The “Mailbox Capacity Reduced” email is a generic phishing attempt that targets email login credentials. The email claims that your email account’s email capacity has been reduced to 7 emails. If you want to restore your account’s full capacity, the email asks that you update your settings as soon as possible by clicking on the provided button. However, if you were…
Warning ransomware is file-encrypting malware that belongs to the GlobeImposter malware family. Ransomware infections take users’ files hostage by encrypting them and demanding a payment for their recovery. Encrypted files cannot be opened unless they are first decrypted with a special tool, which will be difficult to obtain as only the ransomware operators have it. Encrypted files can be recognized…
The “Reviewing Account To Improve Server Effectiveness And Security” email is a phishing attempt targeting your email login credentials. The email is disguised as a security notification from your email provider, supposedly informing you that you need to confirm your account status. If you interact with the email, you will be taken to a phishing site and asked to log…
Crone ransomware is file-encrypting malware, identifiable by the .crone extension it adds to encrypted files. The ransomware targets all personal files and essentially takes them hostage by encrypting them. As you’ve likely already noticed, you cannot open encrypted files, and this will remain the case until you put the files through a decryptor. Unfortunately, only the people operating the malware…
webplannerview.com is a fake search engine promoted by a browser hijacker. If you suddenly find webplannerview.com loading every time you open your browser, your computer has a browser hijacker installed. It’s not a serious infection that will cause damage to your computer, but it will make unwanted changes to your browser’s settings. Specifically, it will set webplannerview.com as your homepage. The site…
The “Service Update Notification” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the email service provider, supposedly informing users that they need to update their mail settings. This is supposedly because the email service provider is enhancing the mail platform to ensure better performance and…
News Searcher Pro is a browser hijacker, promoted as a useful extension that will improve your browsing. If your browser suddenly redirects you to obsrchrdr.com every time you open your browser, your computer has the News Searcher Pro browser hijacker installed on it. It’s not a dangerous infection, but it is an annoying one. It will make unwanted changes to your…
The “Mailbox Failed To Sync” email falls into the phishing email category. The email intends to trick users into revealing their email login credentials, allowing malicious actors to access their email accounts. The phishing email is disguised as a notification alert from the email provider, and falsely explains that the mailbox failed to sync, and 5 pending emails have not been…