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What is happy.goodluckspace[.]com?

happy.goodluckspace[.]com is one of many dubious websites claiming that the visitor has a chance to win a prize. To participate in the lottery, the visitor is asked to complete a survey and answer various questions. Websites such as happy.goodluckspace[.].com often ask to provide various details about users.

Do not trust any of these websites. If the browser often opens these web pages automatically, it is likely that a potentially unwanted application (PUA) is installed. These apps are commonly designed to open dubious web pages, display unwanted ads, and gather details.

According to happy.goodluckspace[.]com, visitors have the chance to win an Apple iPhone XS, Samsung Galaxy S10, or Netflix subscription plan for three years. To participate in this lottery, they are asked to answer a number of questions. Furthermore, they are encouraged to do so within a few minutes, otherwise they will lose the chance.

In fact, this website is a scam used to trick people into taking surveys. These sites often ask to provide personal details such as email addresses, names, surnames, addresses, and so on.

In most cases, scammers misuse these details to generate revenue. People who trust these websites never win any prizes and simply risk problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, identity theft, etc. Therefore, never trust happy.goodluckspace[.]com or other, similar websites.

Note that happy.goodluckspace[.]com might be displayed in different languages, offer different prizes, and its survey could contain different questions.

PUAs that open dubious web pages usually gather information and display ads. In most cases they record users' IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, URLs of visited websites, and so on. They sometimes also gather sensitive information. Developers share this with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse private data to generate revenue.

Furthermore, PUAs can be designed to serve coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and other unwanted ads/content. Generally, they cause redirects to untrustworthy, potentially malicious websites, which might also lead to unwanted downloads and installations. If PUAs are installed on the browser and/or computer, remove them immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	happy.goodluckspace.com pop-up
Threat Type	Mac malware, Mac virus.
Fake Claim	According to this website, visitors have the chance to win various prizes by taking a survey.
Detection Names	Full List (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	35.237.37.230
Symptoms	Your Mac becomes slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you are redirected to dubious websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites, loss of private information.
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Other examples of scams are "Randomly Selected To Test The New iPhone", "Dear Safari User, You Are Today's Lucky Visitor", and "Comcast Cable Communications Congratulations". Typically, people who trust these web pages never win anything and are simply tricked into taking surveys, providing personal details, and so on.

PUAs responsible for forcing browsers to open such pages are all very similar. They are advertised as legitimate applications, however, most provide no value and are designed only to perform actions that help developers to generate revenue.

How did potentially unwanted applications install on my computer?

Most users download and install apps of this type inadvertently. This happens when intrusive, deceptive ads are clicked (these run scripts designed to download/install unwanted software) or when unwanted apps are included into the download/installation setups of other programs.

Typically, information about additionally-included applications is hidden in options such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on. This PUA distribution method is called "bundling".

Developers use it to trick people into downloading and installing unwanted apps together with other regular programs. Note, however, that this only works when they leave all settings available in the set-ups unchanged.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites etc., should not be used to download or install software. Download files and programs only from official websites and using direct links.

If a setup contains "Custom", "Advanced", or other settings, check them and dismiss offers to download or install additionally-included, unwanted applications. Intrusive ads (especially those shown on dubious web pages) often redirect people who click them to untrustworthy websites.

These ads should not be trusted or clicked. If they appear often or the browser causes unwanted redirects, check the browser for suspicious, unwanted extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins that might be installed. Uninstall suspicious entries immediately. The same should be applied to programs of this kind installed on the operating system.

If your computer is already infected with PUAs, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

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Quick menu:

• What is happy.goodluckspace.com pop-up?
• How to identify a pop-up scam?
• How do pop-up scams work?
• How to remove fake pop-ups?
• How to prevent fake pop-ups?
• What to do if you fell for a pop-up scam?

How to identify a pop-up scam?

Pop-up windows with various fake messages are a common type of lures cybercriminals use. They collect sensitive personal data, trick Internet users into calling fake tech support numbers, subscribe to useless online services, invest in shady cryptocurrency schemes, etc.

While in the majority of cases these pop-ups don't infect users' devices with malware, they can cause direct monetary loss or could result in identity theft.

Cybercriminals strive to create their rogue pop-up windows to look trustworthy, however, scams typically have the following characteristics:

• Spelling mistakes and non-professional images - Closely inspect the information displayed in a pop-up. Spelling mistakes and unprofessional images could be a sign of a scam.
• Sense of urgency - Countdown timer with a couple of minutes on it, asking you to enter your personal information or subscribe to some online service.
• Statements that you won something - If you haven't participated in a lottery, online competition, etc., and you see a pop-up window stating that you won.
• Computer or mobile device scan - A pop-up window that scans your device and informs of detected issues - is undoubtedly a scam; webpages cannot perform such actions.
• Exclusivity - Pop-up windows stating that only you are given secret access to a financial scheme that can quickly make you rich.

Example of a pop-up scam:

How do pop-up scams work?

Cybercriminals and deceptive marketers usually use various advertising networks, search engine poisoning techniques, and shady websites to generate traffic to their pop-ups. Users land on their online lures after clicking on fake download buttons, using a torrent website, or simply clicking on an Internet search engine result.

Based on users' location and device information, they are presented with a scam pop-up. Lures presented in such pop-ups range from get-rich-quick schemes to fake virus scans.

How to remove fake pop-ups?

In most cases, pop-up scams do not infect users' devices with malware. If you encountered a scam pop-up, simply closing it should be enough. In some cases scam, pop-ups may be hard to close; in such cases - close your Internet browser and restart it.

In extremely rare cases, you might need to reset your Internet browser. For this, use our instructions explaining how to reset Internet browser settings.

How to prevent fake pop-ups?

To prevent seeing pop-up scams, you should visit only reputable websites. Torrent, Crack, free online movie streaming, YouTube video download, and other websites of similar reputation commonly redirect Internet users to pop-up scams.

To minimize the risk of encountering pop-up scams, you should keep your Internet browsers up-to-date and use reputable anti-malware application. For this purpose, we recommend Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS.

What to do if you fell for a pop-up scam?

This depends on the type of scam that you fell for. Most commonly, pop-up scams try to trick users into sending money, giving away personal information, or giving access to one's device.

• If you sent money to scammers: You should contact your financial institution and explain that you were scammed. If informed promptly, there's a chance to get your money back.
• If you gave away your personal information: You should change your passwords and enable two-factor authentication in all online services that you use. Visit Federal Trade Commission to report identity theft and get personalized recovery steps.
• If you let scammers connect to your device: You should scan your computer with reputable anti-malware (we recommend Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS) - cyber criminals could have planted trojans, keyloggers, and other malware, don't use your computer until removing possible threats.
• Help other Internet users: report Internet scams to Federal Trade Commission.

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