While inspecting rogue webpages, our research team discovered the "Loyalty Program" scam. It makes false claims about users having a chance of winning a prize by completing a survey. It must be emphasized that the promised gift is fake, and any legitimate entities mentioned in this scam are in no
While inspecting dubious download webpages, our researchers found the Broom Cleaner application. It is promoted as a tool for improving system performance by removing junk content and protecting user privacy. The deceptive installer of Broom Cleaner installed its activated version onto our test m
Judging by the app's interface, I-Record is supposed to record the screen using the selected video format. Our team has discovered I-Record after completing an installation of a software bundle downloaded from a shady web page. It is highly advisable not to install apps included in deceptive insta
While looking through untrustworthy websites, our research team found the robustwebsecurity[.]com rogue page. It operates by promoting scams, pushing browser notification spam, and redirecting visitors to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites. Webpages like robustwebsecurity[.]com are typical
Ads Skipping Over is a rogue browser extension that our researchers found while inspecting deceptive software-promoting websites. This extension is endorsed as a Youtube advertisement ad-blocker/ad-skipper. However, after analyzing Ads Skipping Over, we determined that it operates as advertising-s
Magnus is ransomware that our team has discovered while examining malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal page. We found that Magnus encrypts files, appends four random characters to filenames (its extension), changes the desktop wallpaper, and creates the "READMEEEEEE!!!!.txt" file containing
While inspecting deceptive websites offering to update the Adobe Flash Player, our team discovered an application named FrequencyPlatform. During the analysis, we found that FrequencyPlatform generates unwanted advertisements. Thus, it has been concluded that FrequencyPlatform is adware.
Info is the name of ransomware belonging to the Dharma ransomware family. Our team has discovered it while inspecting malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. Info encrypts data, appends the victim's ID, infobase@onionmail.com email address, and ".info" extension to filenames, and generates two fi
Redstringline[.]com is a rogue webpage that our research team discovered during a routine inspection of unreliable websites. This page promotes spam browser notifications and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/malicious) sites. Redstringline[.]com and similar webpages are usual
Quick Files Download is a rogue browser extension that we discovered while inspecting untrustworthy download webpages. This piece of software is promoted as a download management tool. However, Quick Files Download actually operates as adware - it displays various advertisements and spies on users