In today's highly technological age where we can access an abundance of information on the Internet, including nearly endless amounts of personal data, there are sometimes issues with the protection of such information that may allow unlawful access. One particular government entity that recently had a lapse in their identity verification process, which allowed individuals to create access accounts to view personal data that didn't belong to them, was the Social Security Administration. A...

WinThruster is a piece of PC optimization software developed by Solvusoft. This application promises users to increase their PC's performance drastically, reduce load times, and extend the computer's lifespan by making sure that the operating system and Registry are optimized, and that all junk files are removed from the computer. It is true that WinThruster can work as a PC optimization utility that can get rid of some junk files, as well as execute some basic Registry optimization...

The UnblockUPC Ransomware is a Trojan that encodes your files by using the AES-128 encryption method and then, creates a text message redirecting you to ransom-processing websites. PC users can protect their data by keeping backups not accessible to the UnblockUPC Ransomware, which also attacks peripheral devices and network-accessible drives. Use a professional anti-malware product to quarantine or delete the UnblockUPC Ransomware, or, preferentially, interrupt its installation. It's a...

Yourconnectivity.net is a search website that redirects its traffic to other sites. This behavior isn't definitively threatening, but content related to Yourconnectivity.net might endanger your PC by displaying phishing tactics, fake software updates and similar attacks. Malware experts also can confirm the distribution of at least one Yourconnectivity.net hijacker, a threat that redirects your Web-browsing software to this site. Remove Yourconnectivity.net add-ons and similar,...

The Taka Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files to solicit ransom payments in Bitcoins. Its installation vehicles distribute themselves through fake e-mail messages before downloading the Taka Ransomware from a Web domain currently. You can protect your PC from the Taka Ransomware's attacks by keeping backups in locations that the Trojan can't access and using anti-malware applications able to detect this threat and its installers. While e-mail services make it possible to...

The Voldemort Ransomware, also identifiable by the Nagini alias, is a Trojan that encrypts your files and loads an interactive pop-up demanding your credit card information in exchange for the decryption key for restoring the content. The dangers around this mean of data recovery force malware analysts to encourage other solutions, including, most prominently, using backups to stop the Voldemort Ransomware from causing any irreversible file damage. Updating your anti-malware programs also can...

The 'Cyber Splitter Vbs' Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files to deny your access to them until you transfer money to ransom them. Like Trojans with similar payloads, the 'Cyber Splitter Vbs' Ransomware endangers the contents of any hard drive or server it can access, and may not restore your information, even if you do pay its ransom. Preemptive data protection methods and using appropriate anti-malware features can limit the impact of an infection or remove the 'Cyber Splitter...

The MotoxLocker Ransomware is an encryption Trojan basing its code off of the DetoxCrypto Ransomware family. Besides the unusable files created by its attempts to hold your PC's data up for ransom, the MotoxLocker Ransomware's primary symptoms include a desktop-hijacking feature that replaces your Windows background with its extortion demands. Victims should use other recovery methods as noted in this article, including anti-malware tools that can delete the MotoxLocker Ransomware and prevent...

Indicator.dl-software.xyz is a mischievous site related to web browser components that may load upon the installing of random freeware or third-party applications downloaded from the Internet. The Indicator.dl-software.xyz components may load advertisement pop-ups or display ads while you are surfing the Internet. The use of the ads related to Indicator.dl-software.xyz is known to cause redirects that may load pages with questionable content. Moreover, there may be downloads found through...

Google Rewards Center is an adware application known for displaying congratulations notifications that attempt to convey that the computer user has won a giveaway but must first answer random questions. Use of the Google Rewards Center notification and redirected websites may cause additional redirects or load up other sites that have questionable content and random surveys or questionnaires. Most times, Google Rewards Center adware will load during the installation of random freeware...

Feclik.xyz is a questionable site that has been considered as a browser hijacker due to its actions from its associated add-on or web browser extension components to change settings on popular browser applications. The Feclik.xyz page itself is not a harmful website. Though, the components related to Feclik.xyz, which are usually loaded by installing freeware apps or random third-party programs from the Internet, may set the Feclik.xyz page as a default home page where it automatically loads...

There have been quite a few data breaches recently , and it would appear that it's trendy to blame them all on foreign governments. When the Democratic National Committee was hacked, for example, Hillary Clinton and her supporters said that Russia is responsible for the theft of volumes of sensitive information. More recently, when Yahoo announced that it'd become the victim of what is described by many as the biggest breach of all time, it too went with the 'the attack was state-sponsored'...

Computer users who encounter the Blankpage6.ru site may take notice to it being a generic Internet search engine site with virtually the same colors and functions of Google. The Blankpage6.ru is suspected as a page designed primarily to gain money through CPM or CPC campaigns by getting traffic from computer users who want to search the Internet. Though, the actions of Blankpage6.ru where it loads automatically as a default home page in some cases, makes it a suspicious site and one that...

The Statliru1.ru site has been found to be a browser hijacker and part of a scheme that may grant creators of the Statliru1.ru page money through web traffic that racks up CPM or CPC hits. The Statliru1.ru site itself is made up of generic Internet search features that utilize a custom Google search setup. Use of the search function of Statliru1.ru may query relevant results. Though, the results are commonly associated with several sponsored links or advertisements. Use of those various ads...

Profitmaximizer.co is not conducive of its name as it appears to fail in any efforts to maximize profits in any way for any computer user. In fact, the Profitmaximizer.co site is filled with advertisement pop-ups and supposed offers for winning money by entering your email address. Furthermore, Profitmaximizer.co is primarily writing in a language other than English pointing to the idea that its creators are based in an unknown country and not the one based on the .co URL extension address....

Myluckywheel.net is a browser hijacker site that is known to have components or browser extensions that cause the Myluckywheel.net home page to load automatically. From there, Myluckywheel.net is known for offering an on-screen spin for a change win an item supposedly. The Myluckywheel.net page is written in a language other than English and may present a threat through its various links and advertisements that it displays. Use of those links may cause redirects to load questionable sites...

Firstgame.xyz is a questionable site that computer security researchers have considered to be a browser hijacker due to its actions of changing web browser settings to redirect to Firstgame.xyz automatically upon loading the default home page. Use of the Firstgame.xyz web page by loading it on most popular browsers is not immediately harmful to a computer. Though, the offered services and links found on Firstgame.xyz may be questionable in their intent, which is speculated to offer online...

The site Gogletab.com and its related components are part of a browser hijacker that may manipulate some of your web browser settings to display the Gogletab.com page as your default home page. The Gogletab.com site is made up of a customized Google search feature that allows visitors to search Google and get relevant results. Though, the Gogletab.com page is known to have several advertisements and random sponsored links associated with the results and throughout its home page. In most...

The 'Critical System Failure' Tech Support Scam is a computer hoax that works by tricking people into thinking that their computers have been hacked. The tactic is linked to a corrupted file that, when executed, displays a Windows lock screen and prevents users from accessing their desktops, as well as important Windows features such as the Task Manager and the Registry Editor. The authors of the fake lock screen have borrowed some of Windows 7's design features, so their program may look...

Climbon.top works as a redirect-gateway that browser hijackers may use to transfer users to particular websites. In this case, the domain Climbon.top may be used to transfer users to hxxp://footybase.com/search.php?1, a low-quality search engine that uses a custom Google search field. The good news is that neither the redirect-gateway nor the search engine is linked to any harmful activities or behavior, and seeing these Web pages in your Web browser is not a reason to be worried. However, if...