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Lp.speedyutils.live Pop-Up Scam (Mac)

What is "lp.speedyutils[.]live"?

lp.speedyutils[.]live is a scam site that promotes the MacEnizer application. It claims that the user's operating system might be infected. Note that these sites should never be trusted. The same extents to the software endorsed by them. Furthermore, apps advertised on scam websites are often rogue.

Most visitors to lp.performanceyutils[.]live access it unintentionally - they are redirected by intrusive advertisements or by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications). Note that PUAs do not need express user permission to infiltrate devices.

   
Lp.macsmart-cleanupc.club POP-UP Scam (Mac)

What is lp.macsmart-cleanupc[.]club?

lp.macsmart-cleanupc[.]club is used to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected with viruses. To remove them, they must supposedly download and install a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Smart Mac Booster.

Do not install or use apps that are promoted through deceptive sites such as lp.macsmart-cleanupc[.]club. The best option is to simply ignore these web pages. If the browser opens them automatically, a PUA is probably installed.

   
Search.mapsonlinepro.com Redirect (Mac)

What is search.mapsonlinepro.com?

Like genieonews.comsearch.mapsglobalsearch.comsearch.convertersearch.com and many others, search.mapsonlinepro.com is a fake search engine. Judging by design alone, it may seem similar to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines.

Therefore, it is easy to mistake it for a legitimate website. In fact, search.mapsonlinepro.com is promoted via download/install setups of browser hijacking applications. Browser hijackers make unauthorized changes to browsers and most have data tracking abilities. Note that search.mapsonlinepro.com also gathers information relating to users' browsing activity.

   
Spark Email Virus

What is "Spark Email Virus"?

Spark is the name of New Zealand's leading digital services company, however, some scammers use the name within their email scams to trick people into opening an attachment that installs malicious software called Emotet. Note, Spark has nothing to do with this scam and we strongly recommend that you ignore it and do not open the attached file.

   
Search.newsflashapp.com Redirect (Mac)

What is search.newsflashapp.com?

search.newsFlashapp.com is a fake search engine, allegedly capable of providing enhanced search results and quick access to latest news sources. Judging on appearance alone, the site barely differs from legitimate search engines such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo.

Therefore, users frequently believe it to be a genuine and useful tool. In fact, developers promote search.newsFlashapp.com through the News Flash browser hijacker, and possibly via other download/installation set-ups of similar rogue applications. These apps operate by modifying browsers without users' consent.

Additionally, search.newsFlashapp.com and browser hijackers gather information relating to browsing activity.

   
Cohecenhetert.pro Ads

What is cohecenhetert[.]pro?

Like many others, cohecenhetert[.]pro is a rogue site. It is designed to force-feed users dubious content and generate redirects to untrustworthy, even malicious websites. Most visitors to cohecenhetert[.]pro, access it unintentionally. Typically, users get redirected by intrusive advertisements or PUAs (potentially unwanted applications).

It is worthy of noting, that these undesirable apps do not need express user permission to be installed onto their devices. Once successfully infiltrated, PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns and some can even track data.

   
FullBrowser Adware (Mac)

What is FullBrowser?

FullBrowser is advertised as a useful application that enhances the browsing experience by providing fast searches, accurate search results, etc.

In fact, this application is adware, a type of software that displays unwanted advertisements. These apps often gather details relating to users' browsing habits. Furthermore, most people download and/or install this adware unintentionally. Therefore, these apps are also known as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

   
Tasty Online Recipes Browser Hijacker

What is Tasty Online Recipes?

Tasty Online Recipes is a rogue application, supposedly capable of providing quick access to various recipes and other cooking-related content. Based on appearances alone, this app appears legitimate and handy. However, it is classified both as a browser hijacker and a PUA (potentially unwanted application).

Tasty Online Recipes modifies browsers and promotes its fake search engine (search.tastyonlinerecipestab.com), it also gathers intel on users' browsing activity.

Due to most users installing this application inadvertently, it is considered to be a PUA. It is also pertinent to know, that Tasty Online Recipes is often distributed alongside another unwanted application called Hide My Searches.

   
Pipeline Supplies & Services CO.WLL Email Virus

What is "Pipeline Supplies & Services CO.WLL Email Virus"?

Pipeline Supplies & Services CO.WLL is the name of a legitimate company, however, scammers use it within a scam to trick people into opening a file attached to email messages. In many cases, scammers use names of legitimate companies to make their emails seem official, important, and so on.

In this case, they use this scam to proliferate the HawkEye keystroke logger. We strongly advise against opening the attached file, since it can lead to installation of software that is used to steal personal details.

   
Carbamylife.info Ads

What is carbamylife[.]info?

carbamylife[.]info functions like many other websites of this type including, for example, track.nuxues[.]com, talkreply[.]com, and news-jupiter[.]com.

These websites present dubious content or redirect visitors to a number of other untrustworthy web pages. In most cases, people are forced to visit these websites due to potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) installed on their systems and/or browsers. Additionally, PUAs display unwanted, intrusive ads and collect details relating to browsing activity.

   

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