Decreased Internet browsing speed.ĭeceptive pop-up ads, false claims within visited websites, potentially unwanted applications (adware)ĭecreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections. Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads Therefore, through webpages like win-scancom - users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft. The delivered notifications/ads endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful websites and software, and even malware. Scams of this kind are usually employed to promote fraudulent and malicious applications.įurthermore, win-scancom requests users to allow it to display browser notifications, which are used to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. It must be stressed that all the claims made by "You've visited illegal infected website" are fake, and this scam is in no way associated with the real McAfee Corp. The deceptive content we encountered on win-scancom is disguised as the interface, system scan, and threat reports of McAfee anti-virus. It is noteworthy that the behavior of rogue sites (i.e., what they host and endorse) might vary depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation). When we inspected win-scancom, it ran the " You've visited illegal infected website" scam. Users typically access sites like win-scancom via redirects caused by pages using rogue advertising networks. It promotes scams, pushes browser notification spam, and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) websites. Win-scancom is a rogue webpage that our researchers discovered while inspecting dubious sites.
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