An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles! Follow Milena @Milenyim
Follow Me:
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles! Follow Milena @Milenyim
Follow Me:
Are you suddenly being flooded with pop-ups and fake virus alerts coming from attention-protect.host? Be careful, as this domain is associated with a tech-support scam. Attention-protect.host Virus Pop-Ups Witnessing unexpected pop-ups claiming you’re infected with viruses and malware is a…
What is www.fastsupport.com? Is Fast Support safe? Can you trust FastSupport? Is Fastsupport.com a scam? Does Fastsupport Apple Scam exist? SIDENOTE: This post was originally published in October 2018. But we gave it an update in January 2020. This article…
Are you seeing a “Shield for Mac” update in your Safari browser, and wondering whether it is legitimate? “Shield for Safari” Fake Update “Virus” “Shield for Mac” is a fake update that appears in the Safari browser, interrupting the regular…
Are you trying to figure out what the “We Detected Unwanted Pop-Ups on Your Mac” pop-ups mean? “Dear Apple Mac OS X Customer. We Detected Unwanted Pop-Ups on Your Mac.” Scam Perhaps you suddenly started seeing these annoying pop-ups in…
Did you suddenly start seeing a pop-up in your Safari browser claiming that “Your Norton security software expired today”? The whole message would say something like: OSX Security Notification: Your Norton security software expired today. Renew now to protect your…
Mac users have been complaining about receiving pop-ups claiming that there has been a security breach. The pop-up may be saying something like “APPLE SECURITY BREACH” and may be promoting a specific phone number. This behavior is typical for tech…
What is Your Windows Is Infected With 5 Viruses? Can Your Windows Is Infected With 5 Viruses messages be caused by malware? Is your computer infected? Your Windows Is Infected With 5 Viruses is a technical support scam that will…
Are you dealing with intrusive pop-ups or redirects stemming from Apple.com-mac-optimizing.live? Be careful as you are dealing with online scammers promoting the Cleanup My Mac program, which is considered a PUP (potentially unwanted program). The Apple.com-mac-optimizing.live scam attempts to convince…
What is ERROR 0xC004FC03? How to remove the software that keeps causing ERROR 0xC004FC03 scam messages to pop-up on your computer? The ERROR 0xC004FC03 is yet another scam message that urges online users to call Microsoft Windows Support. The scam’s…
Are you receiving annoying pop-up alerts and messages coming from Applesupportofficial.com? if so, you should be extra careful as this is yet another tech-support scam. Applesupportofficial.com is a bogus and potentially malicious domain which generates fake virus warnings associated with…
Are you seeing pop-ups with the following text “Immediate Action Required“, showing up while you’re browsing? Beware that such messages typically indicate that you may have adware (PUP) installed on your system without your knowledge. Pop-ups claiming that your system…
CRITICAL ALERT – Automatic disinfection failed is a tech support scam that generates intrusive pop-ups and uses Microsoft’s name to trick users into calling a specific phone number. The pop-ups could appear in full-screen mode and may also lock-up your…
What is a Chrome Virus? How does Chrome Virus infect? What types of Chrome Virus infections are there? How to remove Chrome Virus? Chrome Virus is unwanted, often malicious software for Google Chrome. Such viruses are often different types of…
Update October 2019! What is PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM MICROSOFT? Can PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM MICROSOFT messages be due to malware? Is your PC in danger? ? How to remove PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM MICROSOFT pop-up scam? SIDENOTE: This post…
What is Microsoft Has Detected a Malicious Virus Alert? Can Microsoft Has Detected a Malicious Virus Alert messages be caused by malware? Is your computer infected? Microsoft Has Detected a Malicious Virus Alert is a technical support scam that will…
