Question

I went on this website called 123movies.com and they have been spamming me ever since. I got some survey thingy and it says that I am eligible to win Airpods but is asking for my address, is it fake?

Answer 1

Yes, Welcome to dealing with a virus

Answer 2

Did you enter any sensitive data on the website?

Answer 3

it's possible that website may have infected your laptop with a virus. Do not enter any personal information such as your address because it is surely a fake website, you can also look at the lock next to the url in the search bar if it's green it means its verified and not fake.

Answer 4

well it looks fake all I entered my email only

Answer 5

Correct

Answer 6

I get stupid stuff like someone wants me to view their private photos and whatnot

Answer 7

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) darkknight
well it looks fake all I entered my email only
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Well that's on you, you put in your email and now they have a way to spam you

Answer 8

there is a grey lock

Answer 9

no, i get notifications on my computer

Answer 10

If they are spamming your email you can scroll down at you will see a button that says 'unsubscribe' click it and your done.

Answer 11

not email

Answer 12

If you're getting computer ads then congrats you just got a virus 😬

Answer 13

Uh oh

Answer 14

like ill send a screenshot the next time a notification pops up

Answer 15

Okay

Answer 16

Wait, maybe he gets push notifications for his email...

Answer 17

yeah i have no clue but it is super annoying

Answer 18

Have you checked your email after getting the notifications?

Answer 19

nothing has showed up in my email

Answer 20

*sigh* Okay try HitmanPro I guess. Here.

Answer 21

What type of laptop are you using?

Answer 22

oh, i am on chrome so that doesn't work

Answer 23

a chromebook

Answer 24

Oh okay, one moment

Answer 25

Yeah so a notification popped up

Answer 26

Hitman Pro is a tool designed to kick out the most sneaky of viruses. It's owned by an antivirus company named Sophos.

I would also download Malwarebytes (here) so it will prevent future viruses from entering your computer

Answer 27

Theres a website called Malwarebytes that I been using for like 2 years now and it scans your laptop from viruses

Answer 28

https://www.malwarebytes.com/chromebook/

Answer 29

Yep

Answer 30

@justus wut MBAM is not a site 🤔

Answer 31

My bad

Answer 32

Oh ok, it's a page that lets you download the app 🤣

Answer 33

Yep xD

Answer 34

should I show the notification? it aint quite appropriate

Answer 35

I gave you the link for Chromebook, just click the download button at the top right corner

Answer 36

I am using a school computer, I can't download that :(

Answer 37

oh thats a bummer

Answer 38

If you can possibly just screenshot a part of the notification that would be good

Answer 39

Oh rip... this is why I don't check out computers from my campus library

Answer 40

But anyway, next time some random website asks for your email DO NOT GIVE IT

Answer 41

ok

Answer 42

what does my email have to do with it?

Answer 43

It lets the site spam you

Answer 44

what do I do now?

Answer 45

actually he does not, he just needs to clear history and cache from that site

Answer 46

I just cleared my cache but I can't clear history because It is blocked by my school

Answer 47

I figured you would say that

Answer 48

1) Press CTRL+H to access history, and type the website name in the search bar
2) check the boxes next to all sites that match, then hit "Clear" on the upper right corner
3) Now go to "chrome://settings/clearBrowserData" and check all the boxes except the "Browsing History" and you should be good


well if the notifications stop it's all good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Answer 49

Have the notifications stopped @darkknight ?

Answer 50

I don't know, they show up randomly and they haven't come yet

Answer 51

How long does it take one to show up, usually?

Answer 52

I think we are good. Like 5 min?

Answer 53

Ok, that's good. Which kind of email did you put into the site though? Your school email?

Answer 54

yep

Answer 55

If you use a school email it usually blocks spam, which is why you haven't gotten anything. BUT if you had used your own email it WOULD have spammed you with nasty things

Answer 56

ok, thanks. I am not getting notifications so I am good.