FAKE error on Mac: S1L457 from 13byt.com

Below is a flagged computer 'threat' - tech scam13byt.com since Jan 28, 2015 (?).

Fake content:

  • "System At Risk!!"

  • Error Code - S1L457

Workaround: ignore + block. For advanced users, try modifying security settings in Safari and In Network.

Let's take a closer look at this scareware-like Fakealert for Mac newbies:

1. RedirectionS and/or (Affiliate fraud?) :

Fake clicks or referrals There are many computer savvy fraudsters that are able to create scripts or software that imitate human behavior, and generate false clicks or transactions. The less complicated version of this type of fraud is actually clicking repeatedly on CPC links. Affiliate networks fight back by investing lots of money and technology into identifying automated behavior patterns and eliminating fake clicks and referrals. -- hxxp://www.avangate[.]com/avangate-resources/article/affiliate-fraud.htm

2. Personally, this is the target site hxxp://browser-update[.]org/update-browser.html + goal, traffic, displaying Google AdSense.

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