Weberty.org

Weberty.org is a phishing site that may engage in unethical methods for the purpose of collecting information or money from its victims and specializes in technical support misleading strategies. Malware experts also have seen attacks by browser hijacking threats promoting Weberty.org pop-ups, and you should respond to any repeated, non-consensual contact with Weberty.org as being equivalent to an attack against your PC. Besides preventing any unneeded interaction with Weberty.org or its company, you also should scan your PC with anti-malware tools able to remove any threat responsible for Weberty.org's recurring intrusions into your browser.

The Help Phone that Keeps Calling Your Browser

Weberty.org does have a recent history of being used as a harmless, parked domain. However, recent browser attacks involving Weberty.org in 2014 and 2015 have forced attentive PC security institutions to reclassify this domain. Now classified as a phishing website, Weberty.org typically only is encountered in pop-ups and browser hijackings that force the PC user's Web browser to load the site automatically. However, despite its close ties to illegal activities, malware experts did confirm that Weberty.org has not been used directly for the distribution of threats.

Phishing attacks by Weberty.org hijackers are identifiable by their technical support-based disguises, which request that their victims dial a phone number to 'fix' their PCs. Because this action entails personal contact with con artists, the damages that may be incurred by following Weberty.org's recommendations are variable. In the past, malware experts found con artists like those working at Weberty.org to be responsible for the following computer problems:

• The site may persuade you into taking actions that damage the security of your PC, such as creating a backdoor vulnerability through which third parties may install threats, change system settings or gather file information.
• Important information may be collected, particularly under fraudulent circumstances, such as financial transactions for PC security services. Phone numbers, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and street addresses are examples of potentially harvest-worthy information.
• If you provide information associated with credit cards or bank accounts, it may be used to initiate additional cash transactions automatically.

Along with all of these dangers, Weberty.org pop-ups also may provide inaccurate information about your PC as a way of misleading you into performing self-destructive actions. Previous Weberty.org attacks have offered warnings about outdated Java installations. Updating Java is one of the many steps essential to protecting your PC from exploits. Despite that, third-party recommendations for updating your software never should be trusted in favor over the opinions of the relevant company (in this case, the Oracle Corporation).

Liberty from the Cycle of Weberty.org Cons

PC users with active Web security solutions are unlikely ever to see Weberty.org load – since its classification as a phishing site should cause Weberty.org to be blocked, by default. In other situations, where Weberty.org succeeds in loading, malware experts explicitly advise against taking any software updates recommended by Weberty.org or contacting any associated technical support 'companies.' Information transferred in previous cases of contact with Weberty.org's con artists should be assumed to be vulnerable to further third parties exploitation.

Web browsers affected by prior threats or PUPs, it may redirect you to Weberty.org whenever you try to browse an unrelated website. These attacks may require a complete disinfection of your PC and should be handled by the general system-scanning features best provided by proven brands of anti-malware (and anti-adware) suites.