Lpmxp2.com

Lpmxp2.com is a website that uses pop-ups for fake software updates that may install unwanted and potentially hazardous software. In recent Lpmxp2.com attacks, malware experts most often saw Lpmxp2.com benefiting from the browser modifications of separate PC threats that caused Lpmxp2.com's pop-ups to be loaded automatically whenever the victim visited specific media sites. These and other forms of Lpmxp2.com pop-ups are attacks against your computer, and anti-malware solutions always should be used to remove any software installed through them, as well as the threat that's changed your browser automatically.

Lpmxp2.com: a New Reason to Refuse an Update that Seems Legit

The means of distribution may be the lynchpin in the development of unwanted software. The favored model for distribution may use misleading information or attacks to place this software onto a PC. Malware analysts only recently detected Lpmxp2.com among the numbers of other Web domains dedicated to distributing Potentially Unwanted Programs in this manner. Lpmxp2.com's chosen payload is the DomaIQ installation utility, which has especially heavy associations with adware. Symptoms of adware, such as pop-ups, redirects to advertising networks or additional advertisements inserted into unrelated websites, should be watched for after any contact with Lpmxp2.com or the DomaIQ program.

Few PC users might install software from DomaIQ intentionally, but Lpmxp2.com circumvents that limitation by displaying its downloads as updates for your Web browser. Lpmxp2.com modifies its fake update requests to match the victim's browser in use. Chrome users will see a Chrome update and Firefox users will see a similar request for Firefox, etc. Like all fraudulent updates, these pop-ups claim that your browser is out-of-date irrespective of the real version of your browser, and whether or not there are any real updates available from the appropriate company.
It also should be noted that these fraudulent update links also are popular means for distributing threats.

What Real Updates can do to Help Against Lpmxp2.com's Fake Ones

Along with keeping your browser protected with appropriate security solutions, malware researchers also encourage disabling scripts and downloading legitimate software updates as they're available. Doing the above may eliminate most known vulnerabilities that may be used by sites like Lpmxp2.com to attack your PC through exploit kits, a la Adsdelivery1.com and its not-too-different pop-ups using the Fiesta Toolkit. While Lpmxp2.com has not been confirmed to host exploit kits, most ill-minded persons may include multiple methods of infecting a vulnerable PC through threatening domains, and all-inclusive protection of your Web browser against Lpmxp2.com is advisable.

To date, Lpmxp2.com only has installed adware and other PUPs that may create automatic advertisements to the detriment of the PC's Web-surfing experiences. However, even adware may cause varied security problems, and malware researchers urge you to act to remove any Lpmxp2.com add-ons or other software immediately, as is appropriate.