While inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal, our research team found a ransomware based on Chaos - called PIZZASUCKER. When we executed a sample on our test machine, this ransomware encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".ICQ@PIZZASUCKER" extension (which is also the attackers' c
We found the FunctionBlast application while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Our analysis of this piece of software revealed that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family. Adware stands for advertising-supported software. It is designed to run intrusive advertisement
Our inspection of the "Due Payment-Invoice" email revealed that it is spam operating as a phishing scam. This letter makes false claims regarding an invoice to view which - recipients have to provide their email account log-in credentials. It must be emphasized that this mail is fake, and it canno
Oovb is the name of a ransomware-type program that our research team discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. This piece of malicious software belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. Once we executed a sample of Oovb on our testing system, it started encrypting files and changed
Our researchers discovered the Oodt malicious program during a routine investigation of new submissions to VirusTotal. This malware is classified as ransomware, and it is part of the Djvu family. After we launched a sample of Oodt on our test machine, it began encrypting files and appended their
Scanprotectiontoday[.]com is a rogue webpage that runs scams, promotes browser notification spam, and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/harmful) sites. Most users access pages of this kind via redirects caused by websites using rogue advertising networks. Our researchers disco
Our research team discovered the Encfiles ransomware while investigating new submissions to VirusTotal. This program is part of the Amnesia ransomware family. Once a sample of Encfiles ransomware was executed on our test machine, it began encrypting files and changing their filenames. For example
While inspecting new malware submissions to VirusTotal, our researchers found yet another ransomware from the Djvu family - titled Oopu. We executed a sample of Oopu on our test machine, and it encrypted files and appended their filenames with the ".oopu" extension. For example, a file named "1.j
After inspecting the "Norton - Your Computer Could Be At Risk" email, we determined that it is spam. This letter urges recipients to protect their devices with Norton anti-virus. It must be emphasized that this spam mail is in no way associated with either Norton AntiVirus or its developers Norton
Our inspection of the "Porn Websites I Attacked With My Virus Xploit" email revealed that it is yet another sextortion scam. Like most spam letters of this kind, it makes false claims about the sender having infected the recipient's device and made sexually explicit videos featuring them. The emai