FirstVDS Breach Copied Disks While Customer Servers Kept Running
FirstVDS says attackers copied customer VM disks outside the guest OS. Notified customers need to revoke SSH keys, API tokens and other stored secrets.
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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.
YAM Store Takedown Hits the Wholesale Side of Phishing
Microsoft and partners disrupted YAM Store and phishing-kit suppliers. See how stolen cloud accounts became fake parcel alerts,…
Fake Calendly Interviews Steal Facebook and Google Logins
Fake Meta Careers booking pages relay Facebook codes and Google approvals. Learn where the interview flow changes into…
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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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Usb Safe Protect.exe: Removal and Hidden USB Files
Check Usb Safe Protect.exe safely, remove detections, recover hidden USB files, and investigate recurring files or suspicious Synology SMB activity.
GameAssembly.dll Virus Alert: Check Unity Game DLLs Safely
msiexec.exe: Is It a Virus? Check Location & High CPU
Calipso Ransomware: Identify .calipso Files and Recover Safely
TrojanDownloader:Win64/Penguish.PO!MTB: Alerts and Removal
WindowsPackageManagerServer.exe: Is It Safe, and How Do You Fix an Error?
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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Mobile Security
Hirudo Android Malware: Removal and Bank App Recovery
Hirudo can replace a banking app with a tampered copy. Learn what to remove,…
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Xandr Fined Over Grindr Data in Ad Auctions
Norway fined Xandr NOK 92 million over historical Grindr data sharing. How app identity…
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A Name and a Question Mark: The Text Scam Reply Trap
A new SMS example contains only a name and a question mark. Why a…
Troubleshooting
SysMain High Disk Usage: Find the Cause Before Disabling It
Check SysMain disk activity, response time and the real I/O source. Compare a temporary…
Troubleshooting
DecoDigi32.exe: Is It Malware and How Do You Remove It?
Found DecoDigi32.exe after a suspicious download? Learn what user reports show, how to handle…
Security News
Cyberattack Hits French Supermarket Refrigeration
Coopérative U confirms refrigeration disruption. CERT-FR warns of compromised Danfoss AK-SM and AK-SC systems…
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Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis Wallet Investigation
Ledger confirms an implant in one CryptoBilis-linked device. Why a genuine chip can miss…
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GitPower Uses Fake Conference Invitations to Target Ukrainian Experts
Genians links fake conference invitations to GitPower attacks on Ukrainian experts. A PDF-looking shortcut…
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YMCO Fake Jobs Turned Personal Bank Accounts Into a Cash-Out Service
Korniev’s guilty plea exposes how YMCO recruited job seekers to forward stolen bank funds.…
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FBI Seizes Microscan and FishHub Domains Behind File-Theft Operations
FBI seizures expose how Microscan hid scans behind infected devices and FishHub delivered file-stealing…
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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…
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MATCHBOIL Hides a Backdoor Behind a Fake Planner
ESET traces MATCHBOIL’s fake planner, hidden execution mode and two-minute callbacks in Ukraine. Why…