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…
The “You have [4] pending emails on the mail queue!” email is a phishing attempt designed to steal users’ email account login credentials. It falsely claims that emails could not be delivered to your account due to insufficient storage space. The email asserts that recipients’ accounts are low on storage but offers a solution if users click on one of…
quioneroudle.com is a fraudulent website designed to deceive users into enabling desktop advertisements. It exploits a legitimate browser feature that permits websites to request user permission for displaying notifications, typically intended to share updates or newly posted content, so users can access them more easily. However, malicious sites like quioneroudle.com misuse this feature to spam desktops with intrusive advertisements. By…