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What kind of page is forcetemperance[.]com?

After analyzing forcetemperance[.]com, our team discovered that the primary objective of this website is to deceive visitors into granting permission for notifications. The site employs deceptive content as bait. We discovered forcetemperance[.]com while examining sites that use dubious advertising networks.

What kind of page is gregoryfavorite[.]space?

Our research team found the gregoryfavorite[.]space rogue website during a routine investigation of suspect sites. This page aims to trick visitors into allowing it to deliver browser notification spam. Furthermore, it can redirect users elsewhere (likely dubious/malicious websites).

Most visitors to gregoryfavorite[.]space and webpages akin to it – enter them via redirects generated by sites that use rogue advertising networks.

What kind of page is gossip-incoming-news[.]com?

Gossip-incoming-news[.]com is a rogue webpage that we discovered while investigating dubious sites. It is designed to endorse browser notification spam and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.

The majority of users access gossip-incoming-news[.]com and similar pages via redirects caused by websites that employ rogue advertising networks.

What kind of application is EnginePro?

While checking out the new submissions to the VirusTotal website, our research team found the EnginePro app. Following our examination, we determined that this application is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family. EnginePro operates by delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns and may have other harmful abilities.

What kind of application is CenterNow?

CenterNow is a rogue application that we discovered while inspecting new submissions to the VirusTotal website. After examining this app, we determined that it is adware belonging to the AdLoad malware family.

What kind of malware is PirateStealer?

PirateStealer is a stealer-type malware. This malicious program is designed to exfiltrate information from infected devices. At the time of writing, PirateStealer is offered for sale on hacker forums – hence, its proliferation is dependent on the cyber criminals' using it.

What kind of malware is DynamicRAT?

DynamicRAT is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with an extensive range of capabilities that enable complete control over the targeted device. DynamicRAT allows cybercriminals to gain control over the compromised system, steal sensitive information, perform malicious activities, and potentially distribute additional malware.

What kind of malware is PowerDrop?

PowerDrop is the name of the malware seen in targeted attacks aimed specifically at the U.S. aerospace defense industry. PowerDrop leverages PowerShell and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to establish a persistent Remote Access Trojan (RAT) within compromised networks. The specific method of infection or the initial compromise in the PowerDrop malware attack is not yet known.

What kind of malware is Anxz?

Anxz is the name of a ransomware-type program that our researchers discovered while investigating new submissions to the VirusTotal website. This malicious program is based on the Chaos ransomware. It operates by encrypting data and demanding payment for its decryption.

After we executed a sample of Anxz on our testing system, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with an extension comprising four random characters. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.p60f", "2.png" as "2.png.fcsi", and so on for all of the affected files.

Once the encryption process was finished, the ransomware changed the desktop wallpaper and created a ransom note titled "L bozo.txt". However, the message therein was incomplete.

What kind of website is adstopc[.]com?

While inspecting adstopc[.]com, our team found that it displays misleading content to receive permission to send notifications. Moreover, adstopc[.]com has the potential to redirect visitors to other shady websites. We discovered adstopc[.]com during our examination of pages associated with rogue advertising networks.