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What is Chance To Win The Brand New Playstation 5 scam?

It is common that phishing pages look like other pages (e.g., official pages owned by legitimate companies). Most of the times, scammers behind these pages use one or another technique to trick unsuspecting users into providing sensitive information.

Usually, they attempt to extract information like login credentials such as email address, username, password, or credit card details, bank account numbers, social security numbers, or other personal details. It is worthwhile to mention that phishing websites often are promoted via email, text messages.

It is likely that this particular page is promoted via deceptive ads, other dubious pages, or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is ZoLiSoNaL ransomware?

Part of the Xorist ransomware family, ZoLiSoNaL is a malicious program that operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for the decryption. In simple terms, users cannot access the files affected by ZoLiSoNaL as the ransomware renders them inaccessible and unusable.

The victims are then asked to pay ransoms to recover access/use of their data. During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".ZoLiSoNaL" extension. For example, a file initially titled something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.ZoLiSoNaL", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.ZoLiSoNaL", and so forth.

After this process is complete, identical ransom notes are displayed/created in a pop-up window, desktop wallpaper, and "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" text files, which are dropped into compromised folders.

What is acceptww[.]com ?

Acceptww[.]com is one of the many untrustworthy websites that often open more pages of this kind. More examples of pages similar to acceptww[.]com are topgirlsdating[.]com, wsoyourwi[.]fun, and ourbestnews[.]com. It is very uncommon for these pages to be visited by users on purpose.

In most cases, they are promoted through potentially malicious sites, deceptive ads, or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users download and install on their computers and browsers unknowingly.

What is YoutubeToMP3?

Virtually identical to YoutubeDownloader, YoutubeToMP3 is an adware-type application. It is supposedly capable of providing downloadable audio/video files (MP3 and MP4 formats) from entered YouTube and Facebook video links. However, this app is designed to run intrusive advertisement campaigns.

In other words, it delivers various misleading, deceptive, and even malicious ads. Additionally, most adwares have data tracking abilities, which are used to collect browsing-related information. Since users typically download/install YoutubeToMP3 unintentionally, it is also classified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is AlWasail Industrial Company email scam?

Typically, scammers behind phishing emails attempt to trick recipients into providing sensitive information. Usually, their goal is to deceive recipients into opening some shady website and entering personal information on it or sending that information directly via email.

Most scammers attempt to extract credit card details, bank account numbers, login credentials (e.g., email addresses, usernames, passwords), social security numbers, etc. It is noteworthy that most phishing emails masquerade as official letters from legitimate companies.

What is Zeoticus 2.0?

As its name suggests, Zeoticus 2.0 is a new variant of the Zeoticus ransomware. This variant encrypts and rename victim's files, changes desktop wallpaper and creates the "README.html" HTML file (ransom note).

Zeoticus 2.0 renames encrypted files by appending ".[random_string].outsourse@tutanota.com.2020END" to their filenames.

For example, it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.6361383701972502380.outsourse@tutanota.com.2020END", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.6361383701972502380.outsourse@tutanota.com.2020END", and so on.

Updated variant appends ".[random_string].anobtanium@tutanota.com.pandora" extension instead.

What is BookLot?

BookLot is advertised as a desktop app for searching information on Wikipedia. However, it is known that BookLot actually is an advertising-supported software (adware) - it generates unwanted advertisements. It is likely that this program is designed to collect information about its users as well.

Typically, users do not download and install adware intentionally (knowingly), for this reason applications like BookLot are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

What is kpoila[.]com?

Sharing many common traits with topgirlsdating.com, wsoyourwi.fun, ourbestnews.com, and countless of others, kpoila[.]com is a rogue website. It operates by delivering dubious content and/or redirecting visitors to untrustworthy/malicious sites. Users rarely access such webpages unintentionally.

Most get redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or installed PUAs. These apps do not require express permission to infiltrate systems. PUAs are designed to cause redirects, deliver intrusive advert campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

What is allowsuccess[.]org?

Allowsuccess[.]org is very similar to thedailyrobotcheck[.]site, bestletherservice[.]me, wholefreshposts[.]com, and many other untrustworthy websites that should not be visited.

Typically, pages like allowsuccess[.]org get opened after clicking on some shady advertisement, visiting other questionable pages, or installing potentially unwanted applications (PUA). In other words, users do not visit pages like allowsuccess[.]org on purpose.

It is worthwhile to mention that PUAs often are designed to generate advertisements and (or) collect data.

What is securecheckapp[.]com?

Securecheckapp[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to promote various scams. At the time of research, this page promoted a version of the "Your Apple iPhone is severely damaged" scheme. The scam primarily targets iPhone users, yet it might be accessed via other Apple devices.

This fake alert claims that users' mobile devices have been infected and damaged by multiple viruses. It must be emphasized that no site can detect threats or issues present on visitors' systems; hence, any that make such claims - are scams.

The goal of "Your Apple iPhone is severely damaged" and similar schemes is to endorse unreliable and possibly malicious software. Typically, these scams promote fake anti-virus tools, adware, browser hijackers, and other PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

It is noteworthy that schemes of this type have been used to proliferate malware (e.g., trojans, ransomware, etc.). Deceptive websites are seldom accessed intentionally; most users enter them via mistyped URLs, or redirects caused by intrusive advertisements or installed PUAs.