Monthly Archives: January 2018 - Page 4

My Symptom Checker

Posted by on January 23, 2018 No comments
My Symptom Checker

With the vast information base available on the web nowadays, My Symptom Checker browser extension may sound like a beneficial tool to have in your browser but you would be wrong. Unfortunately, our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that this featured search page might pose a threat to your system security as it might show you questionable search results. Thus, we have labeled this potential threat source as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP for short. This PUP can show up as your homepage and new tab page in your Google Chrome browser. Basically, it offers you quick links to medical websites where you can find information about medical symptoms, nourishment, fitness, and others related to healthy life. This may, of course, sound intriguing but we believe that it is not worth risking keeping this tool on board. If you want access to such websites, why do you not simply bookmark them without any possible risk? We recommend that you remove My Symptom Checker from your browser if you would like to keep it secure. Read more »

BigEyes Ransomware

Posted by on January 23, 2018 No comments
BigEyes Ransomware

BigEyes Ransomware, also known as LimeDecryptor Ransomware, is a dangerous malicious application that belongs to the category of crypto-malware. If it ever infiltrates your computer, it will cause you a lot of trouble because it always encrypts a bunch of personal files on victims’ computers. This infection does not differ much from older threats even though it is new – it is also used to obtain money from users. Do not send a cent to malicious software developers even if your important files have been locked because they will never stop developing new infections if all victims send money to them. Also, we cannot promise that you could unlock your data after you pay a ransom, so it would be smart not to spend money on the tool that, theoretically, can unlock files. There is a small possibility that a free decryptor will be developed by specialists in the future, so remove the ransomware infection from your system completely but do not rush to remove all encrypted data, especially if there are extremely important files among those encrypted ones. Read this article till the end the end to find more about the BigEyes Ransomware removal. Read more »

Krypton Ransomware

Posted by on January 23, 2018 No comments
Krypton Ransomware

You need to do everything to keep your operating system malware-free because there are so many dangerous infections out there. One of them is Krypton Ransomware, and it is one serious threat because it can destroy your personal files. Though it does not remove them, it encrypts them, which means that they cannot be opened and read. Decrypting these files is possible only if you have a decryption key, and you do not. The creator of this ransomware delivers a misleading message suggesting that a key can be bought for 300 USD, but you should not pay this price. If you do, your money will be lost, but a decryptor will not be given to you. Of course, we cannot guarantee this 100%, but Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers have analyzed hundreds of ransomware threats, and their victims never get what is promised to them. The infection discussed in this report was created using the Hidden Tear code, and it has been used by the developers of KoreanLocker Ransomware, Genocheats Ransomware, and many other threats that require removal. Since there are so many of them, it is important that you focus on further protection as much as you focus on deleting Krypton Ransomware. Read more »

MySportTab

Posted by on January 22, 2018 No comments
MySportTab

MySportTab seems to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP) working only on Google Chrome browsers. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the extension might modify some of the user’s preferences and also show him questionable advertising content from the software’s third-party partners. Provided you do not like the changes made by MySportTab, or you do not want to risk coming across possibly harmful advertising content, we advise you not to take any chances with this add-on and remove it at once. Users who need help with this task could use the deletion instructions placed at the end of this report. As for those who still have doubts, we would advise reading the rest of this text and get to know the PUP better. If you still have any questions about it after reviewing our report, keep it in mind you can leave a comment at the end of this page too. Read more »

Home.mapsnt.com

Posted by on January 22, 2018 No comments
Home.mapsnt.com

The sudden appearance of Home.mapsnt.com does not indicate anything positive. It simply shows that the entrance of the browser hijacker infection was successful. Home.mapsnt.com has been developed on the same template as other Polarity Technologies Ltd. products, for example, Search.yourpackagesnow.com and Search.searchlttrn.com, so it did not take long for researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com to find out that it is one of those untrustworthy search providers. They say that it might even expose users to potential threats if they use it fearlessly because it might present them with untrustworthy links leading to third-party websites. If you do not want this to happen to you, remove Search.searchlttrn.com from all your browsers today and start using another more trustworthy search provider. It will take some time to get rid of this browser hijacker, but we are sure you will successfully eliminate it from all affected browsers yourself. The next two paragraphs will explain to you why it is so important to get rid of it as soon as possible, so read them carefully if you cannot decide easily whether or not to keep it. Read more »

