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What kind of application is UnlimitedPixel?

Our team has discovered the UnlimitedPixel application while inspecting various shady websites. After downloading and installing this app, we learned that it shows annoying/intrusive advertisements. For this reason, we have classified UnlimitedPixel as an advertising-supported application.

What kind of page is social-discovery[.]io?

While inspecting untrustworthy websites, our researchers discovered the social-discovery[.]io rogue page. It is designed to load dubious content, promote spam browser notifications, and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) sites.

Users typically enter social-discovery[.]io and similar websites through redirects caused by webpages using rogue advertising networks.

What is Down Assist?

While inspecting dubious software promoting webpages, our research team discovered the Down Assist browser extension. It is endorsed as a tool capable of quickly providing alternative websites when the one users seek to access is down (unavailable). After analyzing Down Assist, we determined that it operates as advertising-supported software (adware).

What is RedEngine ransomware?

RedEngine is a ransomware-type program that we found while inspecting new malware submissions to VirusTotal. We determined that RedEngine is based on the Chaos ransomware.

After we released a sample of RedEngine on our test system, it encrypted files and appended their filenames with an extension consisting of four random characters. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.1but", "2.png" as "2.png.b0ij", and so on.

Once the encryption process was completed, a ransom-demanding message - "read_it.txt" - was created on the desktop.

What is ShoreCreative?

ShoreCreative is a rogue application that we found while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. Our analysis of this app revealed that it operates as advertising-supported software (adware).

What kind of email is "SMTP/Sendmail Service is Disabled"?

Our inspection of the "SMTP/Sendmail Service is Disabled" email revealed that it is spam that operates as a phishing scam. These letters target recipients' email account log-in credentials by claiming that the ownership must be confirmed.

What kind of malware is Nordteam?

Nordteam is ransomware belonging to the Spora ransomware family. We discovered this variant while inspecting malware samples submitted to the VirusTotal page. Our team found that Nordteam encrypts files and appends four random characters to filenames as the extension. Also, it creates "ReadMe.hta" and "[victim's_ID] ReadMe.txt" files containing ransom notes.

An example of how Nordteam ransomware modifies filenames: it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.gkng", "2.png" to "2.png.gkng", and so forth.

What is DesignPaper?

DesignPaper is a piece of rogue software that our research team found while inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal. After analyzing this app, we determined that it is adware and belongs to the AdLoad malware family.

What kind of software is Dark-Display?

Dark-Display is described as an app that provides a dark mode for simple websites. After downloading and adding this app to a web browser, we learned that it shows unwanted advertisements. Thus, we classified Dark-Display as adware. Ads displayed by adware can open untrustworthy websites.

What is Dropbox Update Setup virus?

We have discovered the Dropbox Update Setup while examining various cracked software distribution websites. We have inspected the downloaded "Setup.exe" file and found that it runs in the Task Manager as "Dropbox Update Setup". It causes high CPU usage, which means it may be crypto-mining malware. However, some antiviruses detect it as an information stealer.