Spicesest.online
Users do not usually land on sites such as Spicesest.online. They are taken there through redirects caused either by a previously visited website or due to an adware application lurking inside their device. No matter how they have found themselves visiting Spicesest.online, however, they will now be subjected to a popular browser-based tactic.
The main purpose of Spicesest.online is to try and lure visitors into subscribing to its notification services. This is achieved through deceitful and manipulative alert or error messages that all try and convince users into clicking the 'Allow' button. Doing so will give the tactic website broad permissions that it can then abuse to generate unwanted advertisements on the affected device.
It must be noted that Spicesest.online is just one of the latest additions to the countless websites propagating this tactic. All of them are identical virtually and more are popping up into existence each day.
The tactic used by Spicesest.online is to pretend to be conducting a captcha check for bots. While the main message will be displayed in the middle of the page prominently, the website also may create several misleading pop-up bubbles. The exact text may differ but it will be similar to:
- 'Spicesest.online wants to Show notifications'
- 'Click Allow to confirm that you are not a robot!'
- 'Spicesest.online says: CLICK ALLOW TO CLOSE THIS PAGE'
Apart from the advertisements interfering with the normal use of the affected device, they also represent a security risk that shouldn't be ignored. Clicking on the advertisements could lead to redirects to suspicious or outright compromised sites. Landing pages for tech support tactics offers for barely working PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), dubious online casino sites, etc can be among the ad destinations.
