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LuckyRelic Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

LuckyRelic Adware (Mac)

While looking through new submissions to VirusTotal, our researchers discovered the LuckyRelic rogue application. Our analysis revealed that this app operates as advertising-supported software (adware) and belongs to the AdLoad malware family. Adware can require specific conditions to ru

Cleantoclean.xyz Ads
Notification Spam

Cleantoclean.xyz Ads

Cleantoclean[.]xyz is the address of a rogue website that our researchers discovered while inspecting dubious sites. This page is designed to run scams, promote browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites. Most users access webpages like cl

Getting Files Adware
Adware

Getting Files Adware

Getting Files is a rogue browser extension that our research team found while inspecting questionable download webpages. It is promoted as a download management tool. However, our analysis of Getting Files revealed that it operates as advertising-supported software (adware). Adware enables

CloudMensis Spyware (Mac)
Mac Virus

CloudMensis Spyware (Mac)

While analyzing the samples submitted to the VirusTotal page, our team discovered spyware targeting macOS users called CloudMensis. It was found that CloudMensis is written in Objective-C programming language. It can exfiltrate documents and email attachments, capture the screen, log keystrokes,

PlanDevelopment Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

PlanDevelopment Adware (Mac)

PlanDevelopment is a piece of rogue software that our researchers discovered during a routine inspection of new submissions to VirusTotal. Our analysis of this application revealed that it operates as adware and is part of the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software is desi

Auto Play Adware
Adware

Auto Play Adware

Auto Play is a browser extension that our team discovered while inspecting a deceptive website instructing us to add this extension to continue watching a video. After adding this app to a browser, we learned that it functions as adware - it shows annoying advertisements. Thus, we recommend not to

Notadvertise.com Ads
Notification Spam

Notadvertise.com Ads

Notadvertise[.]com is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redirect them to other untrustworthy websites. Typically, pages like notadvertise[.]com are visited unintentionally. We found this site while examining websites that use rogue advertisin

Password Verification Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Password Verification Email Scam

After analyzing this "Password Verification" email, we determined that it is a phishing spam email. Like many of its ilk, this letter attempts to trick recipients into revealing their email log-in credentials (passwords) by making false claims about their account's impending deactivation.

KOK08 Ransomware
Ransomware

KOK08 Ransomware

While checking the VirusTotal page for recently submitted malware samples, our malware researchers discovered the KOK08 ransomware. This ransomware is part of the Matrix ransomware family. It encrypts files, modifies their filenames, and creates the "!README_KOK08!.rtf" file that contains a ransom

ExecutiveMethod Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

ExecutiveMethod Adware (Mac)

After downloading and using a fake installer downloaded from a shady website, our team discovered an application called ExecutiveMethod. It is a useless application designed to bombard users with unwanted advertisements. Therefore, we classified ExecutiveMethod as adware (advertising-supported a