UPDATE 14/05/2015: Added 'Fake Apps' and 'Fake Hack Tools'
1. Fake ads
You might have seen annoying ads saying something like "your PC or Android will be destroyed if you don't install this", that's fake. These ads does not know anything about your PC or Android. The only real thing is your antivirus, your antivirus tells the truth about your device, because it is installed in your device. It takes care of your PC, if you want to remove these ads, just install an ad blocker then that's it, no more annoying fake ads in your device.
If you are on Android, you can install
AdFree (Root required)2. Chain letters
If you are on Facebook, you almost see things like "Share this or I will kill you", that's not also true.
There are reasons why:
- You forgot to share the chain letter to people, did it kill you?
- Does the 'ghost' know where you live?
- Do you see signs of killing you?
If you don't see that but you see others posting that Facebook will be closing soon, never true.
Reasons:
- Why would Mark Zuckerberg close Facebook? Facebook has a lot of people, and almost known around the world.
- Some other post does not know Mark Zuckerberg, instead, they say "creator of Facebook"
- When did Facebook gave you a notification of closing it?
Learn more about chain letters by
clicking here.3. Malicious emails
If someone is sending you an email with a program in it, don't download it, once you download it, it will start to steal information, and downloads more malware.
Email him/her first if he/she sent the email with programs, so you will know if it is trusted or not.
4. Fake Apps
If you were the one always getting something like "Install iLivid now" when you download something on the internet, quickly close it, it will automatically download some scam, don't install it!
5. Fake Hack Tools You want some hack tools, to get Minecraft for free, or hack someone's account, you Google something, you see a lot of videos on YouTube, you quickly click the link, and ending up doing some stupid survey.
These are just surveys, they are just ads, just close it. You'll get scammed and wasted your time.
