'1-844-890-4980' Pop-Ups

Posted: December 20, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Computer users that experience pop-up windows at online shops and redirects to unfamiliar pages may think that they computer is infected. Some users may interpret the appearance of the '1-844-890-4980' alerts as legitimate security notifications that offer help. However, you should not trust the messages displayed with the '1-844-890-4980' Pop-Ups. The '1-844-890-4980' pop-ups are generated by browser hijacking software and adware that aims to convince you to buy or subscribe to a service. In...

'rescuers@india.com' Ransomware

Posted: December 20, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The 'rescuers@india.com' Ransomware is an updated version of the Globe Ransomware, which blocks your files by encrypting them and ransoms them back to you for Bitcoin payments. Malware analysts see few changes between this threat and previous versions of the Globe Ransomware , although the 'rescuers@india.com' Ransomware does use a modified pop-up message. As usual, backing up all important information and having anti-malware protection for deleting the 'rescuers@india.com' Ransomware before...

'amagnus@india.com' Ransomware

Posted: December 20, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The 'amagnus@india.com' Ransomware is a variant of the Dharma Ransomware and still is known for that Trojan's payload of blocking files by encrypting them. Its most visually prominent symptoms include potential changes to filenames or extensions, as well as generated extortion messages, both of which occur after it's already caused damage. Having anti-malware protection able to remove the 'amagnus@india.com' Ransomware and backups to recover any blocked content are two of the most important...

Luckysite123.com

Posted: December 20, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Luckysite123.com is a website that delivers results from other search engines, such as Google. While not a toxic domain necessarily, Luckysite123.com may endanger your PC by exposing you to insecure content. Malware experts recommend running appropriate anti-malware and anti-adware scans for uninstalling Luckysite123.com hijackers and other add-ons, which may have close associations with threatening software. The semi-passive income from online advertising traffic isn't negligible, even to...

Izito.it

Posted: December 19, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Izito.it is presented to Web surfers as a powerful search portal that welcomes users to make their adjustments to the way they search online. Users at Izito.it are welcomed to access the site's settings panel and enable/disable desired functionality on the portal. You could specify what language you like your search results to come in; filter adult-rated content; the number of results per page; how to open links; save the history of your keywords and turn on/off search suggestions. Izito.it...

'.aes256 File Extension' Ransomware

Posted: December 19, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The '.aes256 File Extension' Ransomware is a Trojan that locks your files by encrypting them and adding a new extension to their filenames. The '.aes256 File Extension' Ransomware's threat actors recommend contacting them through various methods for help, most likely for demanding ransom payments, although this data recovery method always has a built-in degree of risk. Solution malware experts can recommend as both safer and cheaper than the above include keeping complete backups and using...

CryptoBlock Ransomware

Posted: December 19, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The CryptoBlock Ransomware is an in-development Trojan that may lock your files with encryption or rename them to make them look as if they're encrypted. Most installation exploits for this threat misrepresent it as third-party software, such as an Adobe product or update. After seeing any of the symptoms from this article, you should eliminate the CryptoBlock Ransomware with your preferred anti-malware product before restoring it from a backup. One rising fad in the file-encrypting...

V8Locker Ransomware

Posted: December 19, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The V8Locker Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your work-related media like documents and accounting software databases. This threat may run its payload multiple times to hinder any recovery efforts. Malware experts recommend using backups to limit the harm that an infection can cause while also using anti-malware tools to delete the V8Locker Ransomware before restoring any of your files. Appearances aren't always the best way to form an opinion of a Trojan, with threat actors using...

Search.searchpcst.com

Posted: December 19, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Search.searchpcst.com is a basic search engine associated with the My Speed Test browser extension – an add-on, which is meant to supply its users with an easy and convenient way to test their Internet speed and the quality of their connection. While having a tool of this caliber at your disposal might sound like a great idea, there are countless of free tools and services, which can give you the same results without asking you to install dodgy 3rd-party browser add-ons. One of the primary...

Cryptorium Ransomware

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The Cryptorium Ransomware is a file-encryption Trojan that locks your files with a cipher. Symptoms of its attacks include extortion demands that promise to restore your content afterward, although malware experts always endorse alternative solutions, when possible. Update your anti-malware solutions and keep them active to delete the Cryptorium Ransomware before its installation through e-mail or other vectors. Familial relationships between different Trojans with similar payloads aren't...

'.howcanihelpusir File Extension' Ransomware

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The '.howcanihelpusir File Extension' Ransomware is a variant of the SamSam Ransomware, a Trojan that blocks files on servers associated with specific business industries, such as medical institutions. Victims can continue expecting their content to be locked behind an unbreakable cipher, theoretically, until they submit to the ransom demands of the Trojan's threat actors. Standard anti-malware solutions can delete the '.howcanihelpusir File Extension' Ransomware, while conscientious backup...

'Help@decryptservice.info' Ransomware

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The 'Help@decryptservice.info' Ransomware is a minor update of the BandarChor Ransomware with aesthetic changes primarily, such as new filenames for any encrypted content. Attacks still have the capacity for locking your files, possibly permanently, by using encryption-based enciphering techniques. Keeping backups (to restore any locked content) and anti-malware products for uninstalling the 'Help@decryptservice.info' Ransomware still are counter-responses highly recommended. In the...

Decryptallfiles3@india.com

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The 'Decryptallfiles3@india.com' Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files and creates extortion messages asking for money to provide any recovery assistance. Since most reliable backup strategies can circumvent the necessity of using a decryption process, malware experts don't encourage paying con artists to get your data restored traditionally. Good anti-malware products and common-sense security protocols, such as password rotations, also can eliminate the 'Decryptallfiles3@india.com'...

Search.searchwfaa.com

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
The Search.searchwfaa.com page features a simple search engine that is promoted by a Web browser extension known as 'Weather Forecast Alert.' The browser software is advertised as a useful utility that can provide users with quick information about weather conditions worldwide, as well as with the forecast for the next couple of days. While this information may be useful to some users, it also is worth to mention that there are many other applications and websites that offer the same service,...

Advanced PC Tuneup

Posted: December 16, 2016 | Category: Possibly Unwanted Program
The Advanced PC Tuneup is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) developed by Jawego Partners LLC, a software publisher behind other PUPs like the Driver Updater Plus . The Advanced PC Tuneup is meant to serve as a Registry optimization utility that, according to its official website, can enhance a computer's performance and stability by getting rid of bad Registry entries, and optimizing the Registry structure so that certain software will not use too much hardware resources. The application...

WinterWaldo

Posted: December 15, 2016 | Category: Adware
WinterWaldo is a low-quality browser extension that has been classified as adware by malware researchers. The extension promises to provide users with instant access to a variety of Christmas-themed online games that are 100% free-to-play. While this may seem like a great offer, you should keep in mind that there are tons of reputable websites that host games of this type and they don't demand that you install a browser extension to access their content. However, this isn't the reason why...

Joeyyoga.com

Posted: December 15, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Joeyyoga.com is a website that at first sight looks like a legitimate blog used to share yoga-related articles, tutorials and videos. However, one of the sub-directories of Joeyyoga.com is used to host a relatively unknown search engine that may be associated with an aggressive browser hijacker whose purpose is to set the Joeyyoga.com search as the default new tab page and the homepage of your Web browser. While the actions of the browser hijacker are not classified as threatening, they can...

'(13) Viruses have been detected on system' Pop-Ups

Posted: December 15, 2016 | Category: Adware
The '(13) Viruses have been detected on system' pop-ups are misleading messages that are hosted on a low-quality website that users might stumble upon when they browse unreliable websites that may perform Web redirects, or spawn annoying and difficult to close pop-ups. The '(13) Viruses have been detected on system' pop-ups tell the users that multiple viruses have been detected on their computers, and they need to follow the instructions on the page to resolve the issue quickly and...

CIA Special Agent 767 Screen Locker

Posted: December 15, 2016 | Category: Trojans
The 'CIA Special Agent 767' Screen Locker is a variant of the 'M4N1F3STO Virus' Lockscreen, a Trojan that blocks your access to the desktop and other programs with a pop-up message. Like its previous version, the 'CIA Special Agent 767' Screen Locker uses misleading and fraudulent information to coerce any victims into paying a ransom. Following the instructions in this article and using anti-malware solutions for removing the 'CIA Special Agent 767' Screen Locker can unlock your computer for...

Searchtabnew.com

Posted: December 15, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
The Search Tab New is a Web browser extension that claims to provide users with an improved, more accurate and more intuitive way to search the Web. Unlike many other extensions of this sort, the Search Tab New is only compatible with Google Chrome, and users who rely on other Web browsers don't have to worry about seeing this extension on their computers. When the Search Tab New is installed, it asks for the users' permission to modify their default new tab page to 'Srchweb.com.' This page...