Winalert.net
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.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
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: | 1,071 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 16,205 |
| First Seen: | May 29, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 25, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Users who find themselves encountering the Winalert.net website should be careful. After all, the page is not put on the Internet with the goal of providing them with any useful service. Instead, its sole purpose for existing is to run various online tactics. It should be noted that rogue websites, such as Winalert.net are often capable of adjusting the scenario they show based on certain parameters, such as visitors' IP addresses and geolocation.
It is highly likely that Winalert.net will attempt to trick users into unknowingly enabling its push notifications. It may try to create the impression that users must pass a CAPTCHA check by displaying images containing a robot and a message similar to:
'Type Allow to verify that you are not robot.'
Other popular scenarios include the rogue website showing a video window and implying that to access the supposed content users must press 'Allow.' Users that follow the instructions will be subscribed to Winalert.net's push notifications, and likely be subjected to numerous unwanted advertisements as a result. The advertisements could promote additional hoax websites, shady online betting platforms, suspicious adult-oriented platforms, or other untrustworthy destinations. Cybersecurity researchers also have observed Winalert.net trying to promote various software products, with a high chance that they are intrusive PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) in disguise.
URLs
Winalert.net may call the following URLs:
| winalert.net |
