What is Your IP has Won (1) Google Gift?
Your IP has Won (1) Google Gift pop-up that appears on your screen while your browse the Internet is an obvious scam meant to trick users into sharing their personal information with unreliable third parties. It claims that every Thursday a random IP address is selected as a winner of valuable gift (worth…
About Taboola Ads
Taboola Ads refers to adware generated ads that use misuse Taboola services to generate revenue. Taboola is a legitimate advertising service that websites can use to display ads for revenue. However, as is often the case with advertising services, it is misused by adware. So when users encounter Taboola Ads a lot, they mistakenly refer to them as Taboola virus. However,…
What is Bongacams virus
Bongacams virus refers to a redirect virus that redirects users to the adult website Bongacams. The site hosts adult-oriented content and is safe to use. However, users have reported that they get randomly redirected to the site when they were browsing completely different sites. These random redirects are why users are calling it Bongacams virus, even if the site itself…
What is WARNING! 36 infections found!!! pop-up?
WARNING! 36 infections found!!! message is a technical support scam that may show up on different websites. It claims that your system has been infected with 36 viruses and that you should call Microsoft technical support immediately. The number provided in the pop-up is in no way related to Microsoft or any legitimate company. Calling…
What is Google chrome critical error red screen scam
Google chrome critical error red screen scam refers to a tech-support scam that claims you need to call a certain phone number because your computer is in danger. The way the scam works is you suddenly get redirected to a website or shown a pop-up that claims someone tried to attack your computer…
What is facebook-info.com
facebook-info.com is a rogue website that shows highly questionable content and asks that you allow it to show you notifications. It’s not a site you should interact with because it will expose you to potentially dangerous content that could lead to a serious malware infection. It will also try to get you to agree to notifications, and if you…
What is Usarewardspot
Usarewardspot is a scam that tries to lure users into revealing their personal information by promising great prizes. This is a very typical scam and most users will have encountered some version of it at some point. This particular scam redirects users to Usarewardspot.com, where users are greeted with a notification that they have been selected to participate in a giveaway…
What is WinYahoo
WinYahoo is an adware program that will attach itself to your browsers and show you advertisements. PUP.Optional.WinYahoo is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users’ consent or permission. It’s a relatively minor computer infection compared to other threats out there but it needs to be dealt with right away. Fortunately for you, the…
What is Critical Chrome Update
Critical Chrome Update refers to a fake notification claiming that Google Chrome needs to be updated. There’s also an identical scam promoting fake Mozilla Firefox updates but this article will focus on the Google Chrome one. The way the scam works is pretty simple. Users click on a legitimate looking ad and are redirected to a website that…
What is 2020 Web Research Survey scam?
2020 Web Research Survey is a scam that is hosted on different websites and used by cyber criminals as a phishing technique. The scam claims that the user has been selected to get a complimentary reward in exchange for completing a short survey. Instead of the promised prize, after clicking on the message and answering…