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Protect-data-2022 dot xyz is a misleading website that uses fake virus warnings to scare users into accepting push notifications and ads from it.

You likely did not find Protect-data-2022 dot xyz through a web search, as misleading pages rarely show in normal search results. It is much more likely that you hit a bad redirect or clicked a rogue ad that deposited you on the page.

The site uses scary messages delivered in doctored images, styled to look like the interface windows of an antivirus program. Of course, this is simply a web page and those are not program windows but simple images.

The messages displayed in the fake windows are intended to scare the user, telling them they have half a dozen viruses infecting their system. This is all a lie. The goal is to scare the user into clicking things on the page without thinking. The site will bring up the "allow notifications" pop-up and will spam the user's browser with ads if the "allow" button is clicked.

Remember that no online website can obtain information about the security or infection status of your PC or run a scan in the half a second it takes to load. Every single "your system is infected" message you see online is always fake and attempts to either scam you or install malware on your PC.