maticiess.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. Browsers offer a feature that allows sites to request permission to show notifications on their desktops. This feature is misused by sites like maticiess.com, which use it to show ads. maticiess.com is just one of thousands of websites that do this, so users need to be careful with…
maxadsrank.top is a scam website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. To do this, it misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “maxadsrank.top wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will…
ommulargang.com is a scam website. Its main goal is to trick users into enabling desktop ads by exploiting a legitimate browser feature. When redirected to the site, you’ll see a browser alert saying “ommulargang.com wants to show notifications”. Clicking “Allow” on this notification lets the site display ads on your desktop, which may lead to malicious content like malware or…
The Search Trends extension is classified as a browser hijacker. If your browser redirects you to searchingtrends.com every time you open your browser, the browser has been taken over by a hijacker that changed its settings. It’s not a dangerous infection, but it’s not something you should keep installed as your regular browsing will be disrupted. searchingtrends.com will be set…
cactus-search.com is a fake search engine, promoted by a browser hijacker called Cactus Search. While it’s being promoted as an extension that uses ad revenue to help plants from becoming extinct, it has browser hijacker characteristics. While it’s not a malicious infection, it can install without explicit permission and will hijack the browser by changing its settings. It will set cactus-search.com…
The “Spotify Can’t Process Your Payment” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ Spotify login credentials. The email claims that Spotify cannot process your payment for the Spotify Premium Family plan and asks that you double-check the payment details. The email links to a phishing site that asks you to log in to your Spotify account.…
The “You Visited Some Hacked Websites With Exploit” email is part of a sextortion campaign that tries to trick users into sending scammers money. The sender claims to have infected the recipient’s computer with malware via a hacked website, which allowed them access to the recipient’s computer. Supposedly, they noticed the user visiting adult websites and made a video of them…
The “Virus Intrusion Into Our Office 365 Webmail Server” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the users’ email service provider and informs the recipients that, because of a virus intrusion in their Office 365 webmail server, they need to do a full server sweep.…