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Cybersecurity 6 min read

How To Remove Instant Savings App Adware (Browser Hijacker) – Instant Savings Virus Removal Instructions

Instant Savings App is malware, categorized as adware, and the Instant Savings App add-on, extensions, and browser helper object is considered a very malicious browser hijacker that changes existing internet browser settings without consent and entraps victims to unethical terms (if manually downloaded from instantsavingsapp.com), which may include authorized changes to an internet browser’s home page and default search engine. Instant Savings App is most notably known to display malicious pop-up and in-text advertisements and coupons while browsing the internet. The Instant Savings pop-up advertisements often contain related content to the internet user’s browsing habits. For example, if the user is shopping for an ipad, Instant Savings App will display fraudulent and/or unethically sponsored coupons for ipads and iphones in a pop-up window. Please note, the advertisements and links that Instant Savings App generates are considered malicious and clicking links may initiate the installment of malware or direct the internet user to unidentified (potentially malicious) websites. The Instant Savings pop-up advertisement may also contain the InstantSavingsApp logo at the top of the advert, or contain text links similar to click to continue byInstantSavingsApp.

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Scams 1 min read

Phishing Email: lad98@netinformatica.net

The email address lad98@netinformatica.net is involved in phishing attempts that include malicious emails containing links that initiate the installment of malware, viruses. The email address also participates in additional unethical techniques utilized to direct traffic to suspicious and unidentified websites. Significant amounts of phishing attempts associated with the email address lad98@netinformatica.net consist of fake PayPal receipts.

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Search Engine Optimization 3 min read

Email Phishing Scam: Fake PayPal Receipt for your PayPal payment email spam posing as Service@paypal.com

Be on the alert for fake emails posing as PayPal from sender: service@paypal.com with the subject line similar to Receipt for your PayPal payment to Luiz Mariotto. These fake PayPal receipt emails are a sent by cyber criminals, not PayPal, and clicking links contained in the fake PayPal receipt email may install malware to the computer system, in particular spyware used in severe forms of cyber crime such as credit theft, extortion, and identity theft.

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Cybersecurity 5 min read

How To Remove Chitika Adware – Chitika Virus Removal Instructions

Chitika (http://chitika.com/) is an unethical online advertising serving platform, categorized as adware, and is often referred to as the Chitika virus, Chitika malware, Chitika Premium virus, or simply Chitika adware. Chitika displays unwanted advertisements in the form of Chitika pop-ups, in text advertisements, and mobile adverts on a variety of websites to targeted users. Chitika collects minuscule and personal information about the computer user’s browsing activities, such as browser history in order to display unwanted targeted advertisements.

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Cybersecurity 6 min read

How To Remove Disk Antivirus Professional Rogue Software – Disk Antivirus Professional Virus Removal Instructions

Disk Antivirus Professional, often referred to as the Disk Antivirus Professional virus, is malware categorized as Scareware, and is part of the notoriously dangerous Rogue:Win/32Winwebsec family of rogue software. Disk Antivirus Professional is essentially a fake program that claims to scan the infected computer system for malware and displays warnings falsely claiming the PC is infected with dangerous viruses, including Trojans such as Win.32.Spamta.KG.wom, Trojan.IRC.Bot.d, and spyware such as Win32.PerFiler. Disk Antivirus Professional then attempts to persuade the user to pay money to activate or register the malicious software in order to remove these non-existent threats.

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Scams 2 min read

Email Phishing Scam: Buy- LUXURY WATCHES,JEWELRY and ACCESSORIES,BAGS and WALLETS – CHRISTMAS SALE!!

Warning, malicious email phishing attempts with the email subject line similar to Buy- LUXURY WATCHES,JEWELRY and ACCESSORIES,BAGS and WALLETS - CHRISTMAS SALE!!. This email message is a phishing attempt sent by cyber criminals, that tries to appear as a legitimate email message containing information about jewelry sales and may even post an image of watches for sale in the email body (as pictured below). DO NOT CLICK LINKS in the fraudulent email message. The links contained in the "luxury watch spam email message" are likely malicious and may infect an unsuspecting user with malware, including spyware.

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Scams 2 min read

Phishing Website: Aputimes.com

Aputimes.com is a phishing website involved in severe cyber crime, including credit theft and extortion. Aputimes.com was designed to trick visitors to disclose information including usernames and passwords for email and bank accounts such as hotmail.com, live.com. and gmail.com.

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Search Engine Optimization 2 min read

Facebook Scam: “I saw this product on the Dr. Oz show” Comment Spam

You may have noticed a lot of spam comments on Facebook concerning a product someone saw on the Dr. Oz show. The comments suggesting this fake Dr. Oz product may also contain links that may impersonate a Facebook page or suggest that the Dr. Oz comment is linked to a legitimate Facebook page even though the link is not. Clicking the link in the fake Dr. Oz comments is very dangerous and may cause a Facebook account to become hijacked, in which the account is then used to spread additional spam comments, or install malware to a computer system. "I saw this product on the Dr. Oz show a few days ago and was amazed at the results. Today is my 8th day being on the program and I am 11lbs down!!:) I just want others to know when something works. Good luck to you all! "

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Scams 2 min read

Visa250.com Scam “Free $250 Visa Prepaid Giftcard”

The visa250.com scam is a common telephone scam where the victim receives a text message stating that they have won a "free $250 Visa prepaid giftcard". Clicking links provided in the text message may install malware to the cellular phone or computer system including adware and spyware. This is also similar to many scam surveys where the primary purpose of the phishing attempt is to direct the phone or internet user to suspicious surveys. These surveys often state that they must be filled out before receiving the free $250 prepaid Visa gift card. Please note, you did not actually win and will not receive a free $250 Visa gift card.

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Scams 2 min read

Telephone Number: (724) 603-5821 is used in Craigslist And PayPal scams

Warning! (724) 603-5821 is a telephone number from Pennsylvania that is used in severe forms of criminal phishing scams. The criminal attempts to purchase a computer by responding to the Craigslist post via text message, stating the computer is being purchased for another individual, most likely a family member such as a daughter or son, and say that they will pay over PayPal and include an additional sum of money for shipping the computer to a country outside of the United States such as Africa. The sender asks for the sellers PayPal email address in order to pay for the item and also asks the Craigslist seller sends images to a random email address. It has been concluded that malicious individual(s) using telephone number frequently use the alias Alex Kane, connected to a fraudulent email such as alexkane54@gmail.com and service_tracker@in.com.

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