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What is the fake "Mr Beast Giveaway"?

"Mr Beast Giveaway scam" refers to a scheme run on various deceptive websites. The scam is presented as a monetary prize giveaway eligible for every subscriber of the MrBeast YouTube channel - who visits the scheme-promoting webpage.

This fake giveaway requests users to download/install its sponsors' applications and provide the email used to register their PayPal online money-transferring account. Typically, such scams are used to extract payments from victims and to proliferate adware, browser hijackers, and other PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

In some cases, schemes of this type are also employed to spread malware (e.g., trojans, ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, etc.). It must be emphasized that the "Mr Beast Giveaway" scam is in no way associated with Jimmy Donaldson - the YouTuber known as MrBeast, his channel, or any other legitimate entity mentioned in the scheme.

Untrustworthy sites are seldom accessed intentionally; most users enter them via mistyped URLs, redirects caused by intrusive ads, or have them force-opened by installed PUAs.

What is FreeSearchConverters?

Browser hijackers are potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) designed to make changes in settings of hijacked browsers to promote some questionable address (typically, a fake search engine). Research shows that FreeSearchConverters is designed to promote the freesearchconverters.com address and collect browsing data. It is worth mentioning that browser hijackers are called PUAs because it is uncommon for them to be dowloaded and installed intentionally.

What is the lenglishiam[.]biz site?

Sharing many similarities with edinmyhomet.biz, bestdream.space, quicklisti.com, and thousands of others, lenglishiam[.]biz is a rogue website. Visitors to this page are presented with questionable content and/or redirected to different unreliable and dangerous sites.

These webpages are seldom accessed intentionally; most users enter them via redirects caused by intrusive ads or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can infiltrate systems without explicit user consent. PUAs are designed to force-open websites, deliver intrusive advert campaigns, and gather browsing-related information.

What is the fake "FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL" email?

"FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL Email Scam" refers to a spam campaign - a large-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The letters distributed through this campaign are disguised as letters from the First International Bank of Israel.

It must be emphasized that these scam emails are in no way associated with the real Israel-based bank, nor is any information provided by them true. The spam letters invite recipients to participate in an unspecified project, which would involve them getting cut of an exorbitant sum of money.

What is Bonifico Effettuato?

As a rule, cybercriminals behind phishing emails attempt steal money, identities by getting recipients to reveal personal information (for example, credit card details, bank information, login credentials) on websites that pretend to be official, legitimate. It is important to mention that emails of this type are disguised as letters from reputable companies, organizations.

Typically, they contain some message and a link to a phishing website. This particular email is disguised as a letter from a company named KÜNZA. It is unlikely that KÜNZA is an existing company - there is no information about it anywhere on the Internet.

What is arrowhurt[.]xyz?

The Internet is rife with rogue sites, and arrowhurt[.]xyz is but one of them. Edinmyhomet.biz, helthtop.space, and alfabet.fun are some examples of similar webpages. Rogue websites are designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to other untrustworthy or possibly malicious pages.

Users seldom intentionally enter arrowhurt[.]xyz and sites akin to it. Most get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

This software can infiltrate systems without explicit permission; hence, users may be unaware of its presence. PUAs can have heinous functionalities, including - force-opening various websites, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting browsing-related data.

What is Rookie Crypt?

Rookie Crypt (also known as RookieCrypt) is a ransomware-type program. This malware operates by encrypting data and demands payment for the decryption.

In other words, victims are unable to use the files affected by Rookie Crypt, and they are asked to pay - to recover access to their data. During the encryption process, affected files are appended with an extension that consists of a unique ID assigned to the victim.

For example, a file named "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.943-A61-433" - following encryption. After this process is complete, ransom notes in Turkish - "Rookie-Crypt .txt" - are dropped into compromised folders.

What is the edinmyhomet[.]biz website?

Edinmyhomet[.]biz is a rogue site sharing many common traits with helthtop.space, leaked-video.live, bestdream.space, and thousands of others. These webpages operate by presenting their visitors with dubious content and/or redirecting them to untrustworthy/malicious sites.

Users rarely access such websites intentionally; most get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can be installed onto devices without explicit user consent. PUAs are designed to cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gather browsing-related data.

What is the helthtop[.]space site?

Similar to alfabet.fun, tripmydream.space, rlongletterit.biz, and countless others, helthtop[.]space is an untrustworthy website designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to unreliable/malicious pages. Users typically enter sites of this kind unintentionally.

Most get redirected to them by intrusive advertisements and/or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) already installed onto their devices. This software can infiltrate systems without express permission; hence, users may be unaware of their presence. PUAs operate by causing redirects, delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gathering browsing-related information.

What is alfabet[.]ads?

It is highly advisable to avoid visiting alfabet[.]fun website - this page is designed to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications or promote other shady pages (it depends on visitor's geolocation). Alfabet[.]fun is similar to a great number of other sites, for example, pushnote[.]top, agazinethede[.]biz, worldactualstories[.]com.

As a rule, websites of this type get opened through untrustworthy advertisements, other untrustworthy websites, and (or) potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). It is recommended to avoid downloading and installing PUAs as well. It is common that apps of this kind are designed not only to promote pages like alfabet[.]fun, but also to gather various data, generate unwanted advertisements.