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Valynex.co.in Ads
Notification Spam

Valynex.co.in Ads

Valynex.co[.]in is a rogue page that promotes browser notification spam. It also generates redirects to various websites, which are typically unreliable or harmful. We discovered this webpage while investigating sites that utilize rogue advertising networks. Redirects caused by such webpages are h

Rharcometa.com Ads
Notification Spam

Rharcometa.com Ads

Our researchers discovered the rharcometa[.]com rogue page while investigating dubious websites. This webpage promotes spam browser notifications and redirects visitors to different, likely unreliable or harmful, sites. Rharcometa[.]com and analogous pages are primarily accessed through redirects

First Abu Dhabi Bank - Funds Transfer Documents Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

First Abu Dhabi Bank - Funds Transfer Documents Email Scam

After reading this "First Abu Dhabi Bank - Funds Transfer Documents" email, we determined that it is spam. It claims that the recipient's funds, which are worth over three million USD, will be transferred once the necessary information is provided. Evidently, this phishing mail targets private dat

BLACK-HEOLAS Ransomware
Ransomware

BLACK-HEOLAS Ransomware

Our researchers discovered the BLACK-HEOLAS ransomware while browsing new malware submissions to the VirusTotal website. Malicious software of this kind encrypts data and demands a ransom for its decryption. On our testing system, BLACK-HEOLAS encrypted files and modified their filenames. Origina

Internal Error Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Internal Error Email Scam

Our inspection of the "Internal Error" email revealed that it is spam. This message states that sent emails are failing to reach the intended recipients due to an internal error. The purpose of this spam campaign is to trick users into disclosing their email account log-in credentials to a phishin

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Android Has Detected A Wiretap On Your Phone Scam (Android)
Phishing/Scam

Android Has Detected A Wiretap On Your Phone Scam (Android)

While investigating dubious websites, our researchers discovered the "Android Has Detected A Wiretap On Your Phone" scam. It claims that the user's smartphone has been wiretapped. Typically, scams of this kind aim to trick users into downloading/installing or purchasing (likely suspicious/harmful)

Instagram Password Hacker Scam
Phishing/Scam

Instagram Password Hacker Scam

"Instagram Password Hacker" is a scam run on various deceptive websites. This scheme is presented as a hacking service allowing users to steal Instagram social media accounts by entering their usernames. The aim of "Instagram Password Hacker" is to promote untrustworthy and malicious sites, namel

Conflict With Your Company Name Or Trademark Email Scam
Phishing/Scam

Conflict With Your Company Name Or Trademark Email Scam

After investigating several "Conflict With Your Company Name Or Trademark" emails, we determined that they are spam. These fake letters claim that a registration attempt has been made with the .cn domain that includes keywords associated with recipients' company names or trademarks. The purpose o

Search1.me Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Search1.me Redirect

Search1.me is the address of a fake search engine. Typically, such web searchers are promoted by PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) classified as browser hijackers. Search1.me has been observed being pushed by the Better Search browser hijacker. Browser hijackers promote fraudulent w

WebWebWeb.com Redirect
Browser Hijacker

WebWebWeb.com Redirect

The WebWebWeb.com browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) through free software downloads. At time of testing, this website was promoted via an application called 'video downloader professional'. Developers of this browser settings-changing adware (LINK6

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DanaBot Returns To Reclaim Title Of Cybercrime Juggernaut
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DanaBot Returns To Reclaim Title Of Cybercrime Juggernaut

After a six-month hiatus, DanaBot malware has reemerged, signaling the return of one of cybercrime's most adaptive threats. Once a banking trojan, DanaBot has evolved into a modular, multipurpose framework supporting espionage, data theft, and ransomware delivery. Moreover, its return also follows

Landfall - A New Commercial Grade Spyware
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Landfall - A New Commercial Grade Spyware

In November 2025, researchers publicly disclosed a previously unknown Android spyware family, now called Landfall. The security team at Unit 42 (part of Palo Alto Networks) described it in a blog post as "new commercial-grade Android spyware in an exploit chain targeting Samsung devices." The

SesameOp Backdoor Abuses OpenAI API
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SesameOp Backdoor Abuses OpenAI API

In a striking demonstration of how cyber-threats adapt to emerging technologies, Microsoft's Incident Response team has uncovered a sophisticated new malware known as SesameOp, which uniquely exploits the OpenAI Assistants API for command-and-control (C2) operations. This discovery marks one of the

New Atroposia Malware - A Sign Of The AI Times
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New Atroposia Malware - A Sign Of The AI Times

The emergence of the Atroposia malware marks another significant step forward in the evolution of cyber threats. Where earlier remote-access trojans (RATs) focused on giving attackers control over compromised computers, Atroposia takes it a step further by combining that control with active intellig

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Combo Cleaner Anti-Malware (for Windows computers)

Combo Cleaner Anti-Malware (for Windows computers)

Combo Cleaner is an anti-malware application for Windows computers (also available for Mac computers). It's developed by a company RCS LT which has been working in cyber security industry for over 10 years. The accumulated experience in internet security allowed us to create a robust anti-malware so

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Combo Cleaner: Antivirus and System Optimizer (for Mac computers)

Combo Cleaner: Antivirus and System Optimizer (for Mac computers)

Combo Cleaner is an antivirus and system optimizer created by a company called RCS LT. This application runs on Mac computers and works with all recent Mac operating systems, including Yosemite, macOS 13 Ventura, and macOS 14 Sonoma. This application takes a different approach as compared to tradit

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Avast Premium Security

Avast Premium Security

Avast has traditionally provided good protection against malware threats and a great-looking interface. However, it was often felt that users had to pay for that great interface over standout features It has also struggled to balance paid products and its free antivirus software. The free version