explorespot.io is a fake search engine, promoted by the Explore Spot browser hijacker. If you find that your browser redirects you to explorespot.io every time you open your browser, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. It’s an infection that makes unwanted changes to a browser’s settings and forces users to use questionable search engines/websites.
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“Bittrex” email scam is part of a malicious spam email campaign that claims Brttrex is closing down and users need to withdraw $5,750 worth of funds from their accounts. This campaign tries to phish users’ Bittrex login credentials to steal the funds in the account.
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“Boxes Of Money” is a classic email scam that promises a lot of money if the recipient agrees to help the sender. This email greatly resembles the “Nigerian Prince” scams that ask users for help to transfer money outside of Nigeria. Similarly, this scam email asks the recipient to help with moving large sums of money from Syria. In exchange,…
“Shipment Pending – AliExpress Package” is classified as a phishing email because it tries to trick users into revealing their personal information. It’s a classic phishing scam that claims you have a package underway and need to schedule a delivery. The emails are disguised as AliExpress notifications but the online retail company has nothing to do with this phishing campaign.
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“PayPal – Unauthorized Transaction” is a phishing email disguised to look like a notification from PayPal about a potentially unauthorized transaction. The email aims to trick users into calling the provided phone number so scammers can steal users’ highly sensitive information, including PayPal login credentials.
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The “I Want To Get Straight To The Point” email is classified as a scam. It’s part of a scam email campaign that attempts to frighten users into making payments. The contents of the email are nothing more than a scam so users can ignore it if it lands in their inboxes.
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Paaa ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts personal files. It essentially keeps files hostage until users agree to pay a ransom. Once files have been encrypted, it will not necessarily be possible to get them back. Only users who have backups can currently decrypt files for free.
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Vehu ransomware is file-encrypting malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s considered a dangerous infection because it targets personal files, encrypts them, and demands payment for their decryption. For users without backup, it will not be possible to recover files for free as no free Vehu ransomware decryptor is currently available.
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