There are many apps of this type that feed users with coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and other ads. PUAs usually open dubious web pages, display unwanted/intrusive ads and collect data. If a browser opens websites of this type, a potentially unwanted application is likely to be installed on the browser or operating system. Neither these scam websites nor the apps advertised through them can be trusted.
In fact, when the "REMOVE VIRUS NOW" button is clicked, this scam site opens another website, which is a download page of the Smart Mac Booster app. It then encourages users to scan the system by clicking the "Scan Now" button and runs a fake scan, which 'detects' a virus named "Bankworm" and offers to remove it with Advanced Mac Cleaner (another dubious app). The next page contains device information such as MacOS version, browser used, IP address, name of ISP and location. Visitors are encouraged to begin the repair process. If the browser opens a web page of this type, simply ignore the text and close it.Īt first, this scam site displays a pop-up window stating that a site visited earlier infected the Mac with a virus.
The site is used to trick people into downloading and installing this app using deception: when opened, the site claims that the computer is infected with malware and offers to install the app to remove the 'detected threat'.ĭo not trust software advertised through scam websites.
Checkingforward is a deceptive, scam website used to advertise the Smart Mac Booster app.