Threats
What does Erbium InfoStealer do?
Erbium is a newly discovered infostealing malware. The malicious tool was put up for sale on the dark web by a Russian-speaking threat actor back in the summer of 2022. Erbium is sold for a relatively modest price,... Read more
Watch Out for the 'Apple Invoice' Scam
A new scam is distributed through malicious spam emails online. This time, the scammers are trying to impersonate Apple. The scam uses a simple and familiar setup. The victim receives a malicious email that contains a... Read more
Can You Trust Champse.click Ad Pop-Ups?
Champse dot click is a misleading website that will try to push ads into your browser. Landing on the page at Champse dot click, the first thing that should throw you off is the nonsensical domain name. Misleading... Read more
Adlg Ransomware Joins Djvu Family
Adlg is a newly discovered strain of ransomware that belongs to the ever-growing Djvu clone family. The ransomware behaves largely as expected. It will encrypt media files, documents, archives and databases found on... Read more
How to Stop Pushyouworld dot com Ads
Pushyouworld dot com is a generic misleading website, put up online only to push ads inside your browser. Like many other similar misleading pages, Pushyouworld dot com tries to use a fake bot check to disguise the... Read more
What is 'Ads Blocker' Mobile Malware?
Ads Blocker is the name of a piece of malware that can infect Android devices, including smartphones and tablets. The application is not distributed through the official Google Play Store, due to its malicious nature.... Read more
What is Adoq Ransomware?
Adoq ransomware is the name of yet another newly discovered Djvu ransomware clone. The new Djvu variant does nothing unusual or unexpected. It will encrypt the victim system, leaving files scrambled. Once encrypted,... Read more
How to Avoid Series-protection.com Ads
Series-protection dot com is a misleading website that aims to scare its visitors by producing fake virus warnings. Landing on Series-protection dot com, you will see a number of images, doctored to resemble the... Read more
Beware of the Ubersear.ch Fake Search Engine
Ubersear dot ch is a fake search engine that is linked to and promoted by the rogue browser extension called "Ads Blocker". Fake search engines of this kind are commonly linked to browser hijackers or rogue browser... Read more
What is Lol Ransomware?
If you find your files unopenable and renamed with the ".lol" extension added to their names, you have become a victim of the Lol ransomware. The new strain of file-encrypting malware shows no signs of belonging to a... Read more
Avoiding AbsoluteValue Mac Adware
AbsoluteValue is yet another AdLoad adware clone that can deploy on Mac computers. AdLoad is a group or family of adware, also known as ad-supported software, which works on Mac computers. AbsoluteValue is just one of... Read more
Royal Ransomware Goes for High-Profile Targets
A relatively new ransomware threat actor is making big moves and attracting attention. The new threat actor's presence was first spotted in early 2022 and Royal has been active since. What sets Royal apart from most... Read more
What is T_TEN Ransomware?
T_TEN ransomware is a new strain of file-encrypting malware that belongs to the relatively unknown family of DCRTR ransomware clones. T_TEN will encrypt the majority of files found on the victim system, leaving them... Read more
What is StandardVirtue Adware?
StandardVirtue is a piece of adware or an ad-supported application that can crop up on your Mac computer. It belongs to the broader family of AdLoad adware that can affect Macs. StandardVirtue is an app that will show... Read more
What is Adww Ransomware?
Adww is yet another ransomware clone based on Djvu code and using the Djvu ransomware infrastructure. Adww will encrypt almost every file on the targeted system, leaving Windows-essential files untouched. Encrypted... Read more
How to Avoid Week-tale.xyz Ad Pop-Ups
Week-tale dot xyz is a misleading website that uses a simple trick to convince users that they are performing an anti-bot check. In reality, the site is pushing ads into your browser. Upon loading the page at... Read more
Totalwebdefence.com Uses Fake Scares
Totalwebdefence dot com is a misleading website that attempts to trick users into accepting push notifications through a fake virus scare. Like many other misleading websites, Totalwebdefence uses images styled like... Read more
Wizard Ransomware Asks for Modest Ransom
Wizard ransomware is the name of a newly discovered strain of file-encrypting malware. The new variant does nothing special. It will encrypt most files on the targeted computer, leaving them scrambled and unreadable.... Read more
