Lock is the name of a ransomware-type program discovered by our research team during a routine inspection of new submissions to VirusTotal. This malicious program is part of the Babuk ransomware family. On our test machine, Lock (Babuk) ransomware encrypted files and appended their filenames with
After inspecting this "Stromag" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam letter is presented as a message from the Stromag power transmission component manufacturing company. It must be emphasized that this spam mail is not associated with said company. The scam email attempts to trick rec
INT is ransomware designed to encrypt files, change their filenames, and create a ransom note (the "+README-WARNING+.txt" file). We found that INT is part of the Makop ransomware family. It appends the victim's ID, an email address, and the ".INT" extension to filenames. Our team discovered INT r
Our researchers discovered the wilycaptcha[.]live rogue page while looking through suspicious websites. It is designed to promote spam browser notifications and redirect users to other (likely untrustworthy/hazardous) sites. Most visitors to pages like wilycaptcha[.]live access them through redire
ThinDev is a rogue application, which our analysis revealed to be advertising-supported software (adware). It operates by running intrusive advertisement campaigns. Additionally, ThinDev belongs to the AdLoad malware family. Adware displays third-party graphical content (e.g., pop-ups, b
Our team investigated myhypenews[.]com and found that it displays a deceptive message to lure visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. We discovered myhypenews[.]com while examining sites that use rogue advertising networks (display shady ads and redirect to pages like myhypenews[.]com
While analyzing various deceptive websites, our team discovered an application named TemplateFrame. After installing and testing this app, we found that it generates advertisements. Therefore, we classified TemplateFrame as adware. Clicking on advertisements displayed by TemplateFrame ca
LODEINFO is a backdoor-type malware capable of causing chain infections and stealing sensitive information from infected devices. As of September 2022, six versions of this program have been detected. The latest variants improve upon the malware's anti-detection/anti-analysis capabilities and have
Our team inspected tabs info browser extension and found that this app is designed to display annoying advertisements. Software that shows ads is called adware. It is common for adware to be distributed (and promoted) using deceptive methods. Therefore, users often install or add apps like tabs in
Our team inspected scantowebprotection[.]online and found that it runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and asks for permission to show notifications. This page and its notifications are not trustworthy. We discovered scantowebprotection[.]online while examining websites tha