The “Capital One – Purchase Was Charged To Your Account” email is part of a malicious campaign that intends to phish users’ Capital One login credentials. The email is disguised as a purchase notification from Capital One and informs recipients that there is a pending purchase of $2,169.90 from United Airlines. The email provides a link for recipients to review the…
hp-quicker.com is a fake search engine, promoted by a browser hijacker. The site may be set as your homepage and new tabs if your computer has a browser hijacker installed. These changes to your browser’s settings can be made without your explicit permission and may be irreversible while the hijacker is installed. It’s not a dangerous infection, but it will…
thedollarpress.com is a deceptive website that misuses a legitimate browser feature to spam ads on users’ desktops. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “hp-quicker.com wants to show notifications”, and if you click “Allow”, the site will start spamming ads on your desktop. The site also promotes a scam that claims you’ve…
togerspas.com is a deceptive website, identical to thousands of other sites that misuse a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. This is why you will get a browser alert saying “togerspas.com wants to show notifications” when you enter the site. However, unlike legitimate sites, if togerspas.com is given permission, it shows ads on…
offersforetoday.com ads may be appearing your desktop if you’ve given the site permission to show notifications. If you’ve clicked “Allow” on a browser alert saying “offersforetoday.com wants to show notifications”, the site is authorized to show notifications on your desktop. However, offersforetoday.com’s notifications are only ads, some of which could expose you to potentially malicious content, including malware and scams. Fortunately,…
theadspoint.top will try to trick you into allowing desktop ads by misusing a legitimate browser feature. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “theadspoint.top wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow” on the notification, you will authorize the site to show ads on your desktop. Legitimate sites with permission would show…
ggprotocol.xyz is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to spam users’ desktops with ads. When users get redirected to the site, they will immediately get a browser alert saying “ggprotocol.xyz wants to show notifications”. If users click “Allow”, they will start seeing ads on the desktop. It’s worth…
heriqo.info is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “heriqo.info wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show ads on your desktop. While this permission is easily revokable, keep in mind that heriqo.info’s ads…