Online technical support tactics work in a similar way, which involves displaying fake pop-ups in a user's Web browser, as an attempt to convince computer users that they are in urgent need of technical support services. One example of such misleading messages are the '855-524-2270' pop-ups. These pop-ups may appear on a broad range of websites that users may come across involuntarily. It should not come as a surprise if you come across these pop-ups while browsing low-quality websites that...

The 'Jhon Woddy' Ransomware is a clone of the DNRansomware (AKA DoNotOpen Ransomware), a Trojan that encrypts your files with the AES and asks for Bitcoin payments to restore them. Due to poor decryption functionality, malware experts strongly discourage paying any fees, especially for PC users who could restore their content through backups. Any anti-malware programs that are effective against past versions of this threat also may delete the 'Jhon Woddy' Ransomware without its encryption...

The DNRansomware or DoNotOpen Ransomware is a Trojan that enciphers your files with an AES algorithm so that you can't open them. Since the DNRansomware demands a ransom for what is a non-working decryptor currently, malware experts recommend using other recovery options such as restoring from your latest backup. In ideal circumstances, your anti-malware protection should catch and delete the DNRansomware before it can begin locking your files. Fraudulent updates are favorite infection...

The CloudSword Ransomware is a file-encrypting Trojan that locks your files, such as content associated with word processing or gaming. The Trojan makes this attack to force you into paying a ransom fine, but keeping backups can help you recover any damaged content without needing to purchase a decryptor. Malware experts rate this Trojan as being a credible threat to the overall security of your PC and endorse removing the CloudSword Ransomware as soon as possible through standard...

LuckyStarting.com is a search site that acquires its results from third-party sources, such as Yahoo. Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are promoting this website by installing a custom version of a Web browser, which redirects your searches and locks your homepage. Although malware experts see no unsafe content on the website, you may want to remove LuckyStarting.com hijackers from your PC with the anti-malware products you'd use for similar potential scourges. Browser-hijacking...

BrowserMe is a stealthy adware application that may run on a computer without giving the user any hints that there's something fishy going on. This is because unlike most adware, BrowserMe does not rely on visible advertisements that will annoy the users whenever they attempt to navigate the Web. Instead, BrowserMe is programmed to launch silent background copies of Google Chrome, which load a set of pre-defined URL addresses automatically. The instances of Google Chrome that BrowserMe...

The iPrivate Multi Search is a Web browser extension that is only compatible with Google Chrome and can be downloaded from the official Chrome Extension repository. However, the fact that the iPrivate Multi Search is hosted there does not mean that everything about this software is transparent and reliable necessarily. The iPrivate Multi Search extension promises users to keep their searches private, therefore not revealing their search queries to the advertisers and marketing experts that...

The 'webmafia@asia.com' Ransomware is a member of the Dharma Ransomware family, a group of Trojans that encrypt your files to stop you from opening them and create extortion messages asking you to pay for their unlocking. Free decryption solutions for this family are inconsistent, and victims should keep backups to reduce the potential harm of an infection. If they're active, most anti-malware products also should be able to remove the 'webmafia@asia.com' Ransomware without its encrypting any...

Win Tuneup Pro is a piece of software that is promoted as a great tool that can be used to improve the performance and stability of all modern versions of the Windows operating system. Allegedly, the software achieves this by cleaning up the Registry from old and unused entries, as well as by performing various Registry optimization tasks that aim to improve the overall performance of Windows and any installed applications. While these actions might slightly improve a computer's performance,...

Trojan.EvilBunny is a high-profile threat that may be used to collect information from its victims. Classified as a backdoor Trojan, Trojan.EvilBunny allows remote attackers to exfiltrate information from the victim's machine, as well as to upload and execute files that may be used to deploy additional threats on the victim's machine. Due to the nature of Trojan.EvilBunny, it is impossible to state the exact attack vectors that con artists operating this threat may use, but it is certain that...

Startpageing123.com is a search engine that may pop up in your Web browser on a regular basis, even though you never intended to visit this page. This weird event may happen because the Startpageing123.com page may rely on multiple browser hijackers to boost its traffic statistics drastically by forcing affected Web browsers to load Startpageing123.com whenever certain actions are executed automatically. It is not uncommon for browser hijackers like the ones linked to Startpageing123.com, to...

The Satan Ransomware is a Trojan that uses the AES encryption to block your files until you agree to pay a Bitcoin ransom to its administrator. Because the Satan Ransomware's distribution uses a free Ransomware-as-a-Service model, malware experts are unable to predict all of its infection vectors perfectly, although some options, such as Word documents, are on offer by default. Using anti-malware protection for blocking or deleting the Satan Ransomware, and backups to protect your files,...

Secure-finder.org is a low-quality search engine that claims to provide users with a convenient way to search the Web anonymously without revealing their likenesses and search queries to 3rd-party advertising and online marketing agencies. However, this is not entirely true, as the only 'change' that Secure-finder.org brings is that it redirects the user's search queries through Plusnetwork.com, a 3rd-party search engine often linked to other domains that may generate a portion of their...

The 'garryweber@protonmail.ch' Ransomware is a file-encrypting Trojan that enciphers your files to block them and then profits by offering a data recovery application at a price. Since con artists-provided decryptors may be undependable recovery solutions, most PC users should ignore the ransom demand and seek alternatives, as described in this article. Traditional anti-malware protection can block or remove the 'garryweber@protonmail.ch' Ransomware either before or after it encrypts any of...

The CryptoShadow Ransomware is a derivative of Hidden Tear, a proof-of-concept Trojan that leverages file-encrypting attacks to block the PC user's local data. Like almost every other Trojan with such a payload, the CryptoShadow Ransomware demands ransom money before giving you a theoretically valid decryption solution to reverse the damage it causes. Standard security protocols are to withhold any payments, if possible, remove the CryptoShadow Ransomware by disinfecting your PC with...

The Crypto1CoinBlocker Ransomware is a variant of the Xorist Ransomware that bears minimal changes from the previous Trojan, except for new ransoming components and a new method of code obfuscation. As with the Xorist Ransomware , the Crypto1CoinBlocker Ransomware blocks your files and delivers messages meant to force you into paying to unblock them. Affected victims should seek alternatives, if available, and use anti-malware products for uninstalling the Crypto1CoinBlocker Ransomware...

Fanli90.cn is a website that appears to be harmless since it's homepage only hosts a collection of short jokes and publications that are meant to entertain visitors. The website's name is 'Funny Collection,' and it does not appear to have any other pages which would be used to host additional content. Although it's purpose is to make people smile, some users might not be so happy when they visit Fanli90.cn, because they may end up doing this involuntarily. This is because some portion of the...

Trojan.Bisonal is a detection name used to describe a backdoor Trojan that is able to infect computers silently, and then provide the remote attacker with the ability to upload and execute files, exfiltrate data, execute remote commands, and receive real-time updates about the processes running on the victim's machine currently. Data of this type may allow the attackers to carry out very sophisticated attacks since it can tell them what sort of information they might be able to find on the...

The '.powerfulldecrypt File Extension' Ransomware is a new version of the SamSam Ransomware, a Trojan with a history of locking files on networks within the medical sector. Although the '.powerfulldecrypt File Extension' Ransomware's ransom method uses a website payment process for recovering your data, the encryption attack can occur while the system is offline. Malware experts recommend minding your network security, backing up all content, and blocking the '.powerfulldecrypt File...

The '.wuciwug File Extension' Ransomware is a variant of the Globe3 Ransomware, a Trojan that blocks your files by running their data with an AES cipher. In theory, victims could pay the ransom money the '.wuciwug File Extension' Ransomware asks for to unlock that content, although free solutions usually are available and always are preferable. Malware experts still judge most anti-malware programs able to delete the '.wuciwug File Extension' Ransomware accurately, similarly to other members...