KillBot_Virus Ransomware

Posted by on January 22, 2018 No comments
KillBot_Virus Ransomware

KillBot_Virus Ransomware is a new infection that is bound to grow into something extremely big and nasty. At the moment, however, the program does not do much. It merely scares users into thinking their files have been encrypted. Please do not panic. You can remove KillBot_Virus Ransomware without much difficulty, but you need to consider protecting your system from other infections in the future. And we are not talking just about investing in a licensed security tool. You should also review your web browsing habits because that is also an important part of keeping your computer and your personal data safe. Read more »

Amazon Rewards Event Scam

Posted by on January 22, 2018 No comments
Amazon Rewards Event Scam

Amazon Rewards Event Scam appears to users in the form of the fake pop-up. It is quite easy to recognize it because it always comes from the domain http://playing.youphone.club/raffle/en/azwc-c-opt/. If you have already encountered this scam, you should ignore it completely because it is only shown to you to convince you to provide personal information. There are several possible reasons why you have encountered Amazon Rewards Event Scam. First, you see it because you have landed on its domain by mistake. Second, you have been redirected to its domain against your will. Third, it is displayed periodically on your screen due to active malicious software on your computer. It is definitely the latter case if you cannot get rid of the scam by closing the web browser you use. Malware researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com say that, theoretically, any malicious application can be responsible for displaying the scam on users’ screens; however, it often turns out that advertising-supported applications (adware) are the ones responsible for showing fake pop-ups to users. In some cases, untrustworthy applications can be erased through Control Panel, but we cannot promise that it will be that easy to erase bad software from the system in your case too. Read more »

Search 4newtab

Posted by on January 22, 2018 No comments
Search 4newtab

Search 4newtab is one more suspicious application that should not be active on your operating system. If it is ever found up and running on your personal computer, make sure to execute its complete removal without any hesitation. Termination is essential because this invasive application happens to be yet another browser hijacker. Such classification has been made after its in-depth analysis, which revealed dubious and otherwise dangerous functionality. As it turns out, it can man undesirable changes to your browser’s default settings without any notification or authorization. In turn, browsing the web will become an annoying and otherwise bothersome task. What is even more concerning, is the fact that this devious program could prove to be quite dangerous. To learn more about its inner workings, make sure to read the rest of this report. Below, we also include a comprehensive removal guide that you should use to delete Search 4newtab in no time at all. Read more »

Search.wallstreetwatch.com

Posted by on January 19, 2018 No comments
Search.wallstreetwatch.com

Search.wallstreetwatch.com is a threat you might accidentally allow to settle in by clicking unreliable advertisements or downloading installers from suspicious file-sharing websites. Since it may change user’s default search engine or start page, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com decided to categorize it as a browser hijacker. It is not a malicious application, but still, we would not recommend leaving it unattended because after some time it might start showing you questionable advertisements from various third parties. To get to know it better, we invite you to read the rest of our report. As for users who wish to erase it at once, we would suggest sliding below the article where they can find our provided deletion steps. Also, if you have any questions related to Search.wallstreetwatch.com, you can leave them below in the comments section or contact us via social media. Read more »

Search.searchgtp.com

Posted by on January 19, 2018 No comments
Search.searchgtp.com

Search.searchgtp.com is not a program that you can trust in any way. In fact, our researchers have determined that this dubious piece of software happens to be one more browser hijacker. Thus, if it is ever discovered running on your operating system, be sure to execute its complete removal right away. It is critical to do so because this invasive program can make intrusive changes to your browser's default settings without any