Hgreatent.top
Hgreatent.top is an empty website mostly, but don't let that fool you - it exists solely for propagating a browser-based tactic. Countless new websites similar to hgreatent.top are unleashed every day. They rely on deceitful social-engineering tactics to trick users into subscribing to their push notification services. The result of this, in practice, is that the user will be granting these tactic websites all of the permissions required for them to start delivering unsolicited advertisements to the affected device.
The tactic relies heavily on the particular visitor not paying too close attention or getting distracted by the numerous fake alert or error messages. In the case of Hgreatent.top, the unsuspecting visitors will be greeted by the following alerts:
- wbkxt.hgreatent.top wants to show notifications
- wbkxt.hgreatent.top says: CLICK ALLOW TO CLOSE THIS PAGE
- Click 'Allow' to confirm you are not robot.
If you follow these instructions, you will be subjected to various third-party advertisements. Clicking on any of them could redirect you to compromised websites offering suspicious software updates or dubious online games.
Fortunately, dealing with Hgreatent.top is neither complex nor time-consuming. Affected users just have to look for the 'Permissions' tab under their browser's 'Settings' menu. Once there, look for Hgreatent.top and remove all permissions that have been granted to this unsafe website.
