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What kind of page is whouptighept[.]com?

We have inspected whouptighept[.]com and discovered that it uses clickbait to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It is highly advisable not to agree to receive notifications from such web pages and close them if accessed. Notifications from sites like whouptighept[.]com can lead to malicious websites.

What kind of page is bitdefender[.]top?

We have analyzed bitdefender[.]top and discovered that it is a deceptive web page. The purpose of bitdefender[.]top is to lure visitors into accepting its notifications. Typically, users open such pages accidentally. It is highly advisable to avoid visiting websites like bitdefender[.]top and never permit them to send notifications.

What kind of page is bicio[.]info?

Our researchers discovered bicio[.]info while investigating dubious sites. After inspecting this rogue page, we found that it promotes spam browser notifications and redirects users to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) websites.

The majority of visitors to bicio[.]info and similar webpages enter them through redirects generated by sites that utilize rogue advertising networks.

What kind of page is dipusdigs[.]club?

Our researchers found the dipusdigs[.]club rogue page while browsing untrustworthy websites. After inspecting this webpage, we learned that it endorses browser notification spam and redirects visitors to other (likely dubious or malicious) sites.

Users primarily enter pages like dipusdigs[.]club through redirects caused by websites that utilize rogue advertising networks.

What kind of website is dfltsearch.com?

Dfltsearch.com is a fake search engine discovered by our researchers during the analysis of DFLT Search. Websites of this kind cannot provide search results and redirect elsewhere (predominantly legitimate search engines). These pages tend to collect information about their visitors.

Fraudulent search engines are usually endorsed (via redirects) by browser hijackers. DFLT Search browser hijacker promotes dfltsearch.com, but this extension may endorse others and vice versa.

What kind of page is globalaeetes[.]org?

Globalaeetes[.]org is a rogue page discovered by our researchers during a routine investigation of suspect websites. Upon examination, we determined that this webpage promotes browser notification spam and generates redirects to other (likely dubious/hazardous) sites.

Most visitors to globalaeetes[.]org and pages of this kind access them via redirects caused by websites that utilize rogue advertising networks.

What is the fake "$MOG Coin" website?

While investigating deceptive websites, we found this "$MOG Coin" scam as endorsed on mogccoin[.]com (note that it could be hosted elsewhere). This fraudulent platform operates as a cryptocurrency drainer. Victims of this scam experience financial loss as the drainer siphons funds from their digital wallets.

What kind of malware is Ownerd?

Our researchers discovered Ownerd ransomware while browsing new submissions to the VirusTotal platform. This type of malware encrypts data and demands payment for the decryption.

On our testing system, Ownerd encrypted files and appended their names with the attackers' email address and a ".ownerd" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg.[ownerde@cyberfear.com].ownerd", and so on for all of the locked files.

After the encryption process was completed, the ransomware changed the desktop wallpaper and dropped a ransom note titled "#Read-for-recovery.txt".

What kind of page is ourdoucki[.]net?

During our examination of ourdoucki[.]net, we learned that the site used deception (clickbait) to trick visitors into granting it permission to show notifications. Users usually stumble upon such websites unintentionally. It is strongly recommended that you close ourdoucki[.]net immediately if you happen to visit it.

What kind of extension is KittCat?

Our examination of KittCat extension has shown that it functions as a browser hijacker. The purpose of KittCat is to promote a fake search engine. In addition to hijacking a browser, KittCat may gather various data. Thus, users should avoid adding KittCat (and similar extensions) to browsers.