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Parental Control: BlackList is a rogue browser extension that our researchers discovered while investigating suspicious sites that promote software. This extension is presented as a parental tool capable of blocking websites based on a created list. However, our analysis revealed the behavior of
Ad-free | best ad blocker is the name of a browser extension that supposedly blocks online advertisements. Ironically, this app generates advertisements. Thus, we classified Ad-free | best ad blocker as adware. Our team discovered this app on a deceptive page that recommended adding it to a browse
HyperBro is the name of a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). This type of malware is designed to allow remote access/control over infected machines. RATs are typically highly functional pieces of malicious software capable of causing all sorts of severe issues. It is noteworthy that HyperBro has been us
CovalentStealer is an info-stealing malware that identifies file shares on a system, categorizes the files, and then exfiltrates (uploads) them to a remote server controlled by threat actors. CovalentStealer stores gathered files on OneDrive. It is known that it was used as a payload when targetin
"Your Device Apple iPhone Has Been Hacked" is a scam that our researchers discovered while inspecting dubious websites. As the name implies, it claims that the visitor's iPhone has been infected and hacked. It must be emphasized that no site can detect such (or other) issues on users' devices -
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