'Search whatever you're looking for!' Browser Hijacker is a part of the generational growth of unwanted programs and applications that attempt to gain user impressions or clicks on ads to generate money. 'Search whatever you're looking for!' Browser Hijacker may be loaded due to installing freeware or random bundled apps from the Internet. Once loaded, 'Search whatever you're looking for!' Browser Hijacker may cause the display or redirect of websites that have surveys or advertisements to...

Zwhip is a potentially unwanted program that may be seeking impressions and clicks on its advertisements associated with a generic search engine home page. The use of the Zwhip website is not harmful to a computer. However, the search results through Zwhip may display several advertisements and sponsored links that may redirect users to other questionable sites or ones that have unwanted content and promotions. Removal of Zwhip may require finding all associated add-ons or browser...

MovieCorner is a low-quality browser extension that is advertised as an easy gateway to access free online movies and other media content that users might enjoy. However, users who are tempted to install MovieCorner may be disappointed to find out that this extension will not give them access to any free movies, at least not to any of the popular ones. The MovieCorner extension's installation will replace their default new tab page with search.moviecorner.com, a low-quality search engine that...

Search.tagadin.com is a search engine that isn't very popular, and many people might be surprised when it appears in their Web browser even though they have never visited it before. This unexpected event may occur because of the way low-quality search engines like Search.tagadin.com are often popularized – with the help of browser hijackers. The Search.tagadin.com browser hijacker is not necessarily a dangerous application, and it might be delivered under different names. However, it is...

Masksearch.com is a search engine that may show up in your Web browser unexpectedly, even if you have never visited this page before. This may sound like a weird occurrence, but there's a perfectly reasonable explanation why some users might experience this unexpected event. Masksearch.com is associated with a browser extension that goes by the name 'Mask Search' and claims to provide users with the ability to search the Web anonymously, without providing advertising partners with their...

The 'hnumkhotep@india.com' Ransomware is a variant of the Globe Ransomware, which can search for files according to their formats and locations and lock them with a cipher. Since decryption services may or may not be available, creating and updating backups on servers or drives not available to this threat can give victims a reliable recovery method. Any anti-malware program effective against most releases of the Globe Ransomware previously also should be able to delete the...

The MafiaWare Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts files on your computer to lock them and then tries to extort money to give you a decryption key. PC users can counter its attacks most readily by backing up any important data to locations the Trojan can't scan, such as any removable device, and having anti-malware protection for detecting the Trojan's system entry point. Most anti-malware programs viable against previous versions of Hidden Tear also should remove the MafiaWare Ransomware...

While the political storm has been brewing over the past few months during the recent U.S. presidential election, scrutiny abounds when it comes to the U.S. intelligence avenues . Despite the controversy, the FBI has come under attack not only from political sources but from the CyberZeist hacker. In what appears to be a data breach within the FBI's content management system, the CyberZeist hacker was able to gain access to over 150 FBI CMS logins, which includes encrypted passwords and...

The FireCrypt Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files to force you into paying a 500 USD ransom through Bitcoins in addition to other attacks that may harm your PC's performance or local resources. Since this Trojan damages your local content potentially irreparably, PC users at risk should protect their systems with anti-malware products capable of shutting down its infection vectors. Most anti-malware programs also should remove the FireCrypt Ransomware without incident, although...

The First Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files by encoding them, which con artists can use as a bargaining position for demanding ransom money. Along with being unable to use any content that the First Ransomware encrypts, symptoms of note may include pop-ups, additional text messages on your desktop, or filenames bearing new extensions. Block and delete the First Ransomware before it can install itself by enabling anti-malware protection, when appropriate, and keep backups to stop...

The CryptoLockerEU Ransomware is a Trojan unrelated to the original CryptoLocker, but capable of similar attacks involving blocking your files through an encryption process. Confirmed symptoms of an infection include ransom messages the Trojan generates as new text files, along with being unable to open the files that the Trojan locks with its enciphering routine. Your anti-malware products should be left active to monitor the infection vectors for this threat and delete the CryptoLockerEU...

FullTab New Tab is a dubious browser extension that malware researchers identify as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The installation of FullTab New Tab does bring some new features to the user's Web browser, such as an integrated to-do list, as well as the ability to change the default background of the browser's homepage. However, the latter is only possible if the user opts to use Fulltabsearch.com, the homepage that the FullTab New Tab is programmed to promote. By agreeing to install...

The Hidden-Peach Ransomware is a variant of Hidden Tear, a Trojan that uses the AES encryption for preventing its victims from opening their files, such as spreadsheets or documents. Although the Hidden-Peach Ransomware targets one named directory on your hard drive exclusively, updates to this threat could allow it to lock files in other locations. Stopping the Hidden-Peach Ransomware's installation with anti-malware utilities and saving backups for emergency data recovery are the...

The BTCamant Ransomware is a newly discovered piece of crypto-threat that may not be distributed actively yet. However, this does not mean that the BTCamant Ransomware is harmless, and any computer that gets infected with this threat is bound to have a large number of its files encrypted. When the BTCamant Ransomware bypasses a computer's security and manages to load its corrupted modules successfully, it proceeds to scan the local folders and mark the files that are suitable for encryption....

The Red Alert Ransomware may look and behave like a unique piece of crypto-threat, but it is nothing more than a slightly modified variant of the HiddenTear ransomware project that is used to spawn new ransomware variants regularly. Just like other HiddenTear-based crypto-threat, the Red Alert Ransomware also is decryptable, and victims of this threat should be able to get their files back, as long as they can find one original version of an encrypted file. The authors of the Red Alert...

Ransomware authors have focused on using the names of gods and goddesses to label their latest crypto-threat creations seriously. After the Locky Ransomware's operators released variants such as the Osiris Ransomware and the '.thor File Extension' Ransomware , an anonymous group of cybercrooks have opted to follow their footsteps by releasing the Erebus Ransomware, a threat named after the Greek god of darkness. The Erebus Ransomware is your typical piece of crypto-threat that works by...

The GOG Ransomware's authors have taken their time to make their ransomware seem as unique as possible by implementing a unique ransom note, setting up Tor payment pages, as well as including code that replaces the wallpaper of their victim automatically with a ransom message that resembles the one used by all variants of .locky File Extension' Ransomware strongly. However, as much as they try to hide it, there's no way to fool the malware researchers who've identified the GOG Ransomware as...

The 'Merry X-Mas!' Ransomware is a Trojan that may encrypt or rename your files while also loading ransom messages for extorting money. Although this Trojan uses an address branded after a known cyber security company, the company has no actual relationship with either this threat or the decryption services it recommends. Use backups when possible to avert data loss, and anti-malware programs to delete the 'Merry X-Mas!' Ransomware and protect your computer with premeditated security...

The OpenToYou Ransomware is a Trojan that hijacks your wallpaper and locks your files so that it can force you to transfer ransom money to a con artist's account. Currently, this Trojan uses an insecure data-locking method that is freely reversible for PC users who fail to implement appropriate backup protocols. Since this Trojan is still in development, use proactive anti-malware protection to guard against any possible infection vectors and delete the OpenToYou Ransomware before its payload...

The Alphabet Ransomware is a piece of threat that may still be in development since malware researchers identified entirely different variants of the threat. Both behave in a similar fashion, but the newer version also includes an encryption algorithm that locks the victim's files and then demands a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption instructions. The other variant that was discovered just hours before the release of the crypto-threat only works as a screen locker and even provides...