Monthly Archives: January 2016 - Page 5

Money Viking

Posted by on January 11, 2016 No comments
Money Viking

The users of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers need to be careful about Money Viking. This seemingly beneficial shopping assistant is an advertising-supported program that can connect to remote adware servers hosting various kinds of ads. Banners, pop-unders, pop-ups, and interstitial ads could show up with the help of this adware, and this is just the first reason to eliminate it from your operating system. Yes, we advise deleting Money Viking from your operating system, and there are a few different reasons for this. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have tested this suspicious program in our internal lab, and we know exactly what kinds of risks you might encounter if you do not eliminate this threat. Please continue reading the report, and, if any questions arise, use the comments section to contact us. Read more »

LoadLeader

Posted by on January 11, 2016 No comments
LoadLeader

LoadLeader is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is published by LLC Audit Firm ACTIVE – AUDIT. This software developer is based in Kiev, Ukraine; however, Ukrainians are not the primary target of this suspicious PUP. The english.xml, русский.xml, and українська.xml files added to the language folder under C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\LoadLeader\ reveal that the PUP is available in Russian and English as well, which means that it can be spread across the world. Unfortunately, most users who download this program willingly are convinced that it is reliable and beneficial, when, in reality, it deserves elimination. If this suspicious, potentially unwanted program has invaded your operating system, keep reading to learn how to get rid of. Read more »

Bronze Aid

Posted by on January 11, 2016 No comments
Bronze Aid

Have you noticed ads showing up on the sites you visit? Bronze Aid is an advertising-supported program that might be responsible for that. This adware was created by Pulse Rate using the infamous Injekt engine. Although it is unlikely that you are familiar with this engine, our research team here at Anti-Spyware-101.com has analyzed quite a few programs created using it. These programs include Discovery App, Record Page, and Glass Bottle, and it is essential to eliminate them. It is unlikely that you will find any of the clones attached to the suspicious ad-supported program; however, it is almost guaranteed that it will come packaged with other programs. If you are researching the removal of Bronze Aid, the chances are that you also need to eliminate other threats, which is why we believe that the first thing that every user should do is scan their computers. Regardless of what kind of results you find, this is the report that you should read to find more about malware. Read more »

Shopswell

Posted by on January 11, 2016 No comments
Shopswell

Shopswell is an application that should be removed from the system right after a user detects it despite the fact that it looks like a decent application at first glance. We cannot blame users who believe that Shopswell is a reliable program because it states officially that it will enable users to share their favorite shopping lists. It also says that users will be able to follow other shoppers who are interested in the same items. Some users download and install Shopswell from its official web page shopswell.com; however, we are sure that this program is distributed somehow differently too because it is very prevalent these days. A number of users seek to uninstall Shopswell shortly after they install this program on their systems. The reason is simple – this software shows all kinds of commercial advertisements on a user’s screen. In other words, it is a typical ad-supported application. This program will stop showing ads in one case only – if you completely remove it. Read more »

Ghokswa Browser

Posted by on January 8, 2016 No comments
Ghokswa Browser

Ghokswa Browser is a particularly strange program. Most users will not notice this PUP – which stands for “potentially unwanted program” – unless they scan their computers or know where to look for it. Although this strange program is based on Chromium, it is not represented in the same way as CrossBrowser, Tesla Browser, BoBrowser, and other browsers that we usually advise removing. All of these browsers try to mimic Chrome, but their creators often have suspicious intentions. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found that the browser we are discussing in this report could easily be used to install hijackers and other malicious programs. Unfortunately, this could be done silently as well, which means that this browser could be used as a gateway for infiltrating malware into your computer. Continue reading to get all the details about this suspicious program. Read more »

Newsearch123.com

Posted by on January 8, 2016 No comments
Newsearch123.com

Newsearch123.com is a browser hijacker that enters target systems without permission. It is hard to locate the actual sample of the infection because the program gets distributed with potentially unwanted applications. Therefore, if you get infected with this browser hijacker, it also means that you have several other unwanted programs installed on your computer. You need to remove Newsearch123.com right away, and then search for other potential threats before they manage to destroy your system. In order to locate dangerous intruders, please scan your computer with a licensed antispyware tool. This way you will get a full list of potential stowaways on board. Read more »

Ransom32

Posted by on January 8, 2016 No comments
Ransom32

Ransom32 is a new and quite unique ransomware Trojan malware infection that is probably one of the most dangerous threats that can hit your computer right now. This Trojan exhibits a couple of traits that make it a dangerously unique infection, namely, first time in the life of ransomware, JavaScript is used to encrypt your personal files and to display the ransom note or lock screen instructions. Another factor here is that this ransomware is actually offered as a service on the Tor network, i.e., it can be customized by the individual schemer who signs up for creating a copy of this threat. Therefore, this Trojan can behave in a number of different ways. Although right now it has only been reported to infect the Windows operating system, according to our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, it is quite likely that this ransomware will be able to affect Linux and Mac OS X systems as well. Read more »

Fusion Browser

Posted by on January 7, 2016 No comments
Fusion Browser

Fusion Browser is a potentially unreliable browser application that might introduce you to some virtual security issues if you keep it on board. Our researchers have labeled it as a PUP, i.e., a potentially unwanted program because of the suspicious traits it showed while they were testing it. This application may not be a dangerous threat to your operating system, but it does not mean that you can totally ignore the fact that indirectly it might expose you to, for example, potentially unreliable third-party content. It can also happen that you simply find this PUP on your computer and you do not even recall installing it. Lots of users make the mistake of not taking potentially unwanted programs seriously enough and they end up with more serious malware infections before long. If you do not want to make this same mistake, we advise you to read our full article on this PUP to see why we suggest that you should remove Fusion Browser. Read more »

JS.Crypto Ransomware

Posted by on January 7, 2016 No comments
JS.Crypto Ransomware

JS.Crypto Ransomware is most probably the worst thing that can happen to you right now. According to our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this is a very serious Trojan malware infection that attacks your computer stealthily, i.e., without your knowledge, and encrypt your most precious and most important files in a short time. Before you know it, all your pictures, videos, documents, and even databases will become unusable, and all you will realize will be a scary lock screen, or, in other words, a ransom note. This is a new and rather unique Trojan ransomware as it was entirely programmed in Javascript, HTML, and CSS; first time since ransomware infections have been around. Research shows that so far there have only been attacks on Windows operating systems, but our researchers confirmed that it can change in the future because of the capabilities of this JavaScript-based ransomware. Read more »

YourTemplateFinder Toolbar

Posted by on January 7, 2016 No comments
YourTemplateFinder Toolbar

YourTemplateFinder Toolbar is nothing more than a malicious browser extension that hijacks the browser’s homepage and search provider. Thus, removing this extension is necessary to rollback the modifications it has made to your browser. Also, this toolbar’s search engine can display third-party ads of unreliable origin, so it poses a threat to your system’s security. Among other things, it can collect information about you and send it back to this bad toolbar’s developers. However, it is presented as a harmless, fun, and useful browser add-on. So we are going to uncover all of the lies surrounding this toolbar and show what it is really worth. Read more »