operates as adware - this app shows intrusive advertisements. It is uncommon for advertising-supported programs to be downloaded and installed knowingly. We discovered Media Control on a deceptive website. Media Control ca
Increasedpcsecurity[.]site is a rogue webpage that our researchers discovered while inspecting suspicious sites. It is designed to promote scams and browser notification spam. Furthermore, this page can redirect users elsewhere (likely untrustworthy/malicious) websites. Most users enter increased
Bitenc is a variant of the Mallox ransomware. Malware within the ransomware classification is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption tools. After we executed a sample of Bitenc on our testing system, it began encrypting files and appended their filenames with a ".bitenc" e
After inspecting the "Interested In Buying From You" email, we determined that it is malspam – malicious spam. The letter is presented as an inquiry regarding a purchase, the details of which can be found in the attached file. However, the attachment is designed to infect recipients' devices with
Our inspection of the "New Security Features" email revealed that it is a phishing scam. The spam letter claims that the recipient's account must be updated since it will be unusable otherwise. The aim of this fake mail is to trick recipients into providing their email account log-in credentials t
Sickfile is the name of a ransomware-type program that our researchers discovered while investigating new submissions to VirusTotal. After we executed a sample of Sickfile on our test machine, the ransomware encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".sickfile" extension. To elaborate,