The “Virus Alert 027341” pop-up is a fake virus alert that pushes a tech support scam. It also operates as a phishing attempt as it tries to phish users’ Apple ID login credentials. The false alert claims that your Mac device has been locked due to unusual activity and a trojan infection. It asks that you call the displayed phone number…
bestageandinone.org will try to trick you into allowing ads on your desktop by misusing a legitimate browser feature. The feature allows sites to request permission from users to show notifications on users’ desktops. Notification content depends on what the site usually posts. However, sites like bestageandinone.org show ads as notifications. What’s more, those ads could expose users to potentially dangerous content,…
polvfbks.info is a deceptive website that primarily aims to trick you into allowing desktop ads. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to trick you into authorizing it to show you notifications, which will turn out to be ads. This is why you’ll get a browser alert saying “polvfbks.info wants to show notifications” when you get redirected to the site. If…
The “Capital One – Account Restricted” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to trick users into revealing their Capital One login credentials. The email looks like a notification from Capital One and informs recipients that their accounts have been restricted because they’re under review. If users want their accounts to be reinstated, they need to verify them…
The “Roundcube Account Will Be Suspended” email is a phishing attempt that targets Roundcube login credentials. The email claims that your account will soon be suspended from sending and receiving emails because of illegal activity detected in the account. The email encourages users to click on the provided button to supposedly secure their accounts but if users click on it,…
acceleratednetworkpc.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. It’s identical to thousands of websites that look the same, and they all misuse the same browser feature that allows sites to request permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. However, instead of showing users interesting content, they just spam ads. When you get…
find-quickly.com is a fake search engine that’s pushed by browser hijackers. Thus, if your browser is suddenly redirecting you to find-quickly.com, it has been hijacked by a browser hijacker. It’s not a serious infection that will cause direct damage to your computer but it is very annoying. It will make unwanted changes to your browser’s settings in order to redirect you…
Cloak ransomware is file-encrypting malware that essentially takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. The malware targets personal files because they are the ones users are usually willing to pay for. The ransomware can be identified by the .crYpt extension it adds to encrypted files. If your files suddenly have that extension, you will not be able to…