What is Big Dark
Big Dark is the name of a malicious program that promotes the fake search engine ytood.com .
Big Dark is the name of a malicious program that promotes the fake search engine ytood.com .
Wholenicenews.com is one of numerous shady sites which try to get users to turn on notifications from those sites. Wholenicenews.com may tell users that they need to allow its notifications to watch a movie, start a download, open a webpage, etc. If a user allows notifications from Wholenicenews.com, the notifications will begin showing up periodically on the right side of the screen with ads, links to dubious websites, software offers, fake alerts from the operating system, etc.
Greattypecaptcha.top is a questionable website which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its browser notifications. Greattypecaptcha.top claims that users have to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box if they want to prove that they are humans and not bots. If a user clicks Allow, he or she will start seeing notifications from Greattypecaptcha.top from time to time. The notifications will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the screen on a Windows computer or in the top right hand corner on a Macbook. Greattypecaptcha.top notifications will contain ads, clickbait links, fake alerts, software offers, and so on.
ExpandedCollection is a browser extension that may end up on a Mac after a user runs a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source or installs cracked software. ExpandedCollection is a browser hijacker: it can change the default search engine on browsers and redirect users’ searches to Yahoo or Bing. Users may encounter difficulties when trying to delete ExpandedCollection, as the extension may become “installed by enterprise policy” and miss the option to uninstall it in browser settings. This step-by-step guide describes how you can remove ExpandedCollection from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect.
Luronews.com is a questionable website which tries to get users to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up and turn on its browser notifications. Notifications are messages from sites that appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen on Windows and in the top-right corner on macOS. Luronews.com claims that users need to click Allow in order to see a video, verify that they are not robots, open a page, etc. Once allowed, Luronews.com notifications will spam users with ads, clickbait links, software offers, fake alerts, etc.
Bruperchrophone.com is a questionable website which tries to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Bruperchrophone.com may tell users that they have to allow its notifications if they wish to watch a video, solve a CAPTCHA, download a file, etc. Should a user allow notifications from Bruperchrophone.com, the notifications will begin showing up time and again on the right side of the screen with ads, links to shady websites, prompts to download something, scammy messages, etc.
Celeb-trending.com is a questionable website which attempts to get users to allow it to send them notifications. Celeb-trending.com may tell users that they need to click Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up box if they want to open a page, play a video, solve a CAPTCHA, etc. If a user clicks Allow, notifications from Celeb-trending.com will begin popping up periodically in a corner of the screen with ads, clickbait links, fake alerts, fraudulent messages, and so on.
If Rediroff.ru and other shady sites keep opening on your browser by itself, there is probably adware installed on your computer or mobile device, and the adware is causing those redirects. Most of the time adware ends up on users’ machines after users install free programs or apps, install cracked software or open files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. This step-by-step guide will help you get rid of adware and remove Rediroff.ru redirects from your PC or smartphone.
Zkgzrv.com is a dubious site which attempts to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Zkgzrv.com may tell users that they need to click Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up box in order to watch a movie, download a file, confirm that they are 18+, etc. Should a user click Allow, he or she will start getting notifications from Zkgzrv.com on the right side of the screen. Zkgzrv.com notifications will prompt the user to follow clickbait links, download some programs, join adult chatroooms, etc.
FrequencyProject is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Mac together with a free program, a cracked application or a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter browsers’ homepage, new tab page or the default search engine and stop users from changing those settings back. FrequencyProject sets Chrome’s search engine to a website which will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo or Bing. This step-by-step guide will help you remove FrequencyProject from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect.