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Had to turn off the Norton Safe Search extension as it was blocking ever single search in Chrome. Switched to Bing browser and got the very same results. This link shows the screen shot of the message: https://puu.sh/J9LQG.jpg
Posted: 06-Jul-2022 | 11:48AM · Edited: 06-Jul-2022 | 12:46PM · Permalink
Malicious Site Blocked = Norton Safe Web Intrusion Protection System (IPS) Scanning event -
IPS plays a critical role in filling holes created by bugs in operating systems, browsers and applications. IPS detects and helps stop exploitations of security vulnerabilities.
https://us.norton.com/feature/safe-web
https://matchonlyap.biz/metric/?wid=52711
https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=https://matchonlyap.biz/metric = Caution -> Suspicious | Web Ads/Analytics
Web Ads/Analytics
Sites that provide online advertisements, banners, or the means to identify and market to existing or potential customers based on their browsing or online purchasing habits including but not limited to Web analytics sites such as visitor tracking and ranking sites. Includes social plugins and analytics that allow site visitors to share, vote for, or signal their appreciation of a site or its content (e.g. Facebook "Like" or Google "+1" plugins).
Examples: 2o7.net, ad.altervista.org, doubleclick.net, yieldmanager.net, track.adform.net, adserver.adtech.de, view.atdmt.com, oas.benchmark.fr, track.blogcounter.de, ad.thinkmedia.cn, google-analytics.com
Posted: 06-Jul-2022 | 11:52AM · Permalink
How to install and run a scan with Malwarebytes (Guide)
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/scan-malwarebytes-anti-malware-2-0/
Malwarebytes Malware Removal Help
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/forum/108-malware-removal-help/
Malvertising
Malvertising, or malicious advertising, is the use of online advertising to distribute malware with little to no user interaction required.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/malvertising/
Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Filters out annoying ads and scams while blocking trackers that spy on you.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/browserguard/
Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/technology/2019/01/browser-push-notifications-feature-asking-abused/
Adware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/adware/2019/06/adware-and-pups-families-add-push-notifications-as-an-attack-vector/
How to install and run a scan with Malwarebytes (Guide)
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/scan-malwarebytes-anti-malware-2-0/
Remove Malicious Browser Ads from Windows, Mac, and Android
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-adware-popup-ads/
Posted: 06-Jul-2022 | 12:01PM · Edited: 06-Jul-2022 | 12:31PM · Permalink
Do you run Chrome Sync?
Did you recently install any Chrome browser extension/s?
Did you recently install any program/s?
Did you recently change permissions for nortonsafe.search.ask.com
Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups & malware
If you're seeing some of these problems with Chrome, you might have unwanted software or malware installed on your computer:
- Pop-up ads and new tabs that won't go away
- Your Chrome homepage or search engine keeps changing without your permission
- Unwanted Chrome extensions or toolbars keep coming back
- Your browsing is hijacked, and redirects to unfamiliar pages or ads
- Alerts about a virus or an infected device
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944
How to install and run a scan with Malwarebytes (Guide)
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/scan-malwarebytes-anti-malware-2-0/
Do you run Chrome Sync?
Adware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector -https://blog.malwarebytes.com/adware/2019/06/adware-and-pups-families-add-push-notifications-as-an-attack-vector/
Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused -
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/technology/2019/01/browser-push-notifications-feature-asking-abused/
Chrome -> Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Permissions > Notifications
Malwarebytes Malware Removal Help
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/forum/108-malware-removal-help/
Posted: 06-Jul-2022 | 12:58PM · Edited: 06-Jul-2022 | 12:59PM · Permalink
Does Norton Safe Search filter out all unsafe sites in the search results?
When enabled, the Norton Safe Search Unsafe Site Filtering featureδ helps remove unsafe non-paid search results that it detects. This feature does not provide a security rating for paid search results (sponsored links) nor does it filter out potentially unsafe sponsored links from the search results. For sponsored links, the Norton toolbar will allow you to view the security rating for such site.
I'm concerned about data privacy. If I use Norton Safe Search, will my information be provided to anyone else?
When you submit a search query through Norton Safe Search, it will be directed to Ask.com or Yahoo.com (Search Partners) where your query is processed, and the search results are provided. Norton Safe Search does not provide any information about you to our Search Partners. As part of your use of Norton Safe Search, Search Partners may collect and/or ask you to provide certain information. Please see the Search Partners Privacy Policies located here for Ask.com and here for Yahoo.com for details on the type of information collected, how our Search Partners uses and protects the collected information, and who it may share such information with.
Posted: 07-Jul-2022 | 5:03PM · Edited: 07-Jul-2022 | 5:07PM · Permalink
FWIW ~
I'm imagining "matchonlyap.biz" may be akin to: Makeklick.biz &or N01.biz
I'm imagining "matchonlyap.biz" is a site that tries to trick you into subscribing to its browser notifications so that it can send notification spam directly to your desktop or phone.
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