Power Off is a rogue application supposedly capable of managing program processes, e.g., launching, scheduling, restarting, shutting down, etc. Our researchers determined that this piece of software operates as advertising-supported software (adware) - by running intrusive advertisement campaigns.
Discovered by Boanbird, 360 is the name of a ransomware-type program. When we launched a sample on our test system, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with the ".360" extension. For example, a file originally titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.360", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.360", and so on. O
Worldcoolfeed[.]com is a deceptive website that we have discovered while examining torrent, illegal movie streaming, and similar sites that use questionable advertising networks. We found that the purpose of worldcoolfeed[.]com is to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications and redire
Gomorrah is an information-stealing malware. We obtained a sample from VirusTotal and subsequently analyzed this malicious program. We discovered that it primarily targets account credentials and credit card numbers. Gomorrah stealer begins its operations by gathering data about the follow
During a routine inspection of new malware submissions to VirusTotal, our research team found the Cat4er ransomware. When a sample was launched on our test machine, this malware encrypted files and appended them with the ".Cat4er" extension. For example, a filename like "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg
The chillsearch.xyz address (a fake search engine) became known to us after using a couple of fake Adobe Flash Player installers downloaded from deceptive websites. We have found that those installers hijacked a web browser - our browser opened chillsearch.xyz every time we entered a search quer
Bar1 New Tab is a browser hijacker. After analyzing this piece of software, our researchers determined that it modifies browser settings to promote the barone.live fake search engine. Additionally, Bar1 New Tab spies on users' browsing activity. After being installed onto our test machin
The kexvideo[.]ru is an untrustworthy website that our malware researchers have discovered while visiting pages that use questionable advertising networks. We have analyzed kexvideo[.]ru and found that it displays deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redir
"FITS email virus" refers to a malware-proliferating spam campaign. These scam emails supposedly concern payment advice from FITS (Fire International Technical Services LLC). We must emphasize that this spam mail is not associated with any companies or other legitimate entities. After receiving a
We have discovered the PDFEditor application while checking the samples submitted to VirusTotal. Our team has tested PDFEditor and found that it has the qualities of adware - it is an advertising-supported application. Although, it is promoted as a PDF editor - a tool that allows users to edit PDF