Socerapp[.]xyz is a deceptive website designed to display a fake system notification claiming that a network has been hacked. The purpose of this scam is to trick users into installing an application that is supposed to fix the aforementioned problem. We have discovered this pop-up scam while ex
Our malware researchers have discovered the CoinCycling while inspecting download websites for cracked software and fake pop-ups offering to update the installed software. We have tested CoinCycling and found that it is designed to generate advertisements - it functions as adware. Our te
ObjectRemote is a rogue application our researchers found while inspecting new submissions on VirusTotal. We determined that this app is a piece of advertising-supported software (adware), and it also belongs to the AdLoad malware family. ObjectRemote is designed to run intrusive adverti
miK is the name of ransomware that our malware researchers have discovered while examining the malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. We have found that miK is part of the Xorist ransomware family. It encrypts files, appends the ".miK" extension to filenames, changes the desktop wallpaper, displ
Our researchers found Nwgen while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. This malicious program is categorized as ransomware. On our test system, Nwgen encrypted files and appended their filenames with a ".nwgen" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.nwgen"
DynamicGrid is an application that our researchers classified as advertising-supported software (adware). Additionally, they have determined that DynamicGrid belongs to the AdLoad malware family. After being successfully installed onto our test machine, DynamicGrid began delivering intru
Myhugewords[.]com is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. We have discovered myhugewords[.]com while examining various illegal movie streaming, torrent, and other sites that use shady advertising networks. Websites of this type rarely are visited o
Qnty is a piece of malicious software classified as ransomware; it is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. After obtaining a sample from VirusTotal, our researchers determined that Qnty belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. On our test machine, this malicious program e
Our malware researchers have discovered the Kl ransomware on VirusTotal (while checking for recently submitted malware samples). They have learned that Kl is part of the Dharma ransomware family. It encrypts files and appends the victim's ID, filekiller@onionmail.org email address, and the ".kl" e
See-what-is-buzzing[.]com is a rogue website designed to load dubious content, promote browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to other untrustworthy/harmful pages. Our research team discovered it while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks; redirects caused by such web