The “Your Email Certificate Has Expired” email falls into the phishing email category. It’s part of a phishing campaign that aims to trick users into revealing their email account login credentials. The email claims that the recipient’s email certificate has expired and needs to be renewed if they want to get the messages that have supposedly not been delivered because…
Weaxor ransomware is file-encrypting malware that takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. The ransomware adds the .rox extension to encrypted files. The ransomware targets all personal files. Unfortunately, only users with backups can recover files for free at the moment. The ransomware operators will offer a decryptor but paying for it is not recommended for several reasons.
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FindIt-All is advertised as a useful extension but is classified as a browser hijacker. When installed on a computer, it makes unwanted changes to a browser’s settings and sets a questionable search engine as your default one. The hijacker aims to redirect you to sponsored websites by forcing you to use a search engine that inserts sponsored results among legitimate…
Nyxe ransomware is malware that targets personal files and encrypts them. The ransomware does not appear to be fully functional so it’s likely still in development. Nonetheless, users can infect their computers with it, and if no backup is available, they will permanently lose access to their files. Users who have backups can recover files as soon as they remove Nyxe…
The “I have e-mailed you from your account” email falls into the sextortion scam email category. The email falsely claims that the recipient’s computers have been infected with malware that allowed the sender to film the recipient watching pornography. They threaten to send the video to all of the recipient’s contacts unless they agree to pay $250 in Bitcoin. The…
“Operating System Fell To My Hacking Expertise” email is part of a recent spam campaign that tries to blackmail users into paying scammers $1250. Although the email does not explicitly state that there’s a video of users watching pornography, nor do scammers threaten to release it, that is implied. The email is also written similarly to sextortion scam emails. Thus…
SMSfromBrowser is a generic browser hijacker. It’s advertised as a browser extension that allows you to send text messages via your browser. While the extension’s features may seem useful, not only does it not work, but it also hijacks your browser and makes unwanted changes. These types of infections are installed via deceptive installation methods and users often don’t even…
The “Outlook – Upgraded Version Now Available” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to trick users into revealing their Outlook login credentials. The email claims you need to upgrade to the “newly updated version” of Outlook by clicking on the button in the email. According to the email, if you do not do that within 3 days,…