The “URGENT: Scan Your PC” pop-up is a fake virus alert that claims a critical threat has been detected on your device. These types of fake alerts are very common, and they usually promote tech support scams, try to trick users into downloading questionable programs, or misuse an anti-virus program’s affiliate program. This particular fake pop-up redirects to the TotalAV…
premiumnetwork.co.in 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 “premiumnetwork.co.in wants to show notifications”. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature, which is why you will start seeing premiumnetwork.co.in’s notifications on your desktop if you click “Allow”. Unfortunately, premiumnetwork.co.in’s notifications will…
proninemons.com is one of thousands of websites that try to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. To do this, it misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. What kind of notifications a site will show depends on what the site posts. Because proninemons.com is a questionable website, its notifications will…
curestin.co.in is a questionable website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to do this, which is why you’ll get a browser alert saying “curestin.co.in wants to show notifications” when you get redirected to the site. If you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show ads on your desktop. Not…
xdefender.site is a deceptive site that asks users to authorize it to show notifications. It misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. Sites use this feature to keep users updated with their content. However, sites like xdefender.site misuse the feature to show ads. What’s more, some of those ads could expose you…
If your browser suddenly loads smart-search-engine.com every time you open it or do a search, your device is infected with a browser hijacker. Browser hijackers are not serious infections but they are quite frustrating to deal with because they make unwanted changes to the browser’s settings and try to redirect to sponsored websites. These types of infections usually sneak in using…
“Error_Code: GUI45WGV0001” is a fake virus alert that claims your system has been infected with malware that’s trying to steal your “banking details, credit card details, and other logins”. The pop-up is entirely fake and can be ignored. The pop-up promotes a tech support scam that involves scammers claiming to work for Microsoft offering services users don’t need. The point…
“TotalAV – You Recently Visited Compromised Websites” pop-up is a fake virus alert that falsely claims your computer is infected with a virus because you’ve visited infected websites. The alert is hosted on a dubious website to which you may be redirected either by adware or by ad-heavy sites you browse. The alert claims that to remove the potential viruses,…