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‘Accuratetechnology.in’ Pop-Ups

Posted: September 10, 2015

Accuratetechnology.in is a website associated with at least two major hoaxes and threatening software, although its description may mislead visitors into believing Accuratetechnology.in provides household flooring services. Even if you don't interact with the site in any meaningful way, any contact with Accuratetechnology.in and any similar threat site may put your PC at risk for being infected. Besides using standard security solutions for protecting your browser, malware researchers advise using anti-malware scanning tools for detecting any threats responsible for Accuratetechnology.in pop-ups, redirects or similar symptoms.

Disassembling the Inaccurate Appearance of Accuratetechnology.in

Accuratetechnology.in (which has no relationship with the Accurate Technology company of Anaheim, California) is a site only a handful of PC security brands have verified for hosting threatening content. The nature of the parasite in question is undergoing analysis, but malware experts have seen some links between domains associated with Accuratetechnology.in and variants of the Sality virus. Sality, analyzed in full elsewhere, is a threat toolkit capable of collecting information, installing other threats and creating backdoor connections. However, Accuratetechnology.in also may be tied to less-generic threats than Sality, including ones not directly linked to threatening software.

The most notable of these issues may include:

  • Accuratetechnology.in pop-ups may link to technical support tactics that redirect computer users to fake service numbers for repairing their Pcs. Most tactics end with the PC user transferring money in exchange for services or products not provided. In some cases, an Accuratetechnology.in may try to make modifications to your computer settings that allow him to have remote access.
  • Hotlines associated with Accuratetechnology.in also may be used in robocalling tactics offering 'investment opportunities' to random victims. The means by which the phone numbers are being harvested is still under investigation by malware experts. Most PC users report the cold call failing to leave messages for any answering machine services.

The Tech You Need to Beat an Accuratetechnology.in Tactic

Threat websites don't necessarily need access to your telephone credentials to endanger you. Most sites associated with threatening software also may include one or more methods of installing their payloads automatically, such as exploit kits that could trigger automatically. Protecting your browser with the right settings and software can greatly reduce the breadth of vulnerabilities Accuratetechnology.in could abuse.

Any recurring contact with Accuratetechnology.in may be symptoms of your browser being compromised by threatening software or even adware. Always use security programs with dependable histories of removing such products to scan any PC showing signs of being redirected to Accuratetechnology.in, launching pop-ups for Accuratetechnology.in or injecting content from Accuratetechnology.in into other websites.

High-profile leaks of phone numbers may centralize around the unsafe use of communications services like Twitter. However, most phone owners are more likely to give their information up during contact with online phishing tactics, including e-mail messages and pop-ups. Analyzing the trustworthiness of a source before giving it your information is one of the most common sense means of self-defense against tactics like those orbiting Accuratetechnology.in.

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