The “Email Storage Failure” email is a phishing scam designed to steal users’ email login credentials. It falsely claims that the recipient’s mailbox is nearly full, with 96.12% of its capacity used, and warns that failure to free up space could prevent sending or receiving emails. The email includes a button to “clear storage,” but clicking it leads to a…
The “Windows Defender Security Has Disabled Your Computer” virus alert falls into the tech support scam category. This particular alert is part of another scam, specifically, the “We’ve Disabled Your Facebook Account” scam. If you were to engage with that one, you would be redirected to this one. The “Windows Defender Security Has Disabled Your Computer” fake virus alert claims that your computer…
The “We’ve Disabled Your Facebook Account” scam falls into the tech support scam category. The scam involves showing users a fake Facebook pop-up alert that claims their Facebook account has been disabled as a security precaution. Supposedly, the account has been compromised and has been suspended because it violates the Community Standards or Terms of Service. Engaging with the pop-up will…
The “Consider This Message As Your Last Warning” email is a generic sextortion scam. It’s a type of scam that tries to scare users into paying large sums of money in order to prevent malicious actors from releasing users’ explicit videos, which do not actually exist. These types of email scams are very common, and most users whose email addresses…
loapneme.co.in is a scam site that tries to deceive users into authorizing desktop ads by misusing a legitimate browser feature. The site prompts your browser to show an alert saying “loapneme.co.in wants to show notifications”, and because this feature is legitimate, granting permission allows the site to display notifications, which will mostly be ads. The ads will not only be…
The Better Search extension is categorized as a browser hijacker and is associated with the search.getbettersearch-api.com search engine. When this extension is installed on a device, it modifies browser settings by setting the search.getbettersearch-api.com site as the homepage, new tab page, and default search engine. While browser hijackers are not considered dangerous infections, they can be highly disruptive as they…
finesearcher.com is a fake search engine. If it loads whenever you open your browser, your computer has likely been infected with a browser hijacker. While it’s not a serious threat, it will change your browser’s settings to redirect you to certain sites in order to generate revenue. This hijacker sets finesearcher.com as your homepage and new tab page, and changes…
The “WeTransfer – The transfer you received expired” email is a phishing attempt. The email is made to appear like a notification from WeTransfer, a service that allows users to send large files. The email claims that a transfer you have received has expired, but you can recover it before it’s permanently deleted. Engaging with the email and clicking on…