Playgamego.xyz
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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| Ranking: | 17,529 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 23 |
| First Seen: | May 23, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | April 16, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Playgamego.xyz page doesn't contain any games that its visitors could play. Instead, the website is another rogue page, designed specifically to proliferate a popular browser-based tactic. Through the use of deceptive clickbait or social-engineering tactics, Playgamego.xyz attempts to lure visitors into enabling its push notifications. The exact behavior of the page is practically indistinguishable from that of the countless other rogue websites running the same scheme.
When analyzing the page, cybersecurity researchers were presented with a video window that was supposedly stuck in an endless loading cycle. The implication is that users must press the shown 'Allow' button to gain access to the video. Of course, there is no additional content on the page and all of this is just a ploy to receive the browser permissions associated with the push notifications feature. Keep in mind, that most of these hoax websites are capable of picking different false scenarios to show to users based on factors, such as the incoming IP addresses and users' geolocations.
If successful, Playgamego.xyz will proceed to deliver intrusive and unwanted advertisements via the affected browser. The advertisements are highly unlikely to be for legitimate products. Most users will be shown advertisements for dubious destinations that could turn out to be phishing portals, fake giveaways, platforms spreading intrusive PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and more.
