Threats
Beware of the Webmail Center Scam
There is a new scam being distributed around the web through malicious spam email campaigns. This particular campaign relies on one of the oldest tricks in the handbook of every scammer - fake mail issues used to... Read more
What is EllipseChoice Adware?
EllipseChoice is the name of a potentially unwanted application that can end up on Mac computers. EllipseChoice is classified as adware, also known as ad-supported software. EllipseChoice is a member of the family of... Read more
KOPYTZEMPEREEBET Ransomware Uses Weird Name
KOPYTZEMPEREEBET is the unpronounceable name of a newly discovered strain of ransomware. This new variant does not belong to any big ransomware clone family. KOPYTZEMPEREEBET behaves like every other generic... Read more
Captchaless.top Pushes Ads Through Notification Spam
Captchaless dot top is yet another hastily thrown-together misleading website that will attempt to flood your browser with ads. Landing on it, you will be greeted by the image of a robot and large text encouraging you... Read more
Securityanalysisreport.com Uses Fake Malware Scares to Push Ads
Securityanalysisreport dot com is a misleading website that uses fake virus scares and warnings to push ads into your browser. Misleading websites use all sorts of simple tricks to push ads, but fake virus warnings is... Read more
'T-Mobile Customer Reward Program' Scam
"T-Mobile Customer Reward Program" is the name given to yet another scam that is being circulated using various domains and websites online. The scam campaign combines features typical for both scam websites and... Read more
What is the LightSurf Rogue Extension?
LightSurf is the name of a rogue browser extension that functions as a browser hijacker, injecting ads in pages you visit and displaying them as pop-ups. First things first, LightSurf is not distributed through the... Read more
How to Avoid Takeluckersurvey.top Ads
Takeluckersurvey dot top is a misleading website that will attempt to harvest personal information about its visitors after luring them in with a pointless and irrelevant "free test". There are hundreds of similar... Read more
Qqjj Ransomware - Djvu Clone Business as Usual
Qqjj is the name of yet another Djvu ransomware clone that was spotted in the wild only recently. This is the latest Djvu clone that joins a host of hundreds of other variants based on the same code and using the same... Read more
What is CoordinatorOptimization Mac Adware?
CoordinatorOptimization is the hilarious name of an ad-supported application for Mac. CoordinatorOptimization belongs to the numerous family of AdLoad adware clones. You may be able to see its icon in the Applications... Read more
AddScript Injects Malicious JavaScript Code
Securelist recently released an in-depth look at some of the most widespread malicious browser extensions that computer users had to contend with during the first half of 2022. One of those is the extension named... Read more
How to Remove AndreiHelp Ransomware
AndreiHelp is the name of yet another ransomware that was discovered in August 2022. The new ransomware does not seem to belong to any larger family of variants. AndreiHelp will encrypt files on the targeted system,... Read more
Totaldatadefencereport.com Uses Fake Scares to Push Ads
Totaldatadefencereport dot com is yet another misleading website that pushes intrusive and potentially dangerous ads through the use of fake malware warnings. Landing on the page, you will be greeted with images,... Read more
Escanor RAT Creeps on the Dark Web
A research team with security company Resecurity discovered a new malicious tool being distributed on the dark web. The new malware is a remote admin tool that was dubbed Escanor. The earliest sighting of Escanor... Read more
Aurora Malware Sold on Hacker Forums
Aurora is the name of a piece of malware being sold and distributed using hacker forums and the dark web. The malicious actor behind Aurora uses Telegram to sell their product, much like dozens of other threat actors,... Read more
How to Avoid Fynservice.com Ad Pop-Ups
Fynservice dot com is a misleading website that uses the promise of adult content to spam ads into its visitors' browsers. If you found your way to Fynservice dot com in the first place, it is very likely that you hit... Read more
FB Stealer Will Steal your Facebook Credentials
Securelist researchers published a detailed look into some of the most notorious browser hijackers and malicious browser extensions encountered by computer users in 2022 so far. One of the intriguing entries on that... Read more
What is the Movieholic Rogue Extension?
Movieholic is the name of a rogue browser extension that claims it allows users to watch streaming media content and movies online. What it does not tell users is that it also functions as adware and will fill your... Read more
