Aavpolse.xyz
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Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 3 |
First Seen: | January 16, 2023 |
Last Seen: | February 4, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Aavpolse.xyz is a rogue page designed to deceive unsuspecting users by showing them fake and misleading notifications and alerts. Sites of this type typically promote tactics, push browser notifications spam, and may redirect users to other potentially untrustworthy or unsafe websites. It is likely that users will land on Aavpolse.xyz through redirects from websites that use rogue advertising networks. These networks are often used by cybercriminals to spread dubious content and propagate online schemes.
The Tricks Employed by Aavpolse.xyz
Aavpolse.xyz was observed running a version of the 'Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!' scam. It's important to note that the behavior of many of these pages may be modified, depending on certain factors - visitors' IP addresses, geolocations, etc. The particular scheme shown by Aapolse.xyz consists of several security alerts pretending to be coming from the reputable computer security company McAfee. However, in reality, this dubious website has no connection to McAfee.
Users landing on Aavposle.xyz could be presented with pop-ups containing malware warnings and even a window claiming to show results from a supposed threat scan of their devices. The goal of the operators of the page is to scare users into following the listed instructions and buying a promoted product. Typically, the fraudsters are trying to earn illegitimate commission fees through affiliate programs in the process. In short, users should not believe any of the notifications or messages encountered on the page.
Additionally, Aavpolse.xyz may ask visitors to allow it to send browser notifications. Advertisements associated with dubious sources are often used for pushing online tactics, suspicious programs and even malware.
URLs
Aavpolse.xyz may call the following URLs:
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