The “Webmail Final Notice” email is a type of phishing scam designed to deceive recipients by posing as a notification from their email service provider. The email falsely claims that a request to terminate the user’s email account has been submitted and will soon be processed. To retain their account, recipients are urged to cancel the termination by clicking on…
The “Messages Awaiting Your Attention” email is a generic phishing attempt that targets users’ email login credentials. The email claims that you have undelivered emails because they need to be verified. Supposedly, if you do not verify the emails within 7 days, they will be deleted. However, this is a phishing email, which means clicking on any links in it…
Phenol ransomware is file-encrypting malware. These types of infections target all important files and encrypt them, essentially taking them hostage. The ransomware can be differentiated by the .[Hulk67888@outlook.com].phenol extension added to files you can no longer open. Unfortunately, all of your personal files will have this extension added to them. To be able to open the files, you will first…
Ad Blocker is a deceptive adware program that pretends to be a useful extension for blocking ads but actually does the opposite. It’s advertised on various third-party download platforms as an adblocker extension, but instead, it floods your screen with ads. While it’s not a severe infection that directly harms your device, adware is annoying and can expose you to…
searchcalm.com is a questionable search engine website. If it loads every time you open your browser, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker that sets the site as your homepage and default search engine. This type of infection takes control of your browser and alters its settings to redirect you to various sponsored sites to generate revenue. While browser hijackers…
The “Message Quarantine Notification” email falls into the phishing category as it was created to steal email login credentials. It pretends to be from the email service provider, claiming that 8 of your emails have been quarantined because they need to be verified. The email includes a button to supposedly read the emails, but clicking it leads to a phishing…
istomegiessts.co.in is one of many generic websites designed to trick users into enabling desktop ads. If you get redirected to this site, you’ll see a pop-up saying “istomegiessts.co.in wants to show notifications”, and clicking “Allow” will result in ads appearing on your desktop because the site is misusing a legitimate feature. Normally, this feature lets sites show useful notifications if…
grattederia.com is a deceptive website created solely to trick users into enabling desktop ads. If you get redirected to this site, a browser alert will pop up saying “grattederia.com wants to show notifications”. Clicking “Allow” gives the site permission to display ads on your desktop, some of which could be harmful and expose you to malware or scams. Fortunately, if…