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Alert.net-update.com

Posted: April 14, 2014

Alert.net-update.com is a suspicious pop-up web page that through the use of related adware and browser hijackers may display a fake software update message on the Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome stating that the PC user has to update a media player in order to be able to download videos and watch them in full HD, as well as have faster playback and streaming on Web browsers with the aim to possibly fool PC users into installing additional security threats. Alert.net-update.com-related browser hijackers and adware may change the default browser settings to forcibly reroute computer users to Alert.net-update.com and other unreliable websites. With the help of associated PC infections Alert.net-update.com may display spam pop-up ads, text hyperlink ads, and banner ads. If the computer user clicks on the Alert.net-update.com pop-up alert and agrees to get an upgrade, he may, in actuality, enable to install a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or adware onto the computer.

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The following messages's were detected:
# Message
1Update Your Media Player
Please Update Your Media Player (Recommended)
Download any Movie, Video, TV shows From Any Website
Watch any video in Full 1080i HD
Faster Playback and Streaming in Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer
Total Privacy – Prevent Others From Tracking What You are Watching

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