Monthly Archives: January 2014 - Page 2

When you install a browser add-on which is sponsored by advertisers, one day you may find a Survey 2014 pop-up, which takes to you a deceitful websites inviting to take part in a survey. Since the warnings that are displayed by various browser applications are not responsible for the content of the pop-up advertisements and the websites to which you are taken, you should be very attentive when interacting with an unknown website. The Survey 2014 pop-up takes you to rewardzone.amzainga-surveyonlinezs.com/home.html where you are invited to answer several questions. It has been found that the same websites can provide the user with different surveys when it is accessed from different geographical locations. It means that the questionnaires can be provided in different languages and deal with distinct topics. Read more »

OfferMosquito is an adware application that displays various coupons and discount offers. It works only on Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, and it gets installed as a browser add-on. If you are an avid online shopper, it may seem that OfferMosquito can provide you with relatively useful information and even help you purchase goods at a reduced price. Nevertheless, computer security experts maintain that OfferMosquito is a potentially unwanted application and it should not be kept in your system. Remove OfferMosquito right now and then make sure that there are not adware applications installed on your computer. Read more »

Fortunitas is a program which you might have installed onto your computer if you wanted to make your browsing experience better. As it claims to be able to find the best deals and prices as well as make searching the web easier, many people are lured into downloading this program. However, you should not admire it too much; it is known that this application might cause you some inconvenience. First of all, it is going to bother you with various advertisements every time you browse the web, especially online shopping websites. It is going to appear on all the browsers; thus it is not very easy to escape from it. What you can do the most is to remove Fortunitas entirely from your system. This will help you to prevent all the annoying features of this advertising-supported program. Read more »

DDLManager is a download manager which you should remove from the computer if you want to advertisements displayed on the interface of the program. The download manager is available at ddlmanager.com and may also be bundled with other threats. The analysis of the methods of distribution of this potentially unwanted program (PUP) has shown that DDLManager was bundled with Bubble Dock, Wajam, Pricora, SearchProtect and MyPCBackup, which are also categorized as potentially unwanted programs. In order to prevent unwanted trial versions of various programs, you should always read the terms of use that you are provided with because the installation of some harmful program may end up with annoying pop-up advertisements or even some system malfunctions. Read more »

Is Update the latest Java version message bothering you? Are you desperate because it appears every time you browse the web? If it is exactly so, you should know that you will not be able to stop all these messages unless you remove the program which is responsible for this activity. Do not bother too much; Update the latest Java version is a fake message which is mainly produced to make you believe that there are some problems with your Java version and you need to update it. The name Java is familiar for many computer users; thus, it has been chosen with a particular purpose – to help scammers convince you that the message is genuine. In our opinion, the most reasonable step would be to ignore this fake message completely and get rid of it as soon as possible. Read more »

Even though Policesitewatch.org Virus is not an infection which computer users could not remove from their operating systems, more and more victims fall for the scam. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the clandestine virus is actually a ransomware which is meant to collect money for the cyber crimes you have performed from the PC. You are not taking the blame for the distribution of pornographic files or the illegal acquisition of copyrighted material? You definitely should not because all of the displayed accusations are completely bogus! The interface of the ransomware alert may use the credentials of such reputable law enforcement organizations as FBI, ICSPA, Europol, Gendarmerie or Bundespolizei. Nonetheless, this does not mean that these credentials are used legally. Our virtual security experts guarantee that the presented information is fictitious, and so you should have no more doubts that you need to delete Policesitewatch.org Virus. Read more »

There is no need to worry about the AdChoices advertisements, which are displayed by yahoo.com, msn.com and other websites, because they are generated by the website that you are browsing through. AdChoices is an advertising service which allows the well-known websites to provide their users with ads that are relevant to them. It is also known as online behavioral advertising or interest-bases advertising which uses information collected across different websites. Read more »

If you are worried about HTML/ScrInject.B, it suggests that your ESET NOD32 has identified some malicious file that could be infected with a malicious code. However, it is important to note that very often malware detection tools provide false positives, which suggests that there is no actual danger on the particular website. If you are warned about HTML/ScrInject.B, it means that a malicious Javascript code is inserted between the head and body elements of an html file so that the malicious Javascript is executed when the computer users accesses the corrupted website. HTML/ScrInject.B can be injected to the html files of the websites that have some vulnerabilities. Very often, HTML attacks are carried out on forums and guestbooks. Most of the time malicious content is injected into legitimate websites, and you can access a hacked website at any time. Read more »

Have you heard of RunDLL Error Message/Background Container.dll? This is a RunDLL warning related to the potentially existing Background Container.dll. This is a dynamic link library file which you may have acquired when downloading applications created by Conduit Ltd. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the suspicious warning message is presented only if you fail to delete Conduit software successfully. Therefore, if every time you launch your browser you find a pop-up stating that there was a problem staring BackgroundContainer.dll, you need to make sure that all Conduit related applications are removed from the operating system. This will get RunDLL Error Message/Background Container.dll deleted from your operating system as well. Read more »