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Online scams continue to be a big threat to users. If you believe you may have fallen victim to an online scam, this category will provide you with the necessary information to remove the scam and protect your computer. Here, you will discover informative articles about tech support scams, phishing scams, email scams, extortion scams. Each article provides details about the specific scam and proposes solutions.

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Block Washingtonpost.com Referral Spam in Google Analytics

Washingpost.com in your referral traffic in Google Analytics is highly likely an indication of referral spam. More specifically, this campaign is quite similar to the Vitaly spam campaigns that have been quite active lately. The Russian spammer has been on…

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Stop Vitaly Rules Google Referral Spam Traffic from Your Site

This article contains information on how to Block “vitaly rules Google ☆*:.。.゚゚・*ヽ(^ᴗ^)丿*・゚゚.。.:*☆ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯(•ิ_•ิ)(ಠ益ಠ)(ಥ‿ಥ)(ʘ‿ʘ)ლ(ಠ_ಠლ)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ヽ(゚д゚)ノʕ•̫͡•ʔᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ(=^. .^=)oo” referral traffic from your Google Analytics and your web server. Is Vitaly unsecure? What is Vitaly Rules Google? Should you remove Vitaly…

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Block Language Spam (secret.ɢoogle.com) in Google Analytics

A new wave of new Google Analytics spam has been registered. It appears that spammers are continuously reinventing their methods, as seen in this new instance which displays some relatively new spam behavior. This spam has been dubbed “language spam”.…

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Get Rid of ShareButton Refferal Spam Traffic Permanently

Refferal spam being released under multiple domain extensions (.xyz, .com, .info, .net, .to) has been reported to be associate with a web page advertising fake buttons under the unlicensed brand ShareButton. The most often related traffic with the ShareButton domains…

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Remove Axzbryg.trade Tech Support Scam

Axzbryg.trade is a website hosting a tech support scam. The scam tries to scare you into calling the (877)-337-7936 phone number. It is said on the site that you need to contact Microsoft technicians on that helpline, but they are…

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Remove PCmethodsteadfastcloud.online Scam

Pcmethodsteadfastcloud.online is a website that is related to a tech support scam and hosts it on its main page. The phone number +61-1800-737-431 is used for contacting the supposed support technicians. The scam tries to implement that your computer has…

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Remove Windowssupporthelp247.com Scam (1-800-723-4210)

Windowssupporthelp247.com is a website revolving around a tech support scam. The site uses the 1-800-723-4210 phone number as a contact. The con artists behind this scam could be cold calling you from that number. You can witness redirects when browsing…

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Remove 1-844-324-6233 Tech Support Scam (WinCpu.exe)

A tech support scam which can remotely connect to your PC and execute commands has emerged recently. The fake tech support will put a lock screen displaying a message stating that your computer is locked, because the Zeus software is…

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Remove Critical System Failure Scam

Critical System Failure is a message box that pops up like an error alert. Know that the alert is a fake and points to a tech support scam. The 855-616-6772 phone number is used for contacting the scammers. Another name…

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Remove 1-844-730-8222 (Computervirusalertsystem.today)

Computervirusalertsystem.today is a website that is hosting a tech support scam. The site uses 1-844-730-8222 as the primary phone number. The scam is more famous as Error #268D3 as this error code is embedded in a pop-up message of many…

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Get Rid of Referral Spam Leading to Semalt from Google Analytics

Affected by Referral Spam? Read this guide! It will explain more about this referral spam and how you can get rid of it? What Is Referral Spam? Referral spam, also known as referral traffic spam or referral ghost spam, is…

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Remove TechAgent(.)co Tech Support Scam

TechAgent(.)co a website for a tech support scam. It advertises a fake tech support tool called TechAgent. You can download the tool from the site. If you do it, you will start noticing messages that your computer has issues which…

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Is Google Chrome Update Fake?

What Is Fake Google Update? The Fake Google Update is a virus located in “C:\ProgramData\Google\update\GoogleUpdate.exe”. It’s disguised to look like legitimate Google update, which can lead to unwitting installation if the user isn’t careful. Once installed, the virus spams ads…

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Remove Sweep Clean PC Pro (1-888-243-3533) Fake Tech Support

Sweep Clean PC Pro is advertised as a computer optimization software, but it is a clever tech support scam. 1-888-243-3533 is a phone number the program leaves on a compromised PC’s screen. The criminals behind the scam could also call…

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Remove 0x00AEM0D1489 Windows Update Lock Screen Virus

Error code 0x00AEM0D1489 – “Windows Update cannot continue as your software copy is Expired/Corrupt. Please enter a valid product key to continue” – this is what users see after the malicious process “Microsoft.exe” locks their screen, pretending to be Windows…

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Remove Error 268d3 Tech Support Scam

Error #268D3 is an error code message that is shown on certain websites. 1-855-712-8551 is the main phone number for this tech support scam. The people behind the fake tech support team could call you from that number or another…

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Stop 1-855-213-4353 Tech Support Scam Pop-Ups on Your Browser

A new scam has been reported to be associated with a fake black screen website that is reported to deceive users that their system has crashed. Instead, the scam is nothing more than a web-page with a pop-up that cannot…

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Get Rid of Share-button(.)xyz Referral Spam from Google Analytics

A familiar referral spam has released a new URL, named Share-button(.)xyz. Besides this URL, there are also other ones such as Get-Your-Social-Buttons(.)Info and Sharebutton(.)to which display relatively the same page and are all linked together. When visited, the site directly…

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Remove Axalisaiti(.)com 1-855-486-0354 Fake BSOD Pop-Up Alert

A new tech support scam associated with the website Axalisaiti(.)com has been reported to display a fake BSOD (Black Screen Of Death) screen with a fraudulent message stating there is an error on the user’s computer. The phone number 1-855-486-0354…

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Stop Adtiger(.)tk Referral Spam in Google Analytics

Referral traffic coming in from Adtiger(.)tk may be the last thing you want to see popping up on your Google Analytics page. This type of referral traffic is familiar as Ghost Referrer spam, and it is performed via a specially…

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