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Apple Security Alert Scam (Mac)

What kind of scam is Apple Security Alert?

Displayed by a malicious website, "Apple Security Alert" is a fake pop-up error similar to Apple Support Center - Attention!!, Apple Warning Alert, Critical Security Warning!, and many others. 

Users often visit this website inadvertently - they are redirected by variety of unwanted programs. Research shows that as well as causing redirects, rogue programs misuse computer resources, deliver malicious ads, and record various data.

   
Search.safefinderchoose.com Redirect (Mac)

What is search.safefinderchoose.com?

According to the developers, search.safefinderchoose.com is a high-end Internet search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. These false claims often trick users into believing that search.safefinderchoose.com is legitimate and useful.

Be aware, however, that to promote search.safefinderchoose.com, developers employ rogue download/installation set-ups designed to modify browser options without permission. Furthermore, this site records various information (mostly relating to users' Internet browsing activity).

   
Chromesearch.today Redirect

What is chromesearch.today?

chromesearch.today (also known as chromesearch.win, search.chromesearch.today or chromesearch.me) is presented as a high-quality Internet search engine that generates improved search results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience.

Judging on appearance alone, chromesearch.today barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users believe that chromesearch.today is also legitimate and useful. In fact, this website records various user-system information (mostly, relating to browsing activity).

Furthermore, developers promote chromesearch.today using rogue download/installation set-ups that modify Internet browser options without users' consent.

   
Search.macsafefinder.com Redirect (Mac)

What is search.macsafefinder.com?

According to the developers, search.macsafefinder.com is a high-end Internet search engine that generates improved results and, therefore, enhances the browsing experience. Judging on appearance alone, search.macsafefinder.com may seem similar to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines.

Therefore, many users believe that search.macsafefinder.com is also legitimate and useful. In fact, developers promote this site using browser-hijacking download/installation set-ups that modify browser options without consent. Furthermore, search.macsafefinder.com records various user-system information that might contain personal details.

   
Microsoft Has Detected A Malicious Virus Scam

What is Microsoft Has Detected A Malicious Virus?

Displayed by a malicious website, "Microsoft Has Detected A Malicious Virus" is a fake error message that shares similarities with Internet Security Alert, Internet Explorer Critical ERROR, Possible Suspicious Activity, and many others. Research shows that users are often redirected to this website by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs).

These are known to infiltrate systems without consent. In addition to causing redirects, potentially unwanted programs diminish system performance, deliver 'malvertising' ads (banners, coupons, pop-ups, etc.), and record various user-system information.

   
Searchlock.com Redirect

What is searchlock.com?

According to the developers, searchlock.com (or results.searchlock.com) is a 'high-experience' Internet search engine that improves web browsing by generating improved results. Judging on appearance alone, searchlock.com barely differs from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other reputable search engines.

Therefore, many users believe that searchlock.com is also legitimate and useful. In fact, criminals promote this website by employing various download/installation set-ups that hijack web browsers and modify options. In addition, this rogue site continually tracks users' Internet browsing activity by collecting various user-system information.

   
Search.anysearchplus.com Redirect (Mac)

What is search.anysearchplus.com?

search.anysearchplus.com is a fake Internet search engine identical to search.websafefinder.com, search.linkeymac.com, search.safewebfinder.com, and many others. This website claims to enhance the browsing experience by generating improved search results.

On initial inspection, this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, developers employ browser-hijacking download/installation set-ups to promote the site. Furthermore, search.anysearchplus.com continually records various information that might contain personal details.

   
Search.websafefinder.com Redirect (Mac)

What is search.websafefinder.com?

search.websafefinder.com is presented as a high-quality Internet search engine that supposedly enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results.

Judging on appearance alone, search.websafefinder.com may seem legitimate and useful - its design barely differs from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other legitimate search engines, however, criminals promote this site using deceptive downloaders/installers that modify browser options without permission.

Furthermore, search.websafefinder.com continually records various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity.

   
Internet Explorer Critical ERROR Scam

What is Internet Explorer Critical ERROR?

"Internet Explorer Critical ERROR" is a fake error message similar to Internet Security Alert, SYSTEM WARNING, Do Not Ignore This Windows Alert, and many others.

This error is displayed by a malicious website that users often visit inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). Research shows that PUPs usually infiltrate systems without consent. In addition, they diminish system performance, deliver 'malvertising' ads (banners, coupons, pop-ups, etc.), and record various user-system information.

   
Adprohub.com Redirect

What is adprohub.com?

adprohub.com is a rogue website identical to consertist.com, trackingclick.com, primosearch.com, and many others. This site redirects to various other suspicious sites.

Users often visit adprohub.com inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission. As well as causing redirects, PUPs deliver malicious ads, stealthily run unwanted processes, and record various user-system information.

   

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