freshfruittab.com is a fake search engine promoted by the Fresh Fruit Search browser hijacker. If this hijacker infects your computer, freshfruittab.com will be set as the default search engine, homepage, and new tabs. These changes are difficult to not notice because freshfruittab.com will essentially load every time you open your browser. Fortunately, it’s not a serious infection, it mostly aims to generate…
animaltabnow.com is a fake search engine that may be set as your homepage if your computer has a browser hijacker installed on it. If you’re suddenly redirected to this site whenever you open your browser, a hijacker may have sneaked in. These infections use deceptive methods to install on users’ computers but once installed, they are difficult to not notice.…
The “Revalidate Email Or Lose Account” email is a phishing attempt that aims to steal users’ Microsoft login credentials. The email is a farily typical phishing attempt. It claims that you need to revalidate your email. If you do not, you will supposedly lose your Microsoft account permanently. The email provides a button, which will supposedly allow you to validate…
The “Review Important Messages” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ email account login credentials. The email claims that users have important unread emails, which can be viewed by clicking on the “Review Messages” button. If users click on the button, they will be redirected to a phishing website that asks users to log in to their…
The “Capital One – Email Address Change” email is part of a phishing campaign that intends to gain access to users’ Capital One accounts. The email claims that the email address associated with your Capital One account has been changed, supposedly per your request. The email informs you that if you did not initiate the change, you need to secure…
search-thrill.com is a fake search engine that may be set as your default search engine if your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. These infections make unauthorized changes to the browser’s settings and try to redirect to sponsored websites. It’s not a serious infection but it can get very annoying. They change a browser’s homepage/new tabs and set dubious…
“Your System Was Breached By Remote Desktop Protocol” scam email falls into the sextortion email category. The email falsy claims that users’ computers have been infected with malware that gave its operator access to the devices. Email senders claim to have made a video of the recipients watching pornography and threaten to send the video to all contacts unless users…
whubaesingotbrewer.com is a deceptive website that intends to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, you’ll get a browser alert saying “whubaesingotbrewer.com wants to show notifications”. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to ask for authorization to show notifications on users’ desktops. However, instead of displaying useful…