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Ms__Kay
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Pop-up claiming to be a Cox sponsored survey. Is this a phishing scheme?

Below is the survey URL. 

http://www.mellowsurvey.com/?sid=isp.opt.3a6x&ow=us.ao96ho9gbr467d49.nojs&isp=Cox%20Communications%20inc.&browser=Chrome&os=Windows&region=Virginia&city=Hampton&ip=98.166.217.113&countryname=United%20States&device=DESKTOP&brand=Desktop&model=&country=US&track=www.boltedsurvey.com&tid=0ba6f51c-279d-4a68-82c0-dc5e8b9e9e67&caid=3fc624b7-4074-4b7f-aa2a-a68cbc6a0c97&head=ret.ss.asp.ncxw9c&did=5269&voluumdata=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&c1=5269&c2=13031&c3=45414&c4=US&c5=Hampton&c6=Edge

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  • grymwulf's avatar
    grymwulf
    Contributor II

    First off, it's not a cox website - mellowsurvey is a known malware/phishing pop-up.  They can tell who your ISP is from basic information - and tailor some sort of malicious website just for you.

    https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-mellowsurvey-com/

    http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

  • Ms__Kay's avatar
    Ms__Kay
    New Contributor

    Thanks a bunch! I figured that much just wanted to confirm. Sad that there are so many scammers nowadays.

  • vegas_atc's avatar
    vegas_atc
    New Contributor

    How do you remove this (stop it from changing your url to this mellowsurvey url)?

  • Bill_Weeks's avatar
    Bill_Weeks
    New Contributor

    Suggest you clear all of your browsing history in the browser you were using at the time this site appeared and run a full virus scan.  I use Endpoint.

    Best regards,

    Bill