Thanks to Clubhouse and all the services that now make a clone / competitor a Clubhouse, you may feel a little lonely being a person who is not allowed to hang out growth marketers funny kids hang out.
Keep your decision in mind, though, because there are people who do you want to take advantage of your social pain and redirect yourself to what malware should be evident in your search to enter Clubhouse. At least, that’s exactly what’s happened on Facebook over the last few days.
How TechCrunch reports, a bunch of cunning and shitty attackers released ads for a fake Clubhouse for PC program. These ads, when clicked, led people to a pretty compelling recreation of a real Clubhouse website, with a mock-up of what a Clubhouse PC app might look like.
Of course, the download that has infected your system with malware instead of giving access to something that doesn’t really exist.
The good news is that fake Clubhouse sites have gone offline and malware no longer works; in fact, good news if you accidentally hit it on your system. However, if you’ve clicked on any of these links, I don’t think malware is the most important issue you should be concerned about.
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The clubhouse is something new, and if you don’t dedicate yourself to it then you might get upset. But don’t let jealousy get you down disturb your common sense. First, no click in ads to download anything, such as andIt’s too easy to create one completely fake ad. If you you want to follow the development of a particular application or service, subscribe to the official social networking channels of the company. That way, meIf the company publishes something new, you will know; trust me.
I didn’t get a chance to check out the website in question before removing them, but ad URLs are usually the same a gift: joinclubhouse-pc.com. Just do a simple search on the web for the word “Club House” to see it joinclubhouse.com is the actual URL. Tthe service is still in beta for invitations only, aand there is no PC app to download any.
Takeaway food? It’s exactly the same advice we’d give you every time you receive a message, email, file, hyperlink, or anything else you didn’t expect, but someone asks you to take some action: Do not do it. Don’t open this “job description”LinkedIn package sent to you by someone you don’t know. Don’t open a “click here” hyperlink that a friend sent you for free if you haven’t checked where you’re really going. And don’t click on ads hopefully that the featured app, company, or service is behind it.