Guardflares.com deceives users through browser push notifications to inundate them with intrusive spam advertisements. It falls under the category of Notification Spam and Browser Hijackers.
The website tricks visitors into enabling push notifications using fake age or robot verification. For instance, it may show a bogus notification stating "If you are 18+ Click The Allow Button", "Click `Allow` to play the video" or "Click Allow To Verify That You Are Not A Robot". Nevertheless, enabling notifications accomplishes nothing in terms of updating your browser. Instead, it grants Guardflares.com permission to send push notification spam directly to your desktop or mobile device.
Once activated, Guardflares.com persistently bombards your device with inappropriate pop-up ads, even when your browser is closed. These spam push notifications promote:
By duping users into granting push notification approval, Guardflares.com completely bypasses browser pop-up blockers and directly inundates devices on a system-wide scale. The malicious pop-ups are intrusive and challenging to close, with some using alarming language to persuade users to click through and potentially install malware.
Is guardflares.com safe? Unfortunately, not likely. Gridinsoft Anti-malware block the guardflares.com because it was clasified as browser notification spam. This domain was registered 2 months ago through the company NAMECHEAP INC and had the owner Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf. The contact email for complaint is [email protected] or by phone at +1.9854014545.
The domain was registered recently, so the guardflares.com is relatively new. As such, it likely has few, if any, customer reviews or social media feedback.
| What We Found | Young Domain |
| Domain name | guardflares.com |
| Registry Domain ID | 2917036607_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN |
| Registrar WHOIS Server | whois.namecheap.com |
| Registrar URL | http://www.namecheap.com |
| Updated Date | 0001-01-01T00:00:00.00Z |
| IP | 172.67.182.12 |
| Hosting | AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. (San Francisco, US) |
Browser notification spam refers to unwanted browser notifications or pop-ups that are often used for advertising or spammy purposes. These notifications can be disruptive and may lead to privacy concerns or security risks.
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