Do you know what XPOnlinescanner.com is?
XPOnlinescanner.com is a newer malicious website that may promote XPAntivirus which is a popular rogue anti-spyware program known to cause serious issues with computers on the internet. XPOnlinescanner.com may be very catchy to some computer users due to it's name and the correlation of colors on the XPOnlinescanner.com website that resemble Microsoft Windows XP colors. This is a common tactic used by the creators of malicious sites such as XPOnlinescanner.com.
XPOnlinescanner.com's home page goes to new lengths to display recent virus and spyware threats making it appear to be a legitimate antivirus website. XPOnlinescanner.com is not legitimate and may cause harm to your computer if any of the software from XPOnlinescanner.com is downloaded or installed. A XPOnlinescanner.com link was recently found to be on news sites such as Star Tribune. Somehow a link to XPOnlinescanner.com ended up on the Star Tribune site redirecting users to XPOnlinescanner.com.
In non-techie terms: XPOnlinescanner.com was created by hackers who may be the same group the created XPAntivirus. XPOnlinescanner.com uses illicit tactics to extort money from you. Computer users are strongly urged to avoid purchasing or downloading any software related to XPOnlinescanner.com.
Aliases: XPOnlinescanner.com, XPOnlinescanner, Xpantivirus, XP Antivirus