aeetesnow.org is a deceptive website that misuses a legitimate browser feature to spam users with ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately see a browser alert saying “aeetesnow.org wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show you ads on the desktop.
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laxsearch.com is a highly questionable website, promoted by a browser hijacker. If you suddenly find that you are redirected to laxsearch.com when you open your browser, your computer has a browser hijacker installed on it. It’s a minor infection that makes unwanted changes to the browser’s settings and tries to redirect users to sponsored websites. However, because it can redirect to…
Kinsearch falls into the browser hijacker category. It’s promoted as a useful extension and can be found on various free program websites. However, instead of offering any useful features, Kinsearch will hijack the browser, change settings, force you to use a dubious search engine, and try to redirect you to questionable websites. It’s, fortunately, not a serious infection but it may…
Summon To Court For Pedophilia refers to a fake email that claims the recipient has been accused of sexual assault, pedophilia, and possessing child pornography videos. Senders claim to be law enforcement agencies and ask that recipients respond with their justifications. The email is part of an email scam campaign that likely intends to trick users into paying thousands of dollars.…
If your browser is suddenly redirecting you to skyjem.com whenever you open it, there’s a browser hijacker installed on your computer. It’s a type of infection that will take over your browser, make unwanted changes, and try to redirect you to sponsored websites. It’s not a particularly dangerous infection because it doesn’t directly cause damage to the computer but it may…
The “I Have To Share Bad News With You” email falls into the sextortion scam email category. It’s a fake email that claims malware has been installed on your device and an explicit video of you watching pornography has been made. The sender threatens to send the video to all of your contacts unless you agree to pay $950 in…
yonminuner.com is a generic scam website that attempts to trick users into allowing ads on their desktops. Immediately upon entering the website, you will get a browser alert saying “yonminuner.com wants to show notifications”. Clicking “Allow” would give the site permission to spam ads.
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“I actually installed a Malware on porn website” is a scam email that falls into the sextortion email category. The email falsy claims that the recipient’s computer is infected with malware, which allowed them to turn on the microphone/camera and make an explicit video of the recipient watching pornography. The contents of the email are completely false. The email is…