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What kind of page is shield-fordesktop[.]com?

While inspecting untrustworthy sites, our researchers discovered the shield-fordesktop[.]com webpage. It operates by promoting deceptive material (scams), pushing browser notification spam, and redirecting visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) pages.

Most users enter sites like shield-fordesktop[.]com through redirects caused by webpages using rogue advertising networks, mistyped URLs, spam notifications, intrusive advertisements, or installed adware.

What is "FedEx PACKAGE WAITING"?

While inspecting spam browser notifications, our research team found the "FedEx PACKAGE WAITING" scam. This scheme operates as a phishing scam, with the additional goal of tricking victims into subscribing to a paid service.

It must be emphasized that all the claims made by this scam are false, and it is in no way associated with the actual FedEx Corporation.

What is "Win A New iPhone 13"?

While inspecting sites that use rogue advertising networks, our researchers discovered the "Win A New iPhone 13" scam. It operates as a phishing scam and may also attempt to extract money from victims under the guise of subscription fees.

What is the CryptoWallet Address Replacing Virus?

CryptoWallet Address Replacing Virus refers to a system infection with a malicious program, which has clipper functionalities.

Clippers (also known as clipboard hijackers) are designed to change the data copied into the clipboard. In this article we will analyze clippers designed to replace copied cryptocurrency wallet addresses before an outgoing transaction - thereby redirecting the funds to cryptowallets belonging to the cyber criminals.

What kind of page is freecaptcha[.]top?

Our researchers found the freecaptcha[.]top rogue webpage while checking out untrustworthy sites. This page is designed to push spam browser notifications and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) webpages. Most users enter them through redirects caused by websites using rogue advertising networks.

What is ExpressionCargo?

While inspecting new submissions to VirusTotal, we found the ExpressionCargo rogue application. Our analysis revealed that this app operates as advertising-supported software (adware) and belongs to the AdLoad malware family.

What kind of page is trusted-captcha[.]top?

Our research team discovered the trusted-captcha[.]top rogue page while inspecting dubious websites. It is designed to push browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/malicious) sites. Most users access such webpages through redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks.

What is "LUNA Giveaway"?

While inspecting deceptive websites, our research team found the "LUNA Giveaway" scam. It promises users twice-fold the return on the cryptocurrency that users transfer to it. However, this giveaway is a scam, and all the funds given to it will be lost.

To create the impression of legitimacy, the scam is presented as an event held by Do Kwon - the cryptocurrency developer and co-founder/CEO of Terraform Labs. It must be emphasized that neither Do Kwon nor any other individual/entity mentioned by this scam are associated with it.

What kind of page is captchatest[.]top?

Captchatest[.]top is a rogue webpage that we found while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page is designed to push browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) websites. Users typically enter such webpages through redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks.

What is "Twitter Crypto Giveaway"?

After inspecting the "Twitter Crypto Giveaway" we determined that it is a scam. Similar to countless fake cryptocurrency giveaways, this scam promises to double the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) that users transfer to it.

The scheme is presented as a giveaway created by Elon Musk - a business magnate and investor and the Twitter social networking platform. The scammers likely incorporated the two together due to the proposed acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk in 2022. It must be emphasized that neither Elon Musk nor Twitter, Inc. are associated with this scam.