Threats
AveMariaRAT Distributed in Phishing Campaign
Security researchers with FortiGuard Labs tracked a new phishing campaign that was distributing several strains of fileless malware, among which was also one called AveMariaRAT. The campaign spreading AveMariaRAT uses... Read more
BasicTransaction Adware
BasicTransaction is the name of a piece of adware that affects Mac computers. BasicTransaction is one member of a family of dozens of virtually identical pieces of Mac adware, believed to be part of the AdLoad family.... Read more
Topsurvey24.top Pushes Annoying Ads in Your Browser
Topsurvey24 dot top is a garden-variety, very simple and lazily put together misleading website. Its main purpose is just to push intrusive ads in the browsers of as many users as possible. The page contains a... Read more
What is Moonshadow Ransomware?
A new strain of ransomware was recently spotted in the wild, named Moonshadow ransomware. The malware belongs to the VoidCrypt family of ransomware variants. Moonshadow encrypts popular file types, including most... Read more
How to Remove PulpySearch Browser Hijacker
PulpySearch is a browser hijacker that changes browser settings, usually without asking for permission. If you suddenly find out that anything you search for in your browser's address bar redirects you to a results... Read more
Research Alts Browser Extension Pushes Ads
Research Alts is the name of a browser extension that shares a lot of similarities and behaviors with adware. While in theory Research Alts is supposed to help users find additional search query results. Why someone... Read more
R3tr0 Ransomware
R3tr0 ransomware is a newly discovered strain of file-encrypting malware. The R3tr0 ransomware belongs to the wider family of Dharma ransomware clones. When deployed on a target system, the ransomware behaves as... Read more
Updatenotification.xyz Uses Fake Virus Warnings to Spread Ads
Updatenotification dot xyz is one of the hundreds of similar misleading websites, set up with one simple goal - to scare visitors and to get intrusive ads in the browsers of as many of them as possible. When a visitor... Read more
Tuning Videos PUP
Tuning Videos is a browser extension for Chrome. It is listed on the Chrome web store but is also commonly distributed through bundling and bundle installers. The extension can change the color temperature, hue,... Read more
What is FIXED Ransomware?
FIXED is the name of a new strain of ransomware, discovered only recently in the wild. The ransomware doesn't seem to belong to any particular family of ransomware variants. The ransomware encrypts most commonly used... Read more
Playgamego.xyz Uses Fake Video Bait to Load Annoying Ads
Playgamego dot xyz is a very simple, very low-effort misleading website, set up with a singular purpose - to shove ads in the form of push notifications in the browsers of its visitors, generating revenue for the... Read more
Black Blight Ransomware is More of a Joke Than a Threat
A new piece of malware has been spotted in the wild and given the name Black Blight ransomware. The word 'ransomware' in this case is not really deserved, as Black Blight is more of a scam and looks like a script... Read more
Rryy Ransomware
Rryy ransomware is the latest clone of the infamous Djvu ransomware - probably the ransomware family with the most spinoffs and variants at this point. The ransomware will scramble most files on a system, leaving... Read more
Prevent Advnottech.com Pop-Up Ads
Advnottech dot com is a very plain, very simple misleading website. The page is set up with a minimal amount of work and effort put into it, and with a single purpose - to push ads to the browsers of visitors. When a... Read more
GoodWill Ransomware Tries to Play at Robin Hood
GoodWill is a relatively new ransomware strain analyzed by security researchers with CloudSEK. What particularly sets GoodWill aside from the majority of other ransomware clones and bigger families is the ransom note... Read more
How to Stop EfficientRecord Adware Pop-Ups
EfficientRecord is the name of a piece of potentially unwanted software that exhibits behavior typical for adware. It can appear on Mac computers. EfficientRecord does not bring any useful features or functionality to... Read more
Freshyearmarts.shop Promises Fake Rewards to Push Ads
Freshyearmarts dot shop is a misleading website that will dangle fake but tempting rewards in front of its visitors, in the hopes they will allow push notifications from the page. When you land on Freshyearmarts dot... Read more
How to Remove Craze Ransomware
Craze ransomware is the name of a newly discovered strain of file-encrypting malware. There are no indications that the ransomware belongs to any of the big ransomware families. Once it encrypts affected files, the... Read more
