Odaku is a ransomware-type program that our researchers discovered while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. We determined that this malicious program belongs to the Chaos ransomware family. Once executed on our test system, Odaku began encrypting files and appended their filenames with an
Chosenlove[.]com is a rogue page that we discovered while inspecting untrustworthy websites. It is designed to load dubious content, promote spam browser notifications, and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Most users enter webpages like chosenlove[.]com via redir
Check-the-article[.]com is a deceptive page that we have found while inspecting other pages of this kind (illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and similar). It displays deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Also, it redirects visitors to other untrust
LaunchHistoryResults is the name of an application that our team has discovered while visiting deceptive websites (e.g., pages offering to download fake updates for the Adobe Flash Player). After downloading and installing the app, we found that it functions as adware - LaunchHistoryResults gene
While inspecting untrustworthy websites, our researchers discovered the freesamplesprousa[.]com webpage. It operates by hosting deceptive material (scams), pushing browser notification spam, and redirecting visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Most users enter freesamplespro
Freeadvreviews[.]com is a rogue page that our researchers found while inspecting dubious websites. It promotes browser notification spam by using fake CAPTCHA verification. Additionally, this site can redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) webpages. Most users enter websites lik
Mal is ransomware that belongs to the Xorist ransomware family. We have discovered this variant while analyzing the malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. Mal encrypts files and appends the ".Mal" extension to their filenames. It displays its ransom note in an error window and on a black screen.
Flowvideo[.]ru is a rogue page that we discovered while inspecting untrustworthy websites. This webpage is designed to promote spam browser notifications and lead visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Most users enter rogue webpages via redirects caused by sites using rogue advertis
While inspecting submissions to VirusTotal, we discovered the Mine malicious program that belongs to the Djvu ransomware family. Programs within this malware classification are designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption. We launched a sample of Mine on our test machine, and it
We have examined the mous0[.]biz page and learned that it uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. Moreover, it redirects visitors to an identical page. Our team has discovered mous0[.]biz while examining other pages that use rogue advertising networ