We have analyzed this letter and determined that it is written by fraudsters hoping to obtain personal information from recipients. This email contains a link to a phishing website. It is disguised as a letter from an email service provider. It should be marked as spam and deleted. The sub
Muldrop trojan - refers to a type of malware that drops multiple malicious programs onto infected devices. These droppers tend to cause extensive chain infections, which could potentially overload the system to the point of failure. Trojans of this kind can infect devices with just about any type
TMS5 is ransomware that encrypts files and modifies their filenames and creates the "!TMS5_INFO!.rtf" file that contains a ransom note. TMS5 is part of the Matrix ransomware family. Our team discovered this ransomware variant while inspecting malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal page. TMS5
GeneralOperation is the name of an application we discovered while inspecting a fake installed downloaded from a deceptive web page. We learned that the purpose of GeneralOperation is to display intrusive advertisements. Thus, we classified GeneralOperation as adware. In most cases, users instal
While examining the Search-Mgr browser extension, we found that it functions as a browser hijacker: it changes certain browser's settings to searchmgr.online. It forces users to browse the Internet using a shady search engine. It is worth mentioning that browser hijackers usually are promoted and
Our research team discovered the pcprimedefense[.]com rogue webpage while inspecting untrustworthy websites. The page promotes scams and spam browser notifications. Additionally, it is capable of redirecting uses to other (likely unreliable/hazardous) sites. Most visitors to pcprimedefense[.]com
Protectsoftware[.]xyz is a rogue webpage that we discovered while investigating suspicious sites. This page promotes online scams ("You've visited illegal infected website"), pushes spam browser notifications, and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/harmful) webpages. Users typi
While inspecting rogue websites, our research team found the Tick Tab Clock browser extension. It is presented as a tool that provides aid with time keeping/managing. However, our analysis determined that Tick Tab Clock operates as a browser hijacker. This extension changes browser settings in ord
We discovered the ConnectedField application during a routine inspection of new submissions to VirusTotal. On our test system, this app ran intrusive ad campaigns, and due to this behavior - it is considered to be adware. Additionally, ConnectedField belongs to the AdLoad malware family.
After inspecting the "BRITISH CAMELOT ONLINE LOTTERY" email, we determined that it is spam operating as a phishing scam. It targets personally identifiable information by claiming that it must be provided to claim the lottery prize that the recipient has won. It must be emphasized that these clai