After analyzing this email, we concluded that the scammers behind it seek to trick recipients into calling the provided number. Their email is disguised as a letter (a short notice) from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) regarding financial assistance. T
After inspecting the "Deposited Into Your Bitcoin Portfolio" spam email, we determined that it operates as a phishing scam that can evolve into additional ones. This letter makes false claims about an incoming Bitcoin cryptocurrency deposit that the recipient can accept by following the provided l
Locked_fille is a malicious program that imitates ransomware. Malware within the ransomware classification is designed to encrypt data and make ransom demands for the decryption. However, Locked_fille has no cryptographic abilities. Although the multi-lingual ransom note ("Readme.txt") this malwar
FlyTrap is a piece of malicious software classified as a trojan. This malware targets Android Operating Systems (OSes). The primary goal of FlyTrap is to steal and abuse Facebook accounts and related data. According to the research done by Zimperium, this malware has been active in over one hundr
PJobRAT is the name of Android malware (spyware and Remote Access Trojan) targeting Indian users. Cybercriminals distribute PJobRAT by disguising it as instant messaging and dating apps (e.g., HangOn, SignalLite, Trendbanter, Rita, and Ponam). Their goal is to spy on victims (to gather personal in
Our researchers discovered the "Your System Is Heavily Damaged" scam during a routine investigation of deceptive websites. There are several variants of this Android device targeting scheme. The versions we have inspected claim that the visitor's device is infected and urge them to download the re
We inspected this email and concluded that the scammers behind it aim to trick recipients into providing them personal information. Emails of this type are called phishing emails. This one is disguised as a letter from an email service provider. It instructs recipients to validate their identity v
During a routine inspection of new submissions to VirusTotal, our research team found and sampled the Flying Dutchman ransomware. This malicious program belongs to the Xorist ransomware family. After we executed Flying Dutchman's sample on our test machine, it encrypted files and changed their ti
We examined this email and learned that it is a fake congratulatory letter from a company named "Gold Fields Bullion Limited" (there is a real gold mining company called Gold Fields Limited). Scammers behind this email attempt to trick recipients into believing that they have won an award. They en
While inspecting the WiredBlank application, we learned that it shows advertisements. Apps that show ads are classified as adware (advertising-supported software. In most cases, adware is promoted and distributed using deceptive methods (e.g., scare tactics and fake installers). Our team discove