Avengers 3bt1x Endgame Full Movie Scams Abound, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Avengers: Endgame has so far garnered $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 11,771 crores) worldwide. 3h485v

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 3 May 2019 14:24 IST

Avengers: Endgame Full Movie Scams Abound, Kaspersky Lab Warns

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Avengers: Endgame full movie is being presented by tons of websites

Highlights

Websites offering Avengers: Endgame ask you to sign up
This helps scammers take your email addresses and credit card details
Avengers: Endgame has emerged as highest-grossing Hollywood film in India

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If you're among those who haven't yet watched Avengers: Endgame but are looking for an unofficial source to the full movie on your system, you should be aware that many scammers are eagerly waiting for you. Antivirus company Kaspersky Lab in a blog post has detailed how several scamming schemes are running on the Web to attract people who want a full movie of very popular Avengers: Endgame, which released in India last Friday. The latest Avengers movie has so far garnered $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 11,771 crores) worldwide and already emerged as the highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time in India. This shows how the title has become a household name and how it could help scammers.

Avengers: Endgame full movie can you lead to a scam. "It begins with a simple search," the team at Kaspersky Lab underlines. "The results include a website that promises the either a or a full viewing of Avengers: Endgame online."

The team highlights that a message pops up once the streaming begins on the suspicious site to ask the visitors to create an . This is when the scamming process kicks off as while the g up for the is mostly free, the visitors are being asked to provide their email address and create a . Some sites even ask to enter credit card details, including the CVC code.

Although most visitors are believed to leave the site after being requested to enter credit card details, the scammers already have enough material (read email address and ) to proceed.

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"You see, people tend to use the same for many s," the Kaspersky Lab team says. "Almost everybody does. Therefore it's a pretty safe bet that at least some of the email and combinations collected by scammers on this website will match credentials on other websites — online shops, gaming or streaming services, e-mail s, social media, you name it."

The details that you enter on the scamming websites could be used to steal money or digital valuables, for laundering stolen funds and items, at least for spamming.

Kaspersky Lab notes that you should always question what you find online as search engines can't filter out scamming websites entirely. Further, it is recommended to avoid entering ANY INFORMATION -- especially credit card details and email addresses -- on websites that appear dubious to you. Use of a manager can also help to limit the reusing of s.

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