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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation

January 22, 2020 admin 404browlock, 404error, browlock, browlocks, browser guard, browser locker, chrome, Edge, Firefox, malvertising, malvertising campaigns, microsoft, scams, Social engineering, steganography, tech support, tech support scams, Threat analysis, TSS, woof

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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Tags: 404Browlock 404error browlock browlocks Browser guard browser locker chrome Edge firefox malvertising malvertising campaigns microsoft scams Social Engineering steganography tech support tech support scams TSS WOOF

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Scammers use old browser trick to create fake virus download

October 26, 2018 admin browlock, browser lockers, malware, scams, Social engineering, tech support, Threat analysis, TSS, virus

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A file downloaded to your computer says it’s a virus but turns out to just be a ploy used by tech support scammers.

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Tags: browlock browser lockers malware scams tech support TSS virus

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Mass WordPress compromises redirect to tech support scams

September 20, 2018 admin bitcoin, Bitcoin Code, browlock, Indicators of compromise, injections, JavaScript, Social engineering, tech support scams, Threat analysis, TSS, wordpress, Zues

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:42:47 +0000

Thousands of WordPress sites have been injected with the same malicious redirection. We review the infection details and the malicious traffic leading to browser lockers.

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Tags: bitcoin Bitcoin Code browlock Indicators of compromise injections JavaScript tech support scams TSS wordpress Zues

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Partnerstroka: Large tech support scam operation features latest browser locker

September 13, 2018 admin Blogger redirects, browlock, browlocks, browser locker, browser lockers, cybercrime, Decoy sites, GoDaddy, HTTP authentication, Indicators of compromise, IOC, IOCs, malicious pop-ups, malvertising, Malwarebytes Browser Extension, Malwarebytes Browser Extensions, Partnerstroka, rogue tech support ads, Social engineering, stroka, tech support, tech support scams, TSS

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Tech support scammers belonging to the Partnerstroka group are once again abusing browsers, this time with a new browlock feature to reel in more victims, in one of the biggest campaigns we’ve ever tracked.

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Tags: Blogger redirects browlock browlocks browser locker browser lockers Decoy sites GoDaddy HTTP authentication Indicators of compromise IOC IOCs malicious pop-ups malvertising Malwarebytes Browser Extension Malwarebytes Browser Extensions Partnerstroka rogue tech support ads stroka tech support tech support scams TSS

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Did my comment on your blog get lost?

June 25, 2018 admin 101, atm cards, bitcoins, blog comments, crypotocurrency, for hire, FYI, hackers, Illuminati, Malwarebytes, mindless bots, moderated, tech support scams, TSS

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Automatic filters on our blog sometimes catch benign comments by accident. However, they also protect users from spammers, scammers, and malicious links. Read on to learn about our comment policy: what we block and why.

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Tags: atm cards bitcoins blog comments crypotocurrency for hire hackers Illuminati Malwarebytes mindless bots moderated tech support scams TSS

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