Our researchers discovered the Baal ransomware while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. This malicious program is part of the Makop ransomware family. Once a sample of Baal was launched on our test system, this ransomware encrypted files and altered their filenames. The titles of affected
Computeradsnetwork[.]com is a rogue webpage that our researchers found while checking out untrustworthy sites. It operates by promoting spam browser notifications and redirecting visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites. Users typically enter pages like computeradsnetwork[.]co
Rootxwolf is the name ransomware based on another ransomware called Chaos. We have discovered Rootxwolf during our analysis of malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal site. This malware encrypts files, modifies their filenames, creates the "read_it.txt" file (a ransom note), and changes the de
Onlinehelptutorials[.]com is a rogue webpage that our researchers discovered while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page is designed to promote online scams, push browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites. Users typically access onlin
Revive is the name of a banking Trojan targeting Android users (customers of a specific Spanish bank). It steals sensitive information. Cybercriminals use Revive to take ownership of online accounts using stolen login credentials. This malware abuses Accessibility Services to perform malicious act
While looking through new submissions to VirusTotal, our research team found the HybridSpace application. After inspecting this piece of software, we determined that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family. Advertising-supported software operates by enabling the placement of
Trusted-check[.]xyz is one of the many deceptive websites that display deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing them to display notifications. Moreover, this site can open various scams and other untrustworthy pages. We have discovered trusted-check[.]xyz while analyzing other pages that
BlueSky is the name of a malicious program classified as ransomware. Malware of this type is designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for the decryption. When we executed a sample of BlueSky on our test machine, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".bluesky" extension. For e
Our malware researchers have discovered TripleWhole while examining deceptive pages claiming that it is required to update the Adobe Flash Player (with a fake installer). After downloading and installing TripleWhole, we found that it functions as adware. The purpose of this application is to dis
Our inspection of this "City National Bank" email revealed that it is malspam - malicious spam mail intended to infect recipients' systems with malware. It must be emphasized that these spam letters are in no way associated with City National Bank or any other similarly named financial institutio