Maincaptchasource.com
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
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Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
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Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 3,703 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,548 |
| First Seen: | May 31, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 24, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Maincaptchasource.com is a dubious website dedicated to generating intrusive ads or running popular browser-based scams. It is unlikely that users land on the website on their own, and instead, they are taken there through forced redirects caused by either a previously visited website or an adware app present on the system.
If users are seeing the Maincaptchasource.com just one or two times, especially after visiting torrent websites or dubious streaming portals, then the best course of action is to avoid engaging with it at all. Close the page and move on with your browsing. Otherwise, users might be subjected to the website's manipulative tactics designed to lure them into subscribing to its push notification services. Those who fall for the trap will then be subjected to a stream of intrusive and unwanted advertisements that will severely diminish the user experience on the affected device. The privileges obtained by Maincaptchasource.com will be so broad that even closing the browser will not prevent the website from generating its ads.
If, however, the ads by Maincaptchasource.com are just a portion of the advertisements presented to the user, this could a sign that an adware app has managed to sneak itself onto the device. This is not uncommon as most PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) spread themselves by abusing deceptive marketing tactics that hide their installation process from the user. While PUPs are not considered to be a direct danger to the system they are installed on, users are strongly encouraged to remove them as soon as they notice the app's presence. After all, the ads they generate could lead to untrustworthy third-party websites while the app itself could be tracking, logging, and exfiltrating various browsing information.
URLs
Maincaptchasource.com may call the following URLs:
| maincaptchasource.com |
