Malware Categories: Scam

Your Battery Is Damaged By Viruses pop-up is another fraudulent message, claiming that your battery has been affected by malicious programs. Similar social engineering scams have been noticed before. For instance: “Potential threats detected” or “Your Mac might be infected” are all created by vicious cyber criminals, attempting to infect you with malware or other … Continued

YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED – this phrase is used by many fake alerts. They are nothing more than scams meant to scare people and take their money. The Your Computer Has Been Blocked alerts show up while you’re browsing the internet and. They take over the screen and demand that you call a phone number … Continued

If you use Google’s services like Gmail, you might have seen the update “Your iPhoneXs is ready for PickUp” — despite not having ordered one. This campaign affects mobile devices as well as desktop computers, and it’s caused by malicious spam that tricks Gmail to add events to your calendar automatically. Variations of this scam … Continued

Was it a sudden win-advisor.com pop-up saying that Your McAfee Subscription Has Expired Today, that made you look for answers what is this Windows Security notification and is it legitimate? If so, you came to the right place because in this article we’ll be talking about the origins, effects, and removal of Your McAfee Subscription … Continued

Have you clicked on some link and a message claiming that Your Mac Is Infected With 3 Viruses! appear, offering AppleCare to clean them? If so, you have encountered an online scam, that is trying to make your life miserable and scare you into getting malicious content, so your Mac would actually get damaged. This rapidly … Continued

The “Your Windows is currently out of date and corrupted” warning is a fake alert used to spread malware. It’s a website that performs a fake virus scan which tells you that it found problems with your PC and that you need to use paid software to deal with them. Basically, “Your Windows is currently … Continued

If there is a message, popping up in your browser claiming that “Your Windows Is Infected With 5 Viruses!” don’t yet rush to take any actions, because that most likely is nothing more than a cheeky scam, which aims to push some rogue application to your PC, and actually infect your Windows. This widespread scam … Continued

YouTube Subscribers Generator App is a malicious browser add-on and website. It promotes a scam where users are promised free YouTube views, likes, comments, and subscribers in exchange for completing various tasks. Those tasks include doing surveys, installing apps, and subscribing to paid services. And the YouTube Subscribers Generator App doesn’t deliver the promised free views … Continued

“You’ve Been Selected To Test iPhone 9” is fraudulent message, claiming that users have been picked to participate in an exciting testing process. We have seen many fake reward messages on the Internet, and this Apple scam is just as devious as CertifiedCertified.winners pop-up. Over the years, scammers have been aware of the new products … Continued