In most cases, cyber criminals behind malspam attempt to trick recipients into providing sensitive information (e.g., credit card details or other banking-related information, login credentials), or installing malicious software onto their computers via malicious links or attachments. Note that c
Belonging to the VoidCrypt ransomware family, Crypter is a malicious program designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for decryption. I.e., victims are unable to access/use files affected by this malware, and they are asked to pay to restore the data. When Crypter encrypts, files are renamed a
Remote access/administration tool (RAT) software allows users to control other computers (which also have RATs installed) remotely. Software of this type can be used legitimately (for example, to provide remote technical support), however, cyber criminals also exploit RATs. They use RATs to access
"Firewall Spyware Alert" is the name of a technical support scam, which is promoted through various untrusted sites. There are several versions of this online scheme, yet thematically they are identical. The primary differences are visual, and there are slight variations on the fake messages. Ess
Ransomware is a type of malware designed to encrypt files stored on a device. Typically, victims cannot use encrypted files unless they are recovered with valid decryption tools. Ransomware often renames files as well. Beaf appends the ".beaf" extension to filenames. For example, "1.jpg" becomes
SearchMusicStream is classified as a browser hijacker. After installation it changes certain browser settings to searchmusicstream.com, the address of a fake search engine. Most apps of this type collect data (usually, browsing-related details). Note that many users download and install apps such
Quick App is dubious software categorized as a browser hijacker. It operates by promoting the quicknewtab.com fake search engine through modification of browser settings. Additionally, Quick App monitors users' browsing habits and collects vulnerable data. Since most users download/install browse
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Adamantium Thief is malicious software, which operates as a stealer. Following successful infiltration, this malware attempts to extract and exfiltrate sensitive and personal information from installed browsers. Adamantium Thief malware is a highly dangerous program, which poses a serious threat
Seccrypt is part of the WastedLocker ransomware family. Like most ransomware variants, Seccrypt encrypts (locks) files to prevent victims from decrypting (unlocking) them without decryption programs/keys purchased from the attackers. This ransomware renames encrypted files by appending the ".secc