Windows Defender Security Center POP-UP is a tech-support scam that falsely informs users about non-existent viruses/malware on the computer. Supposedly, Microsoft has blocked the computer because it’s infected with malware. However, all these claims are untrue. These fake alerts are pushing scams and want users to call fake tech-support numbers that would connect users to professional scammers. The scammers would…
AdBlock 360 is an adware program disguised as an adblocker tool. Users are usually tricked into installing it, either via software bundling or because of false advertising. Either way, once on a computer, AdBlock 360 adware will start spamming your screen with ads, as well as redirect you to highly questionable websites. It’s worth mentioning that adware isn’t a particularly dangerous…
Bloom is an adware program that can sneak into computers without users noticing and spam them with intrusive ads. It’s not a particularly dangerous infection because it does not directly harm the computer. However, it’s also not something you want on your computer because it will constantly expose you to questionable ads, some of which could be dangerous. If you…
Smscoldne.xyz is a questionable website with no content that aims to trick you into allowing ads on your desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature, which is why you’ll see a browser alert saying “Smscoldne.xyz wants to show notifications” as soon as you enter the website. We don’t recommend allowing it to show notifications because you could be exposed to…
“Kaspersky – Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!” is a common scam that falsely claims your computer is infected with viruses in order to trick you into buying bogus subscriptions. It should also be mentioned that Kaspersky is a legitimate anti-virus vendor and it has nothing to do with this scam. Scammers are merely misusing the name in order…
Ngexcellern.xyz is a generic scam website that misuses a legitimate browser feature to trick users into allowing notifications on the desktop. As soon as you visit the site, you will get a browser alert saying “Ngexcellern.xyz wants to show notifications”. Normally, legitimate sites would show useful content but sites like Ngexcellern.xyz show ads. Furthermore, a lot of the ads could expose…
“Access to this PC has been blocked for illegal activities” is a fake alert that incorrectly claims that a computer has been blocked. Because it displays a fake Microsoft technical support number, it’s classified as a tech-support scam. It’s a fairly typical scam that tries to trick users into thinking there’s something seriously wrong with their computers so scammers can…
Rplnd25.com is a generic website that promotes various scams. In addition to currently promoting a fake gift card giveaway, the site is also misusing a legitimate browser notification that allows sites to ask for permission to show notifications on the desktop. As soon as you enter the site, you will see a browser alert saying “Rplnd25.com wants to show notifications”.…
Deretikijob.xyz is a generic scam website, one of the thousands that misuse a legitimate browser feature in order to spam users with ads. Browsers have a feature that allows websites with users’ permission to show push notifications on the desktop. However, scam websites like Deretikijob.xyz misuse this feature to show users questionable, even potentially dangerous ads, on the desktop. If you…
Orkhovdi.xyz is one of many highly questionable websites that push a social engineering scam to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop. In order to do that, the site is misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show push notifications that appear on the desktop. Only instead of useful content, sites like Orkhovdi.xyz start spamming users…