Exploit:HTML/Axpergle.N

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Trojans
Exploit:HTML/Axpergle.N is a harmful cyber threat that takes advantage of the detected vulnerabilities in your system. The dangerous tool may enter if there are loopholes in the installed versions of Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash Player. Various HTML errors may also contribute to the installation of Exploit:HTML/Axpergle.N. Some of the victims report that they have clicked on a suspicious e-mail link prior to the infection. Others say they have been redirected towards some compromised...

Computer Pal

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Computer Pal is software that will most likely not be of any help to you. Same as the other applications by SuperWeb LLC, Computer Pal is listed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The official domain of this tool doesn't offer any details about the functionality. All it states is that the application will help you navigate through the web. Instead of improving your on-line experience, however, the questionable tool achieves the opposite. The ultimate purpose of Computer Pal is to make...

Bholog.B Trojan

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Trojans
Bholog.B Trojan is a vicious computer threat that may be used to steal personal information from you. This malware is known to travel as fake updates for Java and Adobe, and as corrupt e-mail attachments. It is also hosted on some malicious pages, where you may enter after clicking on a misleading advertisement. Bholog.B Trojan may even be downloaded automatically in case your PC has already been compromised by some harmful software. Regardless of the exact infection vector, the malware...

MicroChallenger Ads

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Adware
If you notice any ads, labeled as "Powered by MicroChallenger", you should know they are not created by the webpage you are viewing. Instead, their origin can be traced back to adware. This suspicious program most likely entered together with other freeware. This method for distribution of software with the questionable utility is known as "bundling". It is very efficient against off guard PC users, who don't read the details during the installation process. Although MicroChallenger claims it...

Solvemypc1.net

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Solvemypc1.net is a hoax website that may display fake warning messages in the process of redirecting any readers to a fictitious technical support service. The latest analyses carried out by malware experts failed to detect any threat-distributing exploits at Solvemypc1.net, but contact with this site still should be considered inherently threatening to any PC. Browsers being redirected to Solvemypc1.net should be assumed to be under attack by third parties or possible threat infections, and...

Daugava Ads

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Adware
Troubled by Daugava Ads in your web browser? These advertisements don't appear on accident, and they are usually caused by the installation of adware on your computer. The adware known as Daugava may be promoted as a useful browser extension or be offered as an optional install that accompanies software bundles. Regardless of how you install this application, one thing is for sure – it will bring a fair number of advertisements to your web browser. The sole purpose of the Daugava Ads is to...

Ads Remover

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Adware
Adware authors may often try to present their software product as a useful and much-needed tool that won't disappoint users. However, they often tend to exaggerate and the final result may often turn out to be a disappointed user who didn't receive what they expected. This is exactly the case with Ads Remover. This software is advertised as a one-stop solution to all the pop-ups and ads we see while browsing the web. However, the Ads Remover software doesn't do a very good job when it comes...

Unfriend Watch

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Adware
Unfriend Watch is advertised as a useful browser extension that can help users find out if someone removes them as a friend on social media websites like Facebook. However, it is worth to point out that there isn't an application that can offer this feature since it is against Facebook's policy. Therefore, it is clear that Unfriend Watch won't work as expected. Although this dubious browser extension can fulfill its purpose, it can cause some mischief because of the number of ads it may...

Smart AD

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Adware
Smart AD is a low-level PC threat that is known to affect popular web browsers. The software is installed as a browser extension, but unfortunately it doesn't introduce any unique features once it has been installed. In fact, the installation of Smart AD may lead to unwanted results, most notably the appearance of numerous ads in the user's web browser. Smart AD is classified as adware, so it is only natural that its installation will bring ads to the targeted computer. Smart AD may use...

Go-search.ru

Posted: July 27, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Go-search.ru is a site that uses the format of a search engine to expose its traffic to its harmful content, including links and exploits associated with threats. Malware analysts haven't verified the latest payloads from Go-search.ru. Despite the limited information available, they recommend responding to exposure to Go-search.ru as being equal to exposure to any other hostile website, with anti-malware scans following promptly afterward, regardless of any symptoms. Similarly, any unexpected...

51 Fraudulent 'Porn Clicker' Malware Apps Removed from Google Play Store

Posted: July 24, 2015 | Category: Malware News
Google undoubtedly has their hands full when it comes to discovering and eliminating malicious apps that frequently appear on its Play Store designed supply Android apps for many different mobile devices. In particular, Google has had to remove the malware known as Porn Clicker from the Play Store, which was contained within 51 apps on the online store. Over the course of the past three months, about 60 fake apps have been downloaded 210,000 times. Most of the apps are ones that slip onto...

DailyPCClean

Posted: July 24, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
DailyPCClean is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which promises to clean your computer from harmful applications and garbage files. The creators of this questionable software state that their product will improve the functionality of your PC and guard you against all infection attempts. However, DailyPCClean isn't an actual security tool and achieves absolutely nothing of the promised. The PUP has only one goal, which is to make you buy its full license. You should not purchase it as...

Myonesearch

Posted: July 24, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
MyOneSearch is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which you should not install on your PC. This tool, which is created by ClientConnect Ltd, claims it will significantly improve the process of searching information. In reality, though, the questionable application doesn't offer you any new or irreplaceable features. ClientConnect Ltd is a company, which has created numerous programs with very limited utility, such as Search Protect , Next Search Assistant and Super Radio Тoolbar . To...

NiceAndFun Ads

Posted: July 24, 2015 | Category: Adware
NiceAndFun is an ad-supported browser plugin, which is responsible for the creation of many pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads. The functionality of this tool provides enough reasons to list it as the next adware. One of the few positive traits of NiceAndFun is that the users can easily detect its presence, which would allow them to act accordingly. All sponsored links, generated by this adware, are labeled as "Ads by NiceAndFun". If you notice these commercial materials, you may ask...

Bartalex

Posted: July 23, 2015 | Category: Trojans
Bartalex is a macro-based Trojan downloader that may propagate a range of diverse threatening and unwanted software. Its payload history includes high-level threats with a particular emphasis on Trojans that may include information-collecting functions, such as Dyranges (AKA Dyzap or Dyre ). The latest Bartalex campaigns have used different methods, including spam e-mail and corrupted file storage links, to expose victims to Bartalex's attacks. For their part, malware experts urge anyone...

Homepage-web.com

Posted: July 23, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Homepage-web.com is a search site that began being promoted by a browser hijacking campaign in mid-2015. Although malware analysts have found no threatening content at Homepage-web.com, browsing Homepage-web.com may expose you to various security risks and provides no advantages not conferrable by more reputable sites offering equivalent services. For PC users who are struggling with Homepage-web.com being locked as their homepage or search engine, anti-malware scans should be used for...

MovieDea

Posted: July 22, 2015 | Category: Adware
MovieDea is software that may seem very useful at the beginning. It promises to assist the user when he needs any movie-related information. According to the official page of this product, the clients will be able to find out the release dates of the new films, check the ratings and read the latest news. All of this information is readily available on the Internet, so the benefits of keeping MovieDea are highly questionable. The application comes with many other features besides the already...

Shopping Deals Ads

Posted: July 22, 2015 | Category: Adware
Shopping Deals is a classic example of adware. The only function of this dubious browser add-on is to display deals and seemingly good offers. The numerous advertisements can occupy your web client, no matter if it is Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. The commercial materials tend to be rather aggressive – you may notice a series of pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads on the majority of sites you go to. The adware may be deployed to your system when you install another...

ConverterPro Ads

Posted: July 22, 2015 | Category: Adware
ConverterPro is not the type of software you should use when you want to convert your files. The security experts define this application as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). It changes the configuration of your web browsers, which results in abnormal and unpleasant behavior. The efficiency of the application is unverified, which means you may face some errors when you try to change the formats of your files. As with the majority of PUPs, some of the promised features of ConverterPro are...

Your-home-page.net

Posted: July 22, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Your-home-page.net is a search site that recently has become a fixture of a browser hijacking campaign, which may subvert your Web-browsing settings to redirect you to this domain automatically. While the latest scans of Your-home-page.net have failed to turn up any threatening content, browsing sites promoted by attacks against your PC may be a security risk. For now, malware experts advise using standard anti-malware tools and strategies to delete Your-home-page.net hijackers, whenever you...