"Windows_Firewall_Protection_Alert" is a technical support scam promoted on various rogue websites. It makes fake claims about users' devices being infected with malware and urges them to contact Microsoft's support. It must be emphasized that this scam is in no way associated with the Microsoft C
Part of the MedusaLocker ransomware group, Huylock is a malicious program designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand ransoms for the decryption. During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".huylock" extension. For example, a file like "1.jpg" would appear as "
Qdla is the name of ransomware that is part of the ransomware family called Djvu. It encrypts files and modifies their filenames (it appends the ".qdla" extension to their filenames). Like most ransomware variants, Qdla creates a ransom note, the "_readme.txt" file containing contact and payment i
Fresh-content[.]biz is a rogue site akin to allactualjournal.com, rplnd1.com, myfreshspot.com, news-lipaze.cc, and countless others. It is designed to present visitors with dubious material and/or redirect them to different (likely unreliable or malicious) websites. Users typically enter webpages
Allactualjournal[.]com is an untrustworthy website sharing common traits with alert-defenders.com, sweetadvance.ru, fugles.net, and many others. It operates by loading questionable content and/or redirecting visitors to various (likely suspect or malicious) sites. Rogue webpages like allactualjou
Systemupdati[.]xyz is a deceptive website running various scams. At the time of research, this site promoted three schemes. One of the scams claims that visitors' iPhones may be vulnerable due to visits to dangerous sites; the other two - request users to install/update software to continue watc
Venus Tab is a browser hijacker designed to promote venustab.com - a fake search engine. Venus Tab hijacks a browser by changing its settings. In most cases, users install apps of this type unknowingly. Thus, they are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Venus Tab changes the h
Fastbestcaptcha[.]top uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing it to deliver notifications. It also redirects visitors to other dubious pages. There are hundreds of pages like fastbestcaptcha[.]top, for example, alert-defenders[.]com, rplnd1[.]com, news-bogixo[.]cc. Users do not
"Your Outlook Account was logged in" is the name of an email spam campaign. These emails claim that a suspicious log-in was detected on recipients' Outlook accounts. The goal of these fake letters is to promote a phishing website, which is disguised as an email account sign-in page. The sc
Crypyt is a malicious program that is part of the VoidCrypt ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt data (render files unusable) and demand payment for the decryption (access/use recovery). Affected files are appended with the cyber criminals' email address, a unique ID assigned to the victi