Results: Surveys setting off warnings from antivirus products
Published on 10/09/2024
I have gotten these more and more frequently nowadays and was wondering who else has had this experience. Please note this has never happened with anything from Tellwut.
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Do you have Norton antivirus software installed on the device you use to take surveys from organizations other than Tellwut? I only take surveys (either external or user) from Tellwut and not from other survey sites
13%
279 votes
Yes
24%
494 votes
No
63%
1327 votes
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If you answered "yes" to the question above, did you ever get a warning such as the following? Dangerous Web Page Blocked You attempted to accesshttps://portal.secured-entry.com/r/0415a3d7-9d47-4068-a509-fd5283077102/e0c2886d-41de-427f-ae94-2ea4b7279140/ This is a known dangerous webpage. It is highly recommended that you do NOT visit this page. Yes
23%
487 votes
No
19%
399 votes
Not Applicable
58%
1214 votes
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If you take surveys from sites outside of Tellwut and use a different security or antivirus product, has it ever displayed a similar warning? Yes
27%
560 votes
No
30%
640 votes
Not Applicable
43%
900 votes
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What do you think might most likely be triggering this warning? You can select multiple answers There is actually a virus, worm, trojan horse or other technical security risk
22%
466 votes
Survey is a known phishing site
28%
595 votes
Company providing the survey is known to be liked to information gathering from a foreign country such as China, Russia or India
18%
377 votes
There is no danger - someone made a complaint about the site either maliciously or due to a misunderstanding and the product did not investigate further
9%
199 votes
The security company's product is in error and the survey site is innocuous
10%
215 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
53 votes
Not Applicable
46%
964 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.73% | 14 | |
| I have no idea. | 0.16% | 3 |
| Don't know | 0.10% | 2 |
| not sure | 0.10% | 2 |
| It's a damn nuisance, try deleting these programs that "protect you" you can't. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't know I exit immediately though! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
| An expired certificate from the site. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I really don't know!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not know | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have no idea at all. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure, I use a Chromebook, not Microsoft. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Most likely all the above options. | 0.05% | 1 |
| No idea; what might be triggering the warning are crooks wanting to steal your info. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ad server, tracking | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have VPNs on my phone for money ie; Nielson, SurveySavvy, YouGov | 0.05% | 1 |
| Somebody may be trying to sell you something or gain access to your information . | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hackers are getting through sites and the dark web | 0.05% | 1 |
| website's security certificate is not up to date! Or cookies or other tracking software is noticed by antivirus | 0.05% | 1 |
| The webpage itself could be compromised through outside influences setting off the detection software. Hackers have been known for doing this in the past to gain data illegally. | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| IDK | 0.05% | 1 |
| Malware | 0.05% | 1 |
| Possibly all | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have no idea, I just do not take the survey | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have read that recent software updates on most devices is making it more difficult for users to access everything they want on the internet due to these false or possible false danger warnings and security measures. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| website security cert has expired | 0.05% | 1 |
| survey wanted to open a new page, the default on my system is ask first | 0.05% | 1 |
| could be any of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| Some surveys bounce you through several other ones to try to qualify you - this can trigger a warning. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I is warning you the site is insecure | 0.05% | 1 |
| I haven't a clue. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I believe it is a scam to get you to install it so some scammer can get your personal information.. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Case of virus protection is not familiar with the site and takes it as bad. | 0.05% | 1 |
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If you have ever gotten one of these types of warning when trying to access a survey did you ignore it and go ahead anyway? If so, please share your experiences in the comment section at the end of this. Yes
14%
295 votes
No
34%
721 votes
Not Applicable
52%
1084 votes
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Do you think survey companies should be held legally responsible for surveys that create any sort of security risk? (Tellwut admins. please fell free to substitute your own comment for this parenthetical remark.) (Admin note: Survey sites often use cookies and tracking mechanisms, which some antivirus programs view as potential threats to privacy. If you would like, you can contact us with the survey that had this issue and we can contact the supplier to confirm with them.) Yes, but only when the survey is provided by the company who site it appears on
19%
396 votes
Yes, including when the survey is from a different organization but is accessed directly from the site, but not when a redirect is involved
15%
321 votes
Yes, even if there are three or more entities involved due to redirects
14%
298 votes
No
10%
208 votes
Not Applicable
42%
877 votes
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