During a routine investigation of rogue pages, our research team found the championtest[.]com rogue website. This webpage is designed to promote scams, push spam browser notifications, and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Users typically enter championtest[.]com and
Our team has inspected this email and learned that it is a phishing email sent by scammers who aim to trick recipients into providing sensitive information. This scam email is disguised as a letter from the Mexican institute of anti-aging and aesthetic medicine. It contains two hyperlinks and an a
While checking out new submissions to VirusTotal, our research team discovered yet another AdLoad app called DigitalSection. This application operates as adware, i.e., runs intrusive advertisement campaigns. Adware stands for advertising-supported software. It displays ads on various int
Waicaiwhosha[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from it. Waicaiwhosha[.]com uses a clickbait technique to receive permission to send notifications. We discovered it while inspecting pages that use rogue advertising networks. W
Our inspection of the "Mailbox Software Update" email revealed that it is spam. Emails belonging to this campaign operate as phishing scams targeting mail account log-in credentials. The spam letters make false claims about a pending update to the email account and promote a phishing website prese
While examining the Image Downloader browser extension, we found that it displays unwanted advertisements. We discovered Image Downloader on a deceptive web page. Apps that show annoying ads are classified as adware. Users often download and install (or add) advertising-supported software unintent
Adblock Web is a rogue browser extension that we discovered while inspecting suspicious websites. It promises to block advertisements, but instead of blocking them - this extension displays ads. Hence, Adblock Web is classified as advertising-supported software (adware). Adware can display
FractionControl is a rogue app that our research team discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Our inspection of this application revealed that it operates as adware. It is pertinent to mention that FractionControl is part of the AdLoad malware family. Adware is designe
After inspecting the "Netflix - We've Suspended Your Membership" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam letter informs recipients that their Netflix membership has been suspended, and the payment information needs to be renewed to prevent the subscription from expiring. By using these fak
We examined mydailysecurityguard[.]site and found that this page runs the "Norton Security - Your PC might be infected with viruses!" scam and asks for permission to show shady notifications. We encountered this site while inspecting pages that use rogue advertising networks. Users do not visit we