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$1000 Venmo Gift Card POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

$1000 Venmo Gift Card POP-UP Scam

"$1000 Venmo Gift Card" is a scam promoted on various deceptive websites. The scheme is presented as a gift raffle in appreciation of users' loyalty to Venmo, a mobile payment service owned by PayPal Holdings, Inc. In fact, the "$1000 Venmo Gift Card" giveaway is a blatant scam and is in no way as

Bella RAT (Mac)
Mac Virus

Bella RAT (Mac)

Bella is a rogue program, which is used for malicious purposes. For example, to steal passwords, execute various commands, transfer malicious files, and perform other dubious actions. This malware functions as a Remote Administration Trojan (RAT), and thus cyber criminals can perform certain act

ConvertMySearch Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

ConvertMySearch Browser Hijacker

ConvertMySearch is rogue software classified as a browser hijacker. It operates by making modifications to browser settings to promote a fake search engine. ConvertMySearch promotes convertmysearch.com in this way. Additionally, this browser hijacker has data tracking capabilities, which are emplo

Dheje.xyz POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Dheje.xyz POP-UP Scam (Mac)

dheje[.]xyz is one of many deceptive websites designed to trick users into downloading and installing a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Like most pages of this type, dheje[.]xyz claims that the device is infected with viruses and encourages users to remove them with a specific applicati

Hhmgzyl Ransomware
Ransomware

Hhmgzyl Ransomware

Hhmgzyl is malicious software belonging to the Snatch ransomware family. Systems infected with this malware have their data encrypted and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During the encryption process, files are appended with the ".hhmgzyl" extension. For example, a file originally na

Emilisub Ransomware
Ransomware

Emilisub Ransomware

Emilisub is a part of the Xorist ransomware family. It renames all encrypted files by appending its extension. It also displays a ransom message in a pop-up window and creates the "HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt" file (another ransom message) in all folders that contain encrypted files. An example of h

Windows Error Code: DLL011150 POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

Windows Error Code: DLL011150 POP-UP Scam

"Windows Error Code: DLL011150" refers to a technical support scam run on various deceptive websites. This scheme claims that it is a "virus alert" from Microsoft, informing users that their devices have been supposedly blocked due to suspicious activity detected on them. All of the information p

Thefaceduck.com Ads
Notification Spam

Thefaceduck.com Ads

thefaceduck[.]com and similar web pages display dubious content or open other untrusted sites. In most cases, users do not visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), through clicked deceptive advertisements, or other untrusted websites.

Error Code : EBRX1:6X76D POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

Error Code : EBRX1:6X76D POP-UP Scam

This is a typical technical support scam website, which is designed to trick visitors into calling the provided number and then paying for supposedly legitimate (and unnecessary) remote technical support. Generally, people do not visit these web pages intentionally - they are opened through other

Cl Ransomware
Ransomware

Cl Ransomware

Cl is malware belonging to the family of ransomware called Dharma. It is designed to encrypt files, rename them and provide victims with instructions about how to contact the developers (cyber criminals). Cl renames files by adding the victim's ID, cl_crypt@aol.com email address, and appending the