As a search site that's associated with browser hijackers that promote Searchhere.com with their attacks, Searchhere.com is just one of many dime-a-dozen sites that appear to be related with browser hijackers. Undesirable and arbitrary redirects to Searchhere.com, just like redirects to any other site, should be considered symptomatic of the presence of malware that should be removed with any preferable brand of PC security software before worse consequences than the promotion of a...

Search.myway.com is a search engine subdomain of myway.com, a site that's associated with Mindspark adware and PUPs, including the MyWay Searchbar (currently marketed as myWebSearch Toolbar). Despite the minor blemishes in its history, Search.myway.com is overall considered to be a safe website, but malware experts have added one more blot to Search.myway.com's tally with increased sightings of Search.myway.com-promoting browser hijacks. These hijacks are caused by separate PC threats that...

Troj/HkCert-A is an alert for PC threats that use a confirmed-as-compromised Adobe digital signature to avoid security protocols and promote themselves as trustworthy programs. Although Adobe has been confirmed to be taking action against this threat, Trojans and other types of malware that use Troj/HkCert-A's signature can continue to be dangerous to your PC. Troj/HkCert-A is a general label that can apply to threats with many kinds of different attacks, although SpywareRemove.com malware...

Trojan.Ransomlock.R is one of many members of the Ransomlock family, a collective of Police Ransomware Trojans that display erroneous legal warnings and lock your computer – all in an effort to make you transfer money to criminals. Trojan.Ransomlock.R particularly is associated with Police Trojans related to Europe (like the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCEU) Ransomware or the Metropolitan Police Ukash Virus ) but may use different pop-up warnings, according to the IP address of the...

Ransomware threats , or what PC users have claimed as messages purported from law enforcement agencies demanding hefty fines, are an emerging issue that the FBI has taken a lead on warning PC users of. The latest warning to come out of the FBI is a Reveton Ransomware, which utilizes fake FBI messages to extort money from computer users. For many years, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), has done a phenomenal job at monitoring and reporting complaints related to new online...

The 'System Error. Hard Disk failure detected' fake message is a pop-up alert that's associated with rogue defragmenters (or defraggers) from the FakeSysdef family. Although the 'System Error. Hard Disk failure detected' fake message is presented in a way that makes it look like a real system warning, its contents are fraudulent, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend ignoring any similar alerts that are likely to be derived from Smart HDD , Disk Defragmenter , Windows Scan and...

Pageset.com is a search engine site that provides a quote 'carousel' unquote of popular websites, in addition to its search results, but most people only know of Pageset.com from its association with settings changes that force your browser to load Pageset.com as its default homepage. While Pageset.com claims that these changes are voluntary and can be opted out of at any time, malware researchers have noted that casual PC users may find it difficult to revert Pageset.com's settings changes,...

Trojan.Ransomlock.Q is a Trojan that locks the desktop of the targeted machine and makes the PC unusable. Trojan.Ransomlock.Q then asks the affected PC user to pay a ransom to unlock it. Once executed, Trojan.Ransomlock.Q creates several potentially malicious files. Trojan.Ransomlock.Q also creates several registry entries and one specific entry that allows it to run automatically every time you start Windows. Trojan.Ransomlock.Q determines the geographical location of the vulnerable PC and...

Trojan.Abe is a Trojan that is detected as the file signed by an unauthorized Adobe certificate. Trojan.Abe can come bundled together with other malicious computer programs. Trojan.Abe may slow down computer or even make it unresponsive. Trojan.Abe may also slow your Internet connection. Trojan.Abe will make system changes in order to launch itself automatically whenever you start your PC. Trojan.Abe connects to a remote server without your consent and gets instructional commands on executing...

Click.gethotresults.com is a subdomain of Gethotresults.com, a website that's been blacklisted by some PC security companies due to its ties with spam-related activities. Contact with Click.gethotresults.com tends to be caused by browser hijackers that use various means to redirect you to Click.gethotresults.com, particularly after you try to use a different search site. While Click.gethotresults.com may not be especially likely to expose you to malicious content, SpywareRemove.com malware...

JS:ScriptIP-Inf is a malware infection that occurs in a Java Script file. JS:ScriptIP-Inf is able to evade anti-virus software installed on the affected PC. JS:ScriptIP-Inf invades the compromised machine surreptitiously and is difficult to detect and remove from the infected computer system. Victims will notice system changes only after all scripts are completely loaded on to the computer. JS:ScriptIP-Inf will also cause unwanted browser redirects to suspicious websites. This means that...

Trojan.Ransom.Gen is a heuristic detection for ransomware from various branches of the Ukash Virus family, with confirmed Trojan.Ransom.Gen infections centering around Germany and United States-based attacks. Like any member of its family, Trojan.Ransom.Gen launches itself automatically (usually after related PC threats force your computer to reboot) and displays a fake legal warning that prevents you from using other programs or, in fact, the rest of the Windows interface. While...

W32.Sality.Y2!inf is a virus that circulates by corrupting portable executable files on local, removable and remote shared drives. W32.Sality.Y2!inf also deletes certain files from the affected computer. Once executed, W32.Sality.Y2!inf downloads potentially malicious files. W32.Sality.Y2!inf also injects the certain .dll file into all running processes. W32.Sality.Y2!inf may display a message box on the screen of the corrupted machine. W32.Sality.Y2!inf logs keystrokes and then transmits the...

Trojan.Rloader is a Trojan that may drop more files onto the affected computer. Trojan.Rloader may also change and corrupt certain files on the targeted PC. Once executed, Trojan.Rloader may create several potentially malicious files. Trojan.Rloader can download and run malicious files from a remote location and infect driver files. Trojan.Rloader can also make other system modifications to the affected computer system in an attempt to reroute the certain web address to a malicious IP...

Trojan.Ecltys is a Trojan that opens a back door on the affected PC. Trojan.Ecltys is distributed through malicious spam email attachments.Once executed, Trojan.Ecltys creates a malicious file. Trojan.Ecltys connects to numerous URLs. Trojan.Ecltys allows attackers to gain remote access and control over the targeted machine. Trojan.Ecltys may also drop other malware threats onto the compromised PC.

Trojan.pirminay is a family of Trojans that often include downloading functions to install other PC threats as well as the ability to display irrelevant (and potentially hazardous) pop-ups. While an actual Trojan.pirminay infection is a serious threat to your computer's security, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have also seen numerous cases of false positives for Trojan.pirminay. If you have updated your anti-malware programs and still receive Trojan.pirminay alerts, your computer may be...

TR/Sirefef.BC.7 is Trojan with rootkit capabilities that hides its components on the affected computer system, specifically in the system kernel and other common locations. TR/Sirefef.BC.7 can cause unwanted web browser redirects on the infected computer. TR/Sirefef.BC.7 can spy on the victim's online activities and download other malware threats. TR/Sirefef.BC.7 is difficult to detect and remove by many security software from the corrupted PC.

Ads.heias.com is an advertising company that's widely-used in websites for certain German media sites, although some English sites have also been known to use advertisements from Ads.heias.com. Although Ads.heias.com is a more-or-less legitimate company, malware researchers have consider that its advertisements have a poor history for PC safety and may sometimes be exploited to install low-level PC threats, including adware. If you see Ads.heias.com-related redirects or other unusual web...

Search.certified-toolbar.com is a search engine site. Although SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't seen any evidence that Search.certified-toolbar.com distributes malicious software directly, some PC threats are associated with Search.certified-toolbar.com in their usage of redirect attacks that force your browser to load Search.certified-toolbar.com automatically. If you experience these Search.certified-toolbar.com-promoting browser hijackers, anti-malware software should be used to...

W32/Rimecud.gen.db is a dangerous computer Virus that may spread and infect other systems through removable media such as USB drives or writable CDs. Other means of W32/Rimecud.gen.db spreading is through systems connected to the same network as a PC with the W32/Rimecud.gen.db virus. W32/Rimecud.gen.db may cause connectivity issues by disrupting internet or network communication. Removal of W32/Rimecud.gen.db is easily performed using an updated antispyware app.