The “DHL – YOUR PARCEL HAS BEEN DELIVERED” email is part of a phishing campaign and is disguised as a parcel delivery notification from DHL. The email claims that the parcel in question has been processed and is in transit. The email includes fake information about the shipment and two attached files. If users try to open the attached files, they…
PDF Editor by AppSuite malware refers to a malicious program that is a front for the TamperedChef stealer malware. The PDF Editor by AppSuite tool is promoted via sophisticated campaigns involving Google Ads. The program was dormant until last month, when a malicious update was downloaded, initiating the TamperedChef stealer malware. Once activated, the malware goes after highly sensitive data like login…
Bruk ransomware is a file-encrypting type of malicious infection. These types of infections are very dangerous because they essentially take files hostage and demand payment for their recovery. This particular ransomware can be identified by the extension that ends in .bruk added to files you can no longer open. The ransomware targets all personal files, as they are usually the…
The “Important: Action Required On Your Email Account” email falls into the phishing category. This email is trying to phish users’ email account credentials. It’s disguised as a notification from the email service provider about recipients supposedly needing to review their account settings and update their accounts, as the service is supposedly enhancing its system to improve reliability and security. The…
logratiousity.com is a generic scam website designed to trick users into enabling desktop ads. It takes advantage of a legitimate browser feature that lets sites request permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. While these notifications usually display new content that sites post, sites like logratiousity.com exploit this to spam desktop ads. Clicking “Allow” on the “logratiousity.com wants to show…
TamperedChef malware falls into the data stealer category. The malware is distributed via a sophisticated campaign that involves using Google Ads to promote a malicious AppSuite PDF Editor app that contains the TamperedChef stealer malware. Once activated, the malware targets highly sensitive data, including credentials and web cookies. Stealer malware infections are very dangerous because they are stealthy, which means they…
hotbhavini.today is a scam website designed to trick users into enabling desktop ads. As soon as you get redirected to the site, a pop-up appears saying “hotbhavini.today wants to show notifications”. While this is a legitimate feature, giving hotbhavini.today permission will result in ads on your desktop. Unlike legitimate websites that use the feature to show interesting notifications, hotbhavini.today pushes ads, which…
hotbdonebu.today is just one of many generic sites designed to trick users into enabling desktop ads. When redirected to the site, users will see a pop-up message saying “hotbdonebu.today wants to show notifications”. Since this is a legitimate feature, clicking “Allow” will enable the site to show notifications on your desktop. However, hotbdonebu.today’s notifications will be ads. What’s worse, they…