{"id":13236,"date":"2019-04-30T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=13236"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:02:04","slug":"avengers-endgame-download-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers\/13236\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers promise Avengers: Endgame full movie download"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s always a delay between a movie\u2019s release and its availability on streaming services. Digital releases can take months \u2014 and the better the movie performs in theaters, the longer the delay, because studios make much more money in theaters than in living rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, a lot of people start searching for new blockbusters online as soon as the movies are out, or even beforehand. Legitimate video services can\u2019t provide \u2014 no surprise there. But scammers can. Or rather, they can try to convince you that they will provide. The most recent example is a scamming scheme related to the newly released and tremendously popular <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Download the <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> full movie? Don\u2019t fall for this scam<\/h2>\n<p>It begins with a simple search. The results include a website that promises the user either a download or a full viewing of <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30182741\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30182741\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"470\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13249\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Streaming actually begins without incident. But soon after it starts, a message pops up to demand the user create an account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30181641\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30181641\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"760\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13241\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Signing up for the account is free \u2014 except that the user has to provide an e-mail address and create a password.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30181649\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30181649\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13243\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, after clicking <em>Continue<\/em>, the user finds out that isn\u2019t enough. The account has to be validated. That requires the user\u2019s billing information and credit card details including the CVC code printed on the back of the card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30181657\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/04\/30181657\/avengers-endgame-download-dangers-scr4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"760\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13245\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The website promises the information will be used only to make sure that the user is from a country where the website is \u201clicensed to distribute\u201d the content. The user won\u2019t be charged, it says.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there is no movie. The few seconds of genuine content that scammers streamed was just part of the movie trailer. And the information the user provided ends up in scammers\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n<h3>Why creating an account on such websites is dangerous<\/h3>\n<p>Most visitors would simply leave the site after being asked for their credit card details. However, the scammers have already won by getting an e-mail address and a password.<\/p>\n<p>You see, people tend to use the same password for many accounts. Almost everybody does. Therefore it\u2019s a pretty safe bet that at least some of the e-mail and password combinations collected by scammers on this website will match account credentials on other websites \u2014 online shops, gaming or streaming services, e-mail accounts, social media, you name it.<\/p>\n<input type=\"hidden\" class=\"category_for_banner\" value=\"kis-trial-banking\">\n<p>And those accounts are valuable for online scammers. They can be used for stealing money or digital valuables, for laundering stolen funds and items, or at the very least for spamming.<\/p>\n<h3>How to stay protected from this type of online scam<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Always question what you find online. Search engines are doing a good job keeping their search results clean, but they simply can\u2019t sort out everything.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t enter any information \u2014 especially credit card details \u2014 on a website you have no reason to trust.<\/li>\n<li>Stop reusing passwords. Use a <a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/password-manager?icid=me-en_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____kpm___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">password manager<\/a> instead.<\/li>\n<li>Use reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/premium?icid=me-en_bb2022-kdplacehd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kdaily_lnk_sm-team___kprem___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antivirus software<\/a> with protection from online scams and phishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tempted to find the movie Avengers: Endgame online? 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