VPNTop is a deceptive application that falsely claims to provide proxy and VPN functionalities. Judging on appearance alone, VPNTop may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware (advertising malware). There are three main reasons for the
Displayed by a malicious website, "Hard Drive Is Not Accepted" is a fake error message claiming that the system is infected. Research shows that users often visit this website inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without consent. As w
Developed by Mindspark Interactive Network (now known as IAC applications), GifsGalore is a deceptive application claiming to allow users to view and share various GIF images. Initially, GifsGalore may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is a form of unwanted software (browser hijacker)
Identical to yesadsrv.com, tc-clicks.com, creativesrv.com, and many others, clicktabs.net is a deceptive website designed to redirect to various other suspicious sites. Research shows that users are redirected to clicktabs.net by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). These programs are kn
Displayed by a malicious website, "Windows 10 Pro Update Failed" is a fake error message claiming that the system is infected. Research shows that users are redirected to this website by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) such as adware. These rogue programs infiltrate systems without p
predictivadnetwork.com is a deceptive website designed to redirect to various suspicious websites. Research shows that users are redirected to predictivadnetwork.com by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without consent. As well as causing redirects, PUPs diminis
Displayed by a malicious website, "Security Update Error" is a fake error message claiming that the system is infected. Users often visit this website inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). These rogue programs (for example, adware, browser hijackers,
Our research team is seeing a rise in adware that uses a graphical layer over Google Internet search results to display advertisements. Computer users experiencing this adware will observe various ads and links to dubious websites (that promote potentially unwanted programs [PUPs], dubious medici
Similar to High Priority Message, Warning! Malware Detected!, Your Computer May Have a Virus!, and many others, "Microsoft Corporation HAS BLOCKED YOUR PC" is a fake error message displayed by a malicious website. Users often visit this site inadvertently - they are redirected by various potential
Similar to The ArialText Font Was Not Found and The HoeflerText Font Wasn't Found, "The 'Roboto Condensed' font was not found" is a fake pop-up error message displayed by a malicious website. This fake pop-up was first discovered by security researcher MalwareBreakdown. Research shows that users