The “Wells Fargo – Account Verification Required” email is part of a phishing campaign that aims to phish users’ bank login credentials. The email informs the recipient that they need to provide certain information to Wells Fargo to keep their banking account. The recipient is given 2 days to send the necessary information, after which the account will be suspended if…
Amnesia stealer is a dangerous trojan infection that falls into the stealer category. It’s a very dangerous infection that can affect both Windows and Android devices. It comes with a wide range of features that include being able to steal information and files, mine and steal cryptocurrency, as well as give remote access to the device to malware operators.
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Play ransomware is file-encrypting malware, operated by a notorious group of cybercriminals. Play ransomware is often associated with Russian cybergroups, and is known to target various businesses and critical infrastructure organizations in Europe, Australia, North America, and South America. This ransomware is known for its double extortion attacks, as it not only encrypts files but also threatens to publicly release them…
guce.yahoo.com is a website users may get redirected to when trying to access various Verizon services, like Yahoo mail. More specifically, users may automatically get redirected to it and suddenly get a “We’re having trouble finding that site” error. Because of its behavior, the site is often associated with browser hijackers or adware by users. However, guce.yahoo.com is related to Verizon…
boyu.com.tr is a bogus search engine, often promoted by various browser hijackers, including InstantQuest, UltraSearch, Kaseek, Kinsearch, and UKASEE. If you’re browser suddenly redirects you to boyu.com.tr when you perform a search, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. You can check which by checking your Extensions in the browser’s settings. The hijackers set boyu.com.tr as your default search engine so they…
InstantQuest is a browser hijacker that makes unwanted changes to a browser’s settings. If you’re suddenly redirected to boyu.com.tr when you try to initiate a search, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. Fortunately, it’s not a dangerous infection. However, it will try to redirect you to sponsored websites, some of which could be malicious. Thus, if you notice…
Shadaloo ransomware is a generic file-encrypting malware that essentially takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. The ransomware can be identified by the .shadaloo extension added to all encrypted files. Unfortunately, the ransomware targets all personal files. At the moment, only users who have backups can recover files for free as there currently is no free Shadaloo ransomware decryptor…
OnlineMapFinder is advertised as a toolbar that improves the browsing experience but is classified as a browser hijacker. It also promotes hp.myway.com. It installs using deceptive installation methods and hijacks the browser in order to redirect you to sponsored websites. It’s not a malicious infection but it could redirect you to potentially dangerous websites. If you notice it installed on…