How to Avoid Roathoowood.com Ads
Our team of researchers recently identified a malicious website at the address roathoowood.com. This page contains deceptive content, browser notification spam and redirects users to other potentially hazardous sites.
People usually access these rogue pages through redirects from websites that use rogue advertising networks or by clicking on spam notifications, misspelled URLs, intrusive ads or adware that has been installed on their device.
The behavior of the rogue site may depend on the visitor's IP address and geolocation. In other words, this data can determine what type of content is encountered on and via such webpages.
When we examined roathoowood.com, we noticed two different versions: one with a fake video player overlaid by a pop-up window prompting installation in order to continue viewing online content; the other emphasizing that watching safely requires a VPN (Virtual Private Network) app.
Rogue pages typically promote adware, browser hijackers, fake anti-virus tools and PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Some even spread trojans, ransomware and other malware.
Both versions also asked visitors to allow them to display browser notifications. If granted permission, roathoowood.com will deliver ads that push various scams, unreliable/dangerous software and malware.
Why should you never click 'Allow' on unfamiliar websites similar to Roathoowood.com?
You should never click 'Allow' on unfamiliar websites similar to Roathoowood.com because they may be rogue pages that promote deceptive content, push browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites. If you allow them to display browser notifications, they will deliver ads that push various scams, unreliable/dangerous software, and malware. Additionally, these websites may be endorsing adware, browser hijackers, fake anti-virus tools, PUAs, and even trojans, ransomware, and other malware.
