The “Account Validation Request” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the email service provider, supposedly informing the recipient about an SSL Certificate error, which supposedly resulted in some emails not being delivered. The email asks that users “re-validate the SSL Certificate on IMAP/POP3…
The “Email Termination Request” email falls into the phishing scam category. The email is disguised as a notification from the email service provider, and informs recipients that a request to terminate the email account has been made and will soon be processed. If users want to keep their email account, they are asked to stop the termination by clicking on the…
The “Microsoft Has Temporarily Suspended Your Account” pop-up falls into the tech support scam category. These types of scams are known as tech support scams because they try to trick users into calling fake tech support so they can get scammed out of money. The way this scam works is that you may be redirected to a site that displays…
If your browser redirects you to search-redirect.com every time you open your browser, you have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. The reason it’s loading when the browser is opened is that it’s been set as the homepage/new tabs. Hijackers make these changes to a browser’s settings in order to promote questionable search engines that insert sponsored content into search…
If search.getbettersearch-api.com has been set as your default search engine without your explicit knowledge, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. search.getbettersearch-api.com is associated with Better Search. If this extension is installed on your device, the search.getbettersearch-api.com site will be set as the homepage, new tabs, and default search engine. Browser hijackers are not dangerous infections, but they can be very annoying…
enzav.xyz is a scam website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. This is done by using a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. However, instead of showing useful notifications, sites like enzav.xyz show ads, potentially dangerous ones at that. These ads will appear on the desktop, similarly to where legitimate…
flynewsmedia.info is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately get a browser alert saying “flynewsmedia.info wants to show notifications”. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature, so if you click “Allow”, you will authorize flynewsmedia.info to show notifications on your desktop. Because flynewsmedia.info is a deceptive…
eveenaiftoa.com is one of thousands of websites that try to trick users into allowing desktop ads. This is done by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to request permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. Legitimate sites may use this feature to show users interesting new content, but sites like eveenaiftoa.com use it to show ads. These ads may…