Fake Offline Maps Lead Android Users to a Telegram App Trap
Cyberpolice warns that free navigator ads lead through Telegram to a malicious app. Check installation access and separate phone cleanup from bank recovery.
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Fresh malware news, scam explainers, removal guides, browser fixes, and field notes from the Gridinsoft research team. Start with the alert, then move to the fix.
ASOS Customer Profiles Stolen After Employee Impersonation
BBC finds shopping searches and detailed customer profiles in stolen ASOS data. The company describes employee impersonation; platform…
Blinder Tunnel: Fake Dubai Airports Job Test Runs Malware on Project Open
Unit 42 traced a fake Dubai Airports job test that ran malware when a Visual Studio project opened,…
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Cronigame.exe: Discord Game-Test Scam Warning
Received cronigame.exe from a Discord friend? See what the report establishes and what to do if you downloaded, blocked, or ran the…
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SgrmBroker.exe: Is It Safe, and What Does Event 7023 Mean?
Check the exact SgrmBroker.exe event before changing Windows: separate the historical Event 7023 error, a missing file, a real crash and a…
Windows Event Log High CPU: Find What Keeps Writing Events
SecurityHealthHost.exe: Is It Safe, and Should You Update It?
How to Remove Hp-quicker.com Redirects from Your Browser
Background Intelligent Transfer Service High CPU: Find the BITS Job
DCOM Server Process Launcher High CPU: Trace the Trigger
Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.EN.B!ml: Removal and False Positive Checks
Understand the exact Sabsik EN.B Defender alert, keep suspicious files quarantined, and use Gridinsoft Anti-Malware to investigate repeat detections.
Trojan:MSIL/Jalapeno!MTB: Removal and False-Positive Checks
Check Trojan:MSIL/Jalapeno!MTB by its file path and quarantine status. Separate browser-cache alerts from an installer that…
Domain Age of Flagged Online Stores: A Study of 1,000 Records
Gridinsoft studied 1,000 flagged store records. Compare domain ages for new records and updates, with date…
How Malware Abused Paste.tc: XWorm, LimeRAT, and AsyncRAT Cases
A cross-case investigation of how AsyncRAT, LimeRAT, and XWorm used Paste.tc raw pages as C2 resolvers…
Plushiefun.xyz PowerShell Chain Found Under HP Task Identities
Gridinsoft Labs observed plushiefun.xyz on nine endpoints where activity under Hewlett-Packard Diagnostics task identities led into…
Planet Search Chrome Extension: Is It Safe and How to Remove It
Planet Search can route Chrome searches through hidden intermediaries to Nextgeeker. Verify its ID, remove it,…
Rotating Names, Stable Loader: A Polymorphic CoinMiner Cluster on Chinese Windows Systems
Gridinsoft telemetry links 45 CoinMiner hashes across 34 Chinese Windows installations to rotating EXE names, signed…
OkoBot/TookPS: New C2 and GDrive Backup Sync Task
Gridinsoft Labs identifies 22tuk.digital as a new high-confidence TookPS/OkoBot callback and analyzes its encoded PowerShell launcher,…
Payment to Bank Details DOCX: Broken altChunk Lure Analysis
Static analysis of a suspicious Payment to Bank Details DOCX attachment with a broken altChunk/RTF import…
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Fake Police Calls Demand Money to “Free” Relatives, Ukraine Warns
Ukraine’s Cyberpolice warns about fake police calls demanding transfers or cash for relatives. Personal…
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Ukraine Money-Mule Network Allegedly Bypassed Bank Blocks
Ukraine police describe about 300 money mules and alleged insider help bypassing card blocks.…
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ShinyHunters Suspect Rey Reportedly Detained in Jordan
Reuters reports a ShinyHunters suspect is helping investigators. The reported detention does not establish…
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MVS Warns Fake Browsing Fines Can Lead to Bank-Data Theft
Ukraine’s MVS warns about fake website-browsing fines. See how the payment lure seeks bank…
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BPFDoor and AVERAT Hide Linux Access in Mail-Gateway Traffic
Rapid7 found Linux implants using deleted executables, daemon disguises and SMTP control traffic. What…
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iCloud Sender Spoofing Passed Email Authentication in Newly Disclosed Research
New iCloud research explains how forged sender addresses passed SPF, DKIM and DMARC. The…
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MetaMask Staking Exits Validators After Reward Payments Were Diverted
MetaMask is exiting affected validators after diverted rewards. The 0.36 ETH payment total and…
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Free Mobile Phishing Turns a €9.99 Bill Into a Card-Data Trap
A documented Free Mobile phishing email uses a €9.99 debt and a disguised link…
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Fake xStocks and Pendle Votes Lure Users to Wallet Permissions
A new investigation finds 70 fake crypto sites. Their reward vote opens a wallet…
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RedFlick Turns a Phishing Invitation Into Scheduled Windows Tasks
Microsoft traces Star Blizzard’s RedFlick chain: document-looking shortcuts, remote applets and scheduled tasks delivering…
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Car Apps Share VINs and Location: What a New Privacy Study Actually Found
Northeastern tested 21 cars and 30 apps. Seven apps sent personal identifiers to trackers;…
Troubleshooting
smartscreen.exe: Is It Safe, and What If It Crashes?
Is smartscreen.exe a virus? Check with a Gridinsoft scan, understand high CPU or application…