While checking out new malware submissions to VirusTotal, our research team found the Chily ransomware. This malicious program is designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for decryption. Once we executed a sample of Chily on our test machine, it began encrypting files and altered their filenam
After investigating this email, we found that it is a fake letter from an email service provider. It is created by scammers who aim to trick recipients into providing sensitive information on a phishing website. This email must be ignored. Scammers behind this email attempt to trick recipi
After inspecting the "Annual Salary Adjustment" email, we determined that it is spam. This mail operates as a phishing scam. It aims to deceive recipients into disclosing their email log-in credentials by promoting a fake file-sharing website that requests this information for identity confirmatio
CrySpheRe is one of the Xorist ransomware variants designed to encrypt files. We discovered CrySpheRe ransomware while checking the VirusTotal page for recently submitted malware samples. While investigating CrySpheRe, we learned that it appends the ".CrySpheRe" extension to filenames, displays a
Ouroboros is a rogue browser that our research team discovered while inspecting suspicious software-promoting websites. This browser likely has advertising-supported software (adware) functionalities. Ouroboros also shares traits with browser hijackers in that it can cause redirects to fake searc
We examined erbi90s[.]click and found that it displays deceptive messages to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing antivirus software. It runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Also, erbi90s[.]click can show untrustworthy notification
RPC is ransomware that blocks access to files by encrypting them. Also, it renames files by appending the victim's ID, pcrec@tuta.io email address, and ".RPC" extension to filenames. RPC ransomware provides two ransom notes: it displays a pop-up window and creates the "recinfo.txt" file. RPC is o
While inspecting suspicious sites, our researchers discovered one offering fake Chrome browser updates that installed the Multicheck Checkbox Checker browser extension. This piece of software is presented as a tool that simplifies the action of checking/unchecking boxes on the Web. Instead, Multic
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