kurepos.co.in is a deceptive site with no content on it. Its sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. To do this, it misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to request permission from users to show notifications. These notifications show up on the desktop and work as a way for users to keep up with the…
flowworksfivesphere.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into agreeing to see desktop ads. The site is disguised as a download site, but its sole purpose is to trick users into allowing ads. It misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show notifications on users’ desktops if they are given permission. While legitimate sites may show…
croursem.co.in is a deceptive website that misuses a legitimate browser feature to spam users’ desktops with ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately see a browser alert saying “croursem.co.in wants to show notifications”, and if you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show ads on your desktop. Fortunately, you can easily revoke this permission…
APEX ransomware is a generic ransomware infection that encrypts files and demands a payment in exchange for a decryptor. The ransomware can be identified by the .Apex extension it adds to encrypted files. Unfortunately, once files have been encrypted, you will not be able to open them unless you first use a specific decryptor on them. However, the only people…
bequalmal.com is a deceptive website that has no content on it. Its sole purpose is to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It does that by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show notifications on users’ desktops. Legitimate sites show their new content in these notifications, while sites like bequalmal.com simply spam ads. It’s also worth mentioning that…
Chunago.app is classified as adware and is part of the Pirrit adware family. Its sole function is to expose users to advertisements in various forms, which ruins the browsing experience completely. It does not appear to be malicious, but if you notice it installed on your device, the sooner you get rid of it, the better. It also does not…
The “Instagram Password Hacker” scam refers to fake services that claim to allow users to get Instagram account passwords by simply entering the username. instagramhackonline.com is one of the sites promoting these scams. The site requires users to enter an Instagram username to get the password. If users initiate this supposed hack, they will get an alert saying they need to…
TuneFinder is advertised as a useful browser extension, but is classified as an adware infection. It’s promoted as an extension that allows users to find songs and related information, like artist discographies, album details, etc. However, while it may seem useful to some users, its main purpose is to generate revenue by showing ads. That means bombarding users with all…
quicknetshift.co.in is a deceptive website, identical to thousands of other sites that all aim to trick users into allowing desktop ads. A legitimate browser feature is misused for this, which is why if you click “Allow” on the “quicknetshift.co.in wants to show notifications” alert, the site will be authorized to show ads on your desktop. The feature does have its…
ovateshidae.co.in is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop notifications. The site misuses a legitimate browser feature, which is why you’ll get a browser alert saying “ovateshidae.co.in wants to show notifications” when you get redirected to the site. If you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show notifications on your desktop. While legitimate sites…