Home Malware Programs Browser Hijackers Trustcontent.monster

Trustcontent.monster

Posted: October 28, 2020

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,882
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 73
First Seen: January 28, 2024
Last Seen: December 18, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Trustcontent.monster is a misleading page that hosts deceptive content used to hijack the Web browser notifications of the users. The carrier may pretend to host an entertaining video, which users might be trying to view. However, the page warns them that video playback is disabled, and they need to enable it by clicking the 'Allow' button shown on their screen. Users who pay close attention to the on-screen instructions may notice immediately that the purpose of the button is entirely different – it is meant to command the Web browser to permit the notifications of Trustcontent.monster. If this change is approved, the website will gain the ability to deliver unlimited notifications to your browser.

Of course, a deceptive page like Trustcontent.monster does not plan to use your browser's features to deliver entertaining and valuable content. Instead, Trustcontent.monster's notifications are meant to work as advertisements for content of all kinds – the owners of the page are likely to generate revenue thanks to the deceptive notifications.

If your browsing sessions are interrupted by Trustcontent.monster advertisements and notifications regularly, then you should consider eradicating this problem as soon as possible. This can be achieved by disabling Trustcontent.monster's permissions via your Web browser control panel.

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The following URL's were detected:
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