The 'Yourscanfreport.xyz' pop-ups are part of a cleverly crafted online tactic that aims to trick people into paying absurd amounts of money in exchange for technical support services. If you are wondering how a simple pop-up can convince someone to pay money for technical support services, then you may be intrigued to hear more about the contents of the 'Yourscanfreport.xyz' pop-ups, and how they manipulate users into thinking that they have become the victims of a threat. The...

The 'Microsoft-official-error7100.xyz' pop-ups are bothersome messages that may appear on top of a fake error screen that is designed to look like the Microsoft Edge's modern-day warning screen. However, the one saw on the 'Microsoft-official-error7100.xyz' pop-ups is fake, and it can appear in any Web browser – Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge, etc. The message on the page states that the user's system activation key has expired, and their information may be exposed to cyber crooks. In...

The number of crypto-threat infections being distributed in the wild is still rising gradually in the first months of 2017, and computer users must take the necessary security measures to prevent threats of this type from causing damage to their files. One of the new additions to the list of crypto-threats released in 2017 is the EvilLock Ransomware, a threat that appears to target mostly residents of the Czech Republic. However, this does not mean that users in other countries will not come...

The 'Usabankingcare.online' pop-ups contain fake information regarding the security and health of the visitor's computer. These pop-ups are hosted on a page that is designed to look as if it is affiliated with the Microsoft Corporation, but we assure you that the 'Usabankingcare.online' pop-ups are in no way linked to any reputable organization or software publisher. The truth is that the 'Usabankingcare.online' pop-ups are hosted by con artists that scare people into thinking they need to...

The CryptoShield Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files by encrypting them, which it uses to force you into paying a ransom to a remote attacker. While the CryptoShield Ransomware warns of a time limit for achieving data recovery in this way, malware experts encourage utilizing more reliable restoration options that don't require paying con artists traditionally. Browser-based anti-malware protection is essential for deleting the CryptoShield Ransomware before it can attack your PC and...

The XCrypt Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files by encrypting them, a process that makes the file data unreadable until you decode it with a decryptor. Con artists use these attacks to demand ransom fees from their victims, which they usually will protect through such means as cryptocurrencies that render the transfer non-refundable. Until third parties make a public decryptor available, malware researchers suggest backing up any meaningful data and using anti-malware products to...

The 'This is Hitler' Ransomware is an updated re-release of the Hitler Ransomware, a fake file-encrypting Trojan that pretends to lock your files so that it can ask for a ransom. Even though the 'This is Hitler' Ransomware doesn't encrypt any data, it can cause permanent file damage through other methods, and malware experts recommend backing up your files to prevent any consequences of an infection. Anti-malware protection that detects previous versions also may delete the 'This is Hitler'...

The '.7zipper File Extension' Ransomware is a Trojan that exploits freeware for encrypting the files on any PC it infects and generates a message asking the victim to contact an e-mail address to decrypt them. These transactions may include ransoms that you may not be able to cancel normally, as well as potentially non-working decryption solutions. Use the same anti-malware products functional against similar Trojans to delete the '.7zipper File Extension' Ransomware upon its detection....

The '.zXz File Extension' Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files to block them and force you into paying its ransom for their recovery. Current attacks by this Trojan emphasize compromising business servers and widely-used formats of documents such as DOCs. Having proper network security, using anti-malware programs for removing the '.zXz File Extension' Ransomware automatically and backing up your work are all important ways of protecting yourself from this threat. Although...

StartWidget is a Web browser extension that is advertised as a great utility for avid users of social media websites since it has the ability to enhance their Web browsing experience by providing them with Twitter updates, as well as with relevant media content that they might be interested in seeing. However, the StartWidget requests the users' permission to change their Web browser's default new tab page to Startwidgetsearch.com, a fairly unpopular search engine that is visited by the...

The Cryptofag Ransomware is a fairly new cyber-threat that has already found tens of victims by using various attack vectors such as brute forcing the RDP service on computers/servers running the Windows Server, or by tricking users into downloading a corrupted file attachment. Regardless of the method used to infect computers, the Cryptofag Ransomware's attacks always have the same outcome – they leave the end-user with a large number of inaccessible files whose contents were encrypted via a...

The ‘Error Code: 154-247-087’ pop-ups are corrupted messages that may appear in your Web browser when you end up browsing low-quality websites that may be paid to distribute this sort of content. In some cases, the ‘Error Code: 154-247-087’ pop-ups might be promoted via adware or some more severe cyber threats. This is why all computer users exposed to ‘Error Code: 154-247-087’ pop-ups are advised to consider installing and running an anti-malware application that can guarantee that their...

Win0rr02x012417ml.club is another domain that the authors of technical support tactics use to promote their fraudulent messages and pop-ups. Users who were unlucky to stumble on Win0rr02x012417ml.club while browsing the Web may end up having their Web browser locked by the persistent and annoying pop-ups that this website may display. In addition to this, some users might be scared of the content of the messages and pop-ups, since they may state that the computers might be infected with...

The RansomPlus Ransomware is a Trojan that locks your files with an encryption-based cipher and creates a text content asking for payment to decrypt and unlock them. Since the payment method, the RansomPlus Ransomware uses can allow con artists to keep the money without providing any services, PC users should strive to protect their data with backups or other means. Update your anti-malware products and leave them active to enhance the chances of removing the RansomPlus Ransomware without the...

Seek123.net is an unreliable search engine that may be set as your default new tab page, even though you might not remember doing such a thing. This may happen because the authors of Seek123.net rely on browser hijackers to bring more users to their page. The purpose of a browser hijacker is to modify a Web browser's settings so that it points the user to a particular page. However, the hijacker is only able to do so if the users agree to install it on their computers, and this is why the...

The Plasma RAT is a basic Remote Access Trojan (RAT), which does not pack an impressive number of features, but it is still able to cause a lot of trouble if it is deployed on an unprotected computer. The purpose of the Plasma RAT is to provide the remote attackers with access to certain features, which would allow them to monitor the victims' activities or exfiltrate data from their computer. The current version of the Plasma RAT is rather limited, but it is possible that its authors might...

Browser hijackers are safe applications that usually serve one purpose when they are installed – to modify the default system Web browser's settings so that it will redirect users to a particular website when they perform certain actions. It is not uncommon for browser hijackers to change a Web client's default new tab page, homepage, or search engine provider, and different browser hijackers may do this via different methods – either by editing the Web browser shortcut's properties or...

Blasearch.com is a search engine that does not utilize a custom search algorithm. Instead, all users who opt to search something from the search field on Blasearch.com will end up being redirected to a search results page hosted on Yahoo.com. Some of you may be wondering why some users would opt to use Blasearch.com when they can see the same results while simply visiting Yahoo.com. The answer to this question may sound rather surprising. Unpopular search services like Blasearch.com may often...

The Netflix Ransomware is a Trojan that may lock your files to force you into paying a ransom fee for their decoding. However, third-party-provided decryptors may experience issues with data retrieval in addition to the usual dangers of the threat actor choosing not to provide anything after taking your money. Your standard anti-malware protection should be able to block this Trojan's access to your files by deleting the Netflix Ransomware immediately. Although any threat campaign that...

The CryptConsole Ransomware is a Trojan that pretends to encrypt your files, but, in reality, limits itself to modifying their names. For sufficiently large volumes of content where manual renaming is impractical, malware experts recommend using free data recovery solutions, such as backups. You also may use anti-malware products to delete the CryptConsole Ransomware at its installation point such as an e-mail attachment. The many branches of the Globe Ransomware 's family are starting to...