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Zestradar.com

Posted: October 7, 2019

Ever since the 'Website Notification' feature was introduced in modern Web browsers, cybercrooks have been seeking ways to make money out of it by executing fraudulent operations. Thankfully, their opportunities are quite limited, and they cannot cause much harm if they trick you into permitting an unknown Web page to display in-browser notifications. This is the exact strategy that the page Zestradar.com uses. This website appears to host blog-type posts that cover a broad range of topics – travel, movies, gadgets, funny, design, etc. However, we are certain that most people have more credible sources to get such content from, and they should not enjoy using Zestradar.com.

Zestradar.com may Produce Nagging Web Browser Notifications

If you try to visit the Zestradar.com page, you may get a prompt, which asks you to permit the Zestradar.com page to 'Show Notifications.' We advise you not to accept this, since the website will use these permissions to bombard you with notifications about new and past posts, therefore generating traffic for the page and increasing its ad revenue. The reason why we are writing about Zestradar.com is that the authors of this page might use low-quality advertising networks to display the 'Show Notifications' prompt to users who have not even visited the Zestradar.com website. While this may not haqve the appearance of a big issue, the prompts may be accompanied by bogus messages stating that the user must click the 'Allow' button to access specific content – this is a fraudulent tactic, and you should never give notification permissions to random websites.

While the Zestradar.com will spam you with advertisements about its posts via the in-browser notifications, it is not known to push harmful content. However, there are many other websites that use the same strategy, and their end-goal is to promote links to phishing pages, fake downloads, and other shady pages. If you see Web browser notifications from Zestradar.com or another unknown page, then it is certain that you have fallen for the bogus messages that accompany these prompts.

Thankfully, solving the issue with in-browser notifications is not that difficult – you need to navigate to your Web browser's privacy settings and revoke the 'Notification Permissions' of websites that you do not trust. It also is advisable to run a credible anti-malware tool, which can ensure that no shady software got on your computer in the meantime.

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