jabbervinemeelaneskylith.com is a scam website that misuses a legitimate browser feature to show ads on users’ desktops. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “jabbervinemeelaneskylith.com wants to show notifications”, and if you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show ads on your desktop. The ads will not only be very…
The “Message Restriction Activity” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to trick users into disclosing their email login credentials. The email claims that 5 new emails have not been delivered to users’ inboxes for unspecified reasons. If users want to get the emails, they are asked to click on the provided button. However, doing that would lead users…
The “You’ve Made The 5-billionth Search” POP-UP ad is classified as a giveaway scam. The scam claims that you are seeing the pop-up because you made the 5-billionth search and are eligible to receive a reward. The scam offers 3 rewards for users to choose from, though no matter which one is chosen, the outcome will be the same. You will…
Zen ransomware is file-encrypting malware that comes from the Dharma ransomware family. It’s a type of malware that encrypts files and makes them unopenable. The ransomware is identifiable by the .[zen_crypt@tuta.io].zen extension that gets added to encrypted files. Unless you put them through a decryptor, you will not be able to open files that have that extension. Unfortunately, acquiring the…
mescnetwork.pro is a deceptive website whose sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “mescnetwork.pro wants to show notifications”. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature, so if you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show ads on your desktop.…
The “Flare Airdrop” crypto scam refers to a scam that imitates the legitimate Flare platform to trick users into connecting their digital wallets to a malicious site. The main goal of these types of scams is to get users to initiate crypto drainers that would steal all the funds in the digital wallets. Flare is a legitimate base-layer blockchain that allows…
Midnight ransomware is a file-encrypting malicious program that takes files hostage by encrypting them. The malware uses military-grade encryption to encrypt files, making them unopenable. When files are encrypted, an extension is added to them, which is .midnight in this case. This allows users to identify both which files have been encrypted and what ransomware specifically they are dealing with.…
kurepos.co.in is a deceptive site with no content on it. Its sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. To do this, it misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to request permission from users to show notifications. These notifications show up on the desktop and work as a way for users to keep up with the…