travelradway.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing ads on their desktops. It misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to ask users for permission to show notifications. This is why you will get a browser alert saying “travelradway.com wants to show notifications” when you get redirected to the site. But instead of showing useful…
“Your Android is infected with (8) adware viruses!” is a fake virus alert that claims your Android device is infected. While it falsely informs users about an Android infection, the scam can be encountered on all devices. The scam may be displayed by several sites, and it’s likely they will also prompt the browser to show an alert saying the…
UltraSearch is a browser hijacker that will make unwanted changes to your browser. It may be advertised as a useful extension that will somehow improve the browsing experience but it will actually do the opposite. Browser hijackers are not malicious infections but they aim to redirect users to sponsored websites, some of which could be malicious. Thus, if you notice…
Bookmarks Button extension is classified as an adware infection. It’s advertised as an extension that makes using bookmarks more convenient but it’s classified as adware due to its behaviour. If it gets installed on your computer, it will start spamming ads almost immediately. If you find it installed on your device, you need to remove Bookmarks Button sooner rather than later…
Arma dei Carabinieri virus is a screen locker infection that falsely claims you watched/distributed highly illegal content and need to pay a €100 fine to avoid being prosecuted. The virus infection locks the screen and displays a message in Italian, supposedly from Italian authorities Arma dei Carabinieri. The message on the screen is completely fake and users can ignore the contents.…
splassophus.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing ads on their desktops. If you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “splassophus.com wants to show notifications”. Clicking “Allow” will result in the site being authorized to spam ads directly on the desktop.
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forenteion.com is a generic scam website. Not only does the site display a scam, but it also tries to trick users into allowing ads on their desktops. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “forenteion.com wants to show notifications”. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature to spam ads so you…
“Unusual Activities In Your Account” is a phishing email that tries to steal users’ email account login credentials. The email claims that unusual activities have been noticed in the recipient’s account and the account will be closed if they don’t take action and update their password. If users engage with the email and try to log in to the site…