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What is kokotrokot[.]com?

Kokotrokot[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to other unreliable or malicious pages. There are thousands of sites of this type online; reatenedb.club, ryknewho.club, and arphanpyer.com are but a few examples.

Users seldom access such webpages intentionally. Most get redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) already installed onto their devices.

This software does not need explicit user consent to infiltrate systems. PUAs operate by causing redirects, running intrusive advert campaigns, and gathering browsing-related data.

What is Monkserenen?

As a rule, most ransomware variants are designed to encrypt files (make them inaccessible) and generate a ransom note. It is also common that they rename every encrypted file. Monkserenen renames files by appending ".crypted_monkserenen@tvstar_com" as the file extension.

For example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.crypted_monkserenen@tvstar_com", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.crypted_monkserenen@tvstar_com", and so forth.

Also, Monkserenen creates the "how_to_back_files.html" file (its ransom note) in all folders that contain affected data. It is noteworthy that Monkserenen is part of the GlobeImposter ransomware family.

What is VIPSportSearch?

VIPSportSearch is a piece of rogue software categorized as a browser hijacker. It operates by promoting the vipsportsearch.com illegitimate search engine through alterations to browser settings.

Furthermore, software within this category typically has data tracking abilities, which are employed to spy on users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious methods used to distribute browser hijackers, they are also deemed to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is reatenedb[.]club?

Sharing many similarities with ryknewho.club, arphanpyer.com, get-money-to.shop, and thousands of others, reatenedb[.]club is a rogue site. Visitors to it are presented with dubious content and/or redirected to unreliable or possibly dangerous webpages.

Users usually access such websites unintentionally; they get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). This software does not need express user permission to infiltrate systems.

PUAs can have heinous functionalities, including force-opening pages, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting browsing-related information.

What is the "ONLINE BANK Reward"?

"ONLINE BANK Reward" is a scam run on various deceptive webpages. This scheme states that users will receive a reward for completing a short survey about their banking experience.

"ONLINE BANK Reward" claims are false, and its sole aim is to endorse other untrustworthy and malicious sites. The scheme has been observed being promoted via Chase Bank themed spam campaign; the subject/title of these scam emails is "lmportant....Message....for....you....41340" (may vary).

Deceptive websites are seldom accessed intentionally. Most enter them through mistyped URLs, redirects caused by intrusive advertisements, or have them force-opened by installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Secure your email scam?

Typically, cybercriminals behind phishing emails pretend to be legitimate companies, organizations, or other entities. Their main goal is to trick unsuspecting recipients into providing sensitive information, for example, credit card details, social security numbers, usernames, and passwords (or other login credentials).

It is common that phishing emails contain a website link designed to open a page where visitors are asked to enter personal information. In one way or another, it is strongly recommended to ignore emails of this type and not to click on links in them.

What is the ryknewho[.]club site?

Sharing similarities with arphanpyer.com, demetravertando.bar, get-money-to.shop, and countless others, ryknewho[.]club is a rogue website. Visitors to it are presented with dubious content and/or redirected to unreliable/malicious pages.

Typically, sites like ryknewho[.]club are entered unintentionally. Most users access them via redirects caused by intrusive advertisements or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

This software does not require explicit user consent to infiltrate systems. PUAs are designed to cause redirects, deliver intrusive advert campaigns, and collect browsing-related data.

What is arphanpyer[.]com?

There are many dubious websites like arphanpyer[.]com on the Internet. A couple of examples are demetravertando[.]bar, get-money-to[.]shop, and takhiza[.]com.

One min thing that these pages have in common is that all of them are designed to promote other questionable and display shady content. Therefore, arphanpyer[.]com or any other page of this type cannot be trusted.

Another important detail about these pages is that users do not visit them intentionally - they get opened by browsers when a potentially unwanted application (PUA) is installed on them, through deceptive advertisements or various unreliable pages.

What is the "Spring Marine Management S.A." scam email?

"Spring Marine Management S.A. email virus" refers to a spam campaign designed to spread malware. The term defines a mass-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent.

The letters distributed through this campaign - are disguised as product quotation requests from the "Spring Marine Management". This name belongs to a legitimate company, which is no way associated with these scam emails.

Upon opening, the file attached to the letters - initiates download/installation of the Agent Tesla Remote Access Trojan (RAT).

What is demetravertando[.]bar ?

Demetravertando[.]bar is the address of an untrustworthy page. It is similar to takhiza[.]com, admntrk[.]com, netflowcorp[.]com, and hundreds of other websites of this type.

As a rule, these pages get opened via deceptive advertisements, potentially malicious websites or by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

In other words, it is uncommon for such pages to be visited by users on purpose/intentionally. It is worthwhile to mention that most users download and install PUAs unintentionally as well.