Fake Email with Link to Malicious Trojan horse: Regarding your Direct Deposit...
The e-mail message below is a fake and contains a link to a malicious website. The link points to the website dualmodegsmamr.biz which contains a malicious program called a Trojan horse. If your...
View ArticlePhishing Email and Website: Facebook Administration Notification and Canadian...
The e-mail message below is a phishing scam claiming to be sent from Facebook. If you click on any of the links in this e-mail message, you will be taken to this website medicalwelhealthcare.com. The...
View ArticlePlease Send Money Scam
If you receive any e-mail messages, Facebook posts, Tweets or other form of messages asking you to send money, please do not. What scammers are doing is creating fake emotional stories to deceive...
View ArticleDo Not Use Social Networking Websites For Your News Sources
Do not use popular social networking websites Facebook.com, Twitter.com and others for your news sources. If any news is posted on these social networking websites, please check with one of the popular...
View ArticleMisleading Advertisements: Your System Doesnt Support this Video File
Do not click on any of the advertisements below if they are displayed on a website that you are visiting. These advertisements are misleading. Their aim is to trick you into downloading and installing...
View ArticleWhat is Email Spoofing?
E-mail Spoofing is the changing of the sender's email address, name and other routing information of an e-mail message to make the e-mail appear as if it came from someone else. If you receive a...
View ArticleWhat is Profile Cloning?
Profile Cloning is using an existing user’s publicly shared information (profile picture, photos, name) to duplicate that user’s profile or account, in an attempt to trick that person’s friends into...
View ArticleIs Facebook Post 'Please be careful some hackers have found something new' a...
Is the Facebook post "Please be careful: some hackers have found something new." a hoax? See the full post below. What this post speaks of is called "Profile Cloning", which is possible and is not new...
View ArticleFraudulent Email: Microsoft New Year Award Promo held on Jan 28, 2013
The e-mail message below is a scam. The e-mail claims that the victim’s e-mail address qualified for the Microsoft New Year Award Promo held on Jan 28, 2013. If you receive this e-mail message, please...
View ArticleScammers Fake Death Threat Email: Is a pity that this is how your life is...
Scammers are now sending death threat e-mail messages to their victims in order to frighten them into sending money. The fake death threat e-mail message below claims that someone has ordered an...
View ArticleEmail Scam: Your ATM Card Is Ready/Reply Fast
If you receive the e-mail message below with the subject "YOUR ATM CARD IS READY/REPLY FAST", please do not reply with your information because this is a scam. It seems like these people are trying to...
View ArticleEmail Scam: Contact Western Union For Your Fund Lottery commission Winner
The e-mail message below is another scam claiming that you have won money in the lottery and you need to pay a small fee to claim it. Also, the scammers want your personal information which they may...
View ArticleEmail Fraud: My Dear Friend Compensation Interactive
The e-mail message below is a scam. Please do not reply to it with your information. The e-mail claims that you should contact Mr. Steve Martins for your $800,000 compensation. These scammers want your...
View ArticleEmail Scam: Important message, Get back to me immediately
Here is another e-mail scam (see below) where scammers are trying to trick their victims into providing them with their personal information. Please do not reply to this e-mail message because it is a...
View ArticleEmail Scam: KEY TRANSFER ATM VISA CARD
For the past few days, scammers have been sending out massive amounts of fraudulent email messages like the one below. These scammers are trying to trick their victims into providing them with their...
View ArticleFacebook Account Cancellation Request Malicious Emails
If you receive any Facebook account cancellation request e-mail messages, please do not click on any of the links in these messages. These fake e-mail messages are malicious and if you click on any of...
View ArticleHomeworkSimplified Toolbar Contains Potentially Unwanted Programs
The website homeworksimplified.com has a toolbar called HomeworkSimplified that is loaded with potentially unwanted programs (PUP). Potentially unwanted programs are applications that contain adwares,...
View ArticleWhat are Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)?
Potentially Unwanted Programs are similar to viruses, spywares and other malwares but, unlike these malicious programs, these Potentially Unwanted Programs are given permission to be installed by a...
View ArticleMapsGalaxy Toolbar Contains Potentially Unwanted Programs
The website mapsgalaxy.com has a toolbar called MapsGalaxy that is loaded with potentially unwanted programs (PUP). Potentially unwanted programs are applications that contain adwares, toolbars or web...
View ArticleMalicious Android Applications on Google Play Infect Windows PC
Two malicious Android applications have been discovered in Google Play application store. The names of the application are Superclean and DroidCleaner. These applications can copy your photos, SMS...
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