Smart.bytemarkup.xyz is a questionable website that displays various scams. Currently, it’s promoting a tech-support scam. When you get redirected to the site, you will see a “Windows Security Recommendation!” window that says you should download McAfee anti-virus in order to clean your computer. If you engage with this scam, you would eventually be redirected to a tech-support scam. It should…
Mentwrence.com is one of the thousands of scam websites that try to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. When you visit the site, usually involuntarily, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “Mentwrence.com wants to show notifications”. The feature that allows sites to show push notifications on the desktop is actually legitimate, though it’s obviously misused by…
McAfee Security Center Notice is a fake virus alert that may appear in your browser when you’re browsing questionable websites without an adblocker program installed. It’s essentially a pop-up ad that tries to trick you into downloading unsafe programs and paying for subscriptions you neither need nor want. It goes without saying that this is a scam but it has…
Rplnd15.com is a very generic scam website that tries to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop by misusing a legitimate browser feature. The feature allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. This is why you will see a notification saying “Rplnd15.com wants to show notifications” when you visit the site. While legitimate sites would show useful…
Qqqw ransomware is one of many ransomware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s very generic ransomware that’s mostly identical to hundreds of other ransomware from this cybercrime gang. If it manages to infect your computer, it will encrypt your files and demand money in exchange for their decryption. You can recognize this ransomware by the .qqqw extension it adds to…
Trojan Spyware Alert Error Code #0x564897 is a fake virus alert used to trick victims into calling fake tech-support numbers. These scams are known as tech-support scams because scammers pretend to be legitimate technicians that can help with computer issues. These scams are harmless as long as users do not interact with them or call the shown phone numbers. Falling…
Maak ransomware is a generic ransomware infection from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s a type of malware that essentially takes files hostage by encrypted them. You can recognise this particular strain of ransomware by the .maak extension added to encrypted files. Unfortunately, once files have been encrypted, you will not be able to open them unless you first run them…
Videoeth.space is one of many questionable websites that misuse a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show notifications on the desktop. But instead of useful content, sites like Videoeth.space show questionable advertisements. The site itself does not have any content, it merely pushes the scam. Interacting with the ads is not a good idea because you could be exposed to…