Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
MacAfee Popup scam removal messages like the one below are being used to trick potential victims into visiting phishing websites. The phishing websites steal personal or financial information, which w...
Cybercriminals are attempting to trick WhatsApp users into installing a malicious app disguised as Blue WhatsApp. The cybercriminals send a message (see below) to potential victims claiming a new vers...
If you see fake "Chrome is severely damaged by malware" popup messages like the one below, which claims your computer or mobile is infected with the Tor.Jack malware, please do not follow th...
There is no "Corona Antivirus," therefore, if you come across ads or websites asking you to download such a fake COVID-19 software, please do not. This is because this fake Corona Antivirus ...
The Fake Virus implores the victim to call a fake technical support telephone number. The scam cycles through phone numbers in order to avoid detection. The Fake Virus often plays a repeat loop of a R...
Recipients of the fake and malicious Better Business Bureau(BBB) email below are asked not to open the attachment. This is because the attachment is a malicious Microsoft Word document that the cyberc...
Online users are asked not to contact aolemail-support.ca at 1-844-205-0712 or other telephone numbers for technical support. And, they should also not follow instructions from callers who call them c...
SpeedFixTool located at speedfixtool.com is another fake Windows optimization software. The fake software tricks online users into purchasing it by displaying fake scan threat results. Therefore, onli...
Online users are asked not to contact Technicion.ca at 1-855-215-4485 or other telephone numbers for technical support. And, they should also not follow instructions from callers who call them claimin...
There is another fake anti-virus that imitates "Microsoft Security Essentials". This rogue anti-virus is called "Windows Security Renewal". The fake anti-virus displays a false rep...
The website "scanpccrashes. in" has a fake and malicious anti-virus software embedded in it. The malicious website will attempt to trick potential victims into downloading the fake and malic...
The website "www.testminimizerdebug.in" has been reported as a malicious website by Avast anti-virus software. The website is hosting malwares (fake anti-virus software), which may infect yo...
I have received a spoofed e-mail yesterday indicating it came from one of my contacts. The e-mail only contained a link (see below), and if you click on the link you will be redirected to a malicious ...
A victim of a fake anti-virus scam shares her story. While typing her blog, the victim was prompt with an alert, indicating that her computer was infected and she needed to download an anti-virus soft...
MenaceRescue is a fake anti-virus / anti-spyware software, which displays a false or fake report of viruses on your computer. It does this to trick you into downloading it, so it can infect your compu...