The “Server (IMAP) Session Authentication” email falls into the phishing scam category. The email claims that irregular activity in your account has been detected, which triggered a precautionary measure, and access to your email account has been restricted. Supposedly, you will not be able to send any emails because of this. The email warns that you have to confirm authentication…
VerdaCrypt ransomware virus is a malicious infection that encrypts files. It’s a type of malware that essentially takes users’ files hostage by encrypting them and demands payment for their decryption. The ransomware can be identified by the .verdant extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, you will not be able to open files with this extension unless you first put the…
The Internet Fraudsters Arrested email is a type of scam that tries to steal both users’ personal information and money. The email is supposedly sent by the Crime Fraud Investigation Department in Spain, specifically by a US detective currently working in Spain. The email informs the recipient that they are supposedly eligible to receive a two million euros as a…
guce.yahoo.com is a website many users have trouble with, specifically when trying to access Yahoo Mail and other Verizon services. What happens is that when users try to access certain services, they suddenly get redirected to guce.yahoo.com and get a “Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site” error. Users commonly mistake this behaviour with a browser hijacker or adware, which is…
complexnetwork.co.in is a generic scam website that has no purpose but to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It does this by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to display notifications on users’ desktops. The notifications are usually updates about what the site posts. However, because complexnetwork.co.in is a scam website, its notifications will be ads. It…
PayForRepair ransomware is file-encrypting malware. It belongs to the Dharma ransomware family. It’s a very dangerous type of infection because it targets personal files and takes them hostage by encrypting them. Encrypted files cannot be opened unless they’re first put through a special decryptor. However, acquiring the decryptor is not easy as only the malicious actors behind this ransomware have…
The “Reconfirm Account Ownership” email falls into the phishing category. It’s a malicious type of email that tries to steal your email account login credentials. It falsely informs users about a supposed update to the domain and the necessity to reconfirm your account ownership. If you interact with the email and click on the provided button, you will be taken to…
appsuccess.monster is a generic scam website whose sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It’s disguised as a download site but doesn’t actually have any content on it. The only thing the site does is misuse a legitimate browser feature to spam ads on users’ desktops. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get…