In Q1 and Q2 of 2017, we noticed a sharp decline in drive-by downloads coming from compromised websites. The campaigns of…
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Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud
Terror EK is an exploit kit made from a mishmash of stolen code and with very limited distribution. In the past few months,…
The numeric tech support scam campaign
There are many different tech support scam (TSS) campaigns active at any given moment, the majority of them are fueled by malicious adverts…
Tech support scams: what are other people doing?
We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and…
System optimizers turning to tech support scams
A new trend, which was also pointed out in our Q1 cybercrime report, is the combination of PUPs and Tech Support…
iCloud support scams
iCloud is an increasingly large target for scams of all kinds. It’s a common target for scams involving phishing e-mails. The…
Advanis tech support screenlocker
Recently we noticed a change on one of the domains that we monitor because they are known to host files related to…
Free antivirus coupon leads to tech support scam
In a previous blog post, we showed how users were redirected to a tech support scam page via a rogue Google…
Rogue Chrome extension pushes tech support scam
Given Google Chrome’s popularity, it is no surprise to see it being more and more targeted these days. In particular, less…
Tech support scam page triggers denial-of-service attack on Macs
Tech support scammers have been using various themes to push fake alerts to scare users into calling for assistance. These fall into…