The “Default Judgement” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. The email claims that a “Default Judgment” will be entered in “the matter referenced above”. According to the email, the recipient has ignored all prior notices and correspondence and is now being given 48 hours to submit a written response. The email contains…
The “This Software Must Be Installed To Avoid Problems” pop-up is a scam alert that tries to trick users into installing questionable or even malicious programs. The pop-up is hosted on deceptive websites, to which users are redirected when browsing without an adblocker program, or if their computers are infected with adware. The pop-up is made to appear like a…
The “Have You Heard Of Hermit” email is part of a sextortion campaign that tries to scare users into transferring money to scammers. The email claims that malware is present on the recipients’ computers, which has allowed the sender to film them watching pornography. They threaten to send the videos to all contacts unless users agree to pay $865. The…
Stopabit is advertised as a program that reminds you to take breaks while you use your computer. The functionality of this software is debatable due to various hidden features that users aren’t properly informed about. Additionally, it can lead to infections such as potentially unwanted programs, adware, and browser hijackers through software bundling. Although Stopabit is marketed as a helpful…
Taskbarify is a deceptive program that is promoted as a taskbar customizer. However, its functionality is questionable as it has several hidden features that users are not correctly informed about. What’s more, it can also introduce infections like potentially unwanted programs, adware, and browser hijackers onto the computer via the software bundling method. While Taskbarify is promoted as a useful tool,…
The “Leave Request Form” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to phish users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a message from the HR department, supposedly sending recipients the leave request form for June 2025. This phishing campaign is sent on a massive scale to random users in the hopes that someone is expecting a…
The “Account Password Is Old” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the email service provider, supposedly informing users that their passwords are about to expire. The email asks that users use the provided link to either update or keep their current password before it expires.…
“Pi Network Airdrop” crypto scam refers to fake websites that imitate the legitimate Pi Network Airdrop (minepi.com) website to phish users’ cryptocurrency wallet login credentials. The scam is hosted on sites like 2pidays.net and 2pidays.us, and these sites are designed to look like the legitimate minepi.com site. The scam sites promote fake airdrops. If users interact with the scam sites,…
Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen is a detection name used by the MaxSecure anti-virus program. There has recently been an influx of posts on various forums about MaxSecure detecting legitimate programs (e.g., Brave browser) as Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen. The detection is a heuristic, meaning MaxSecure considers the detected item to be behaving in a way that resembles malware. Heuristic detections do not necessarily mean malware. Users seem to…
Trojan:Win32/Znyonm is a detection name used to identify backdoor malware like Pikabot, Remcos RAT, and GuLoader. Backdoor malware is a type of infection that stays dormant on a device until it’s commanded to download another malicious payload. If no security software is installed on a device, these trojans can stay unnoticed as they do not exhibit any obvious signs of…