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PDFConverterSearchApp Browser Hijacker

What is PDFConverterSearchApp?

PDFConverterSearchApp is a typical browser hijacker: it alters specific browser's settings without the user's permission. It changes them to pdfconvertersearchapp.com, an address of a fake search engine. Also, it is likely that this app collects various data relating to user's browsing activities.

In most cases, users download and install browser hijackers unknowingly. For this reason, they are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
Elephant RAT

What is Elephant?

Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that allows remote access to the infected machine. Typically, the attackers use RATs to install or remove programs, manage files, hijack the webcam and microphone, record keyboard input (keystrokes), collect data from the system clipboard, or steal sensitive information in other ways.

Elephant is the name of a newly discovered RAT, it is known that this RAT was (or still is) used by cybercriminals behind supply chain attacks against the Vietnamese Government and gamers in Vietnam.

   
Spark Tab Browser Hijacker

What is Spark Tab?

Spark Tab is a browser hijacker promoting the tailsearch.com illegitimate search engine. Typically, software within this classification promotes fake web searchers by making modifications to browser settings. However, Spark Tab does not always modify browsers.

Additionally, most browser hijackers collect browsing-related information. Due to the dubious techniques employed to distribute Spark Tab, it is also deemed to be a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application).

   
Streaming Madness Browser Hijacker

What is Streaming Madness?

Streaming Madness is a piece of rogue software, advertised as a tool for easy access to free Movie and TV streaming services. However, it operates as a browser hijacker - makes modifications to browser settings to promote the info-search.page illegitimate search engine.

Additionally, Streaming Madness spies on users' browsing habits. Due to the questionable techniques used to distribute browser hijackers, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

   
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Email Scam

What is EMPLOYEE BENEFITS email scam?

Typically, the main purpose of phishing scams is to trick recipients into clicking on a website link that opens some deceptive page asking to enter personal information, or downloads malware, or opening an attachment that installs malicious software. Simply said, cyber criminals use phishing emails to spread malware or extract sensitive information.

Most of the times, cybercriminals behind phishing attacks pretend to be legitimate companies, organization. Also, their emails are disguised as important, official, urgent, etc.

   
Image Search Adware

What is Image Search?

Image Search is a piece of rogue software, endorsed as a tool for easy access to image databases. To elaborate, this product allows users to search for images on Unsplash, Creative Commons, Pinterest, Pexels, and PixaBay - by highlighting text on any website and opening the right-click menu.

However, Image Search also delivers misleading/malicious ads and collects browsing-related information. Due to this behavior, this tool is classified as adware. Since most users install Image Search inadvertently, it is categorized as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application) as well.

   
MAC Malware Warning Alert ! Scam (Mac)

What is "MAC Malware Warning Alert !"?

"MAC Malware Warning Alert !" is a fake pop-up error message claiming that the victim's computer has been infected. This message is usually delivered by a deceptive website, to which users are redirected by various adware-type applications that specifically target the Mac OS.

These deceptive applications usually infiltrate systems without users' permission. Furthermore, adware-type apps continually gather various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity and deliver intrusive online advertisements.

   
Znews-live.com Ads

What is znews-live[.]com?

Sharing many similarities with captcha2020.com, itabsolan.com, withoughtc.top, and thousands of others, znews-live[.]com is a rogue website. Visitors to it are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other untrustworthy/malicious pages.

Most users unintentionally access sites of this kind; they get redirected to such by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). This software does not require explicit user consent to infiltrate systems. PUAs can have heinous abilities, e.g., causing redirects, delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting browsing-related data.

   
SearchConverterNet Browser Hijacker

What is SearchConverterNet?

Browser hijacker is a type of potentially unwanted application (PUA) that modifies a web browser's settings to promote a specific address (in most cases, some fake search engine). In other words, it redirects users to an address or multiple addresses that they had no intention of visiting.

The SearchConverterNet app promotes the searchconverternet.com address. It is possible that this app gathers information relating to user's browsing habits (or other details) as well. Browser hijackers are called PUAs because it is very uncommon for users to download and install apps of this type on purpose.

   
Energias de Portugal (EDP) Email Virus

What is Energias de Portugal (EDP) email virus?

EDP Group (Energias de Portugal) is a Portuguese electric utilities company. Research shows cybercriminals are spreading phishing emails disguised as letters from this company with a purpose to trick recipients into downloading and extracting a ZIP archive file, and then opening the extracted malicious VBS file that is designed to install malware.

Although, it is unknown what malware gets injected after executing the aforementioned VBS file. It is likely that this malspam campaign is used to distribute ransomware, Trojan, or some cryptocurrency miner.

   

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