Deceiving domain - spartansentinel.net
Spartansentinel.net is a website that promotes a hoax program Spartan Sentinel. According to its developers, the app is capable of protecting one's privacy by letting users delete certain online footprints, guarding against internet fraud, among other features. However, the app engages in unfair marketing practices - it can be spread via software bundling, and it also shows users thousands of issues, deliberately making them feel like their online privacy is at risk.
Once installed, Spartan Sentinel performs a scan that indicates thousands of issues and displays all the connected accounts and login information. However, it is unknown that practices the app engage in to protect these details from being stolen by unknown parties or cybercriminals. Besides, the installation of the program comes with additional spying: the developers collect various browsing-related data for marketing purposes:
When you install or purchase or download trial or evaluation versions, or register a Spartan Sentinel, or contact us via our website and/or email addresses we may collect personal information including your name, address, email address, mac-address, IP address as well as product technical attributes etc, for the purpose of recording the transaction when you engage in activities on our web site or within the Spartan Sentinel.
| Name | Spartansentinel.net |
| Purpose | The official page of Spartan Sentinel software |
| Associated risks | The downloaded software may expose users' details to unknown parties, track their online activities, and also show them thousands of false-positives in order to make them purchase a full version of software |
| Software pricing | $49.99/month (Gold plan), $29,99/month (Silver plan), $19,99/month (Bronze plan) |
| Detection | The executable available on the site SpartanSentinelSetup.exe is detected by 36 AV vendors on Virus Total (10/18/2019) |
spartansentinel.net violations
2CR-015: Spartan Sentinel is recognized by 36 AV engines according to Virus Total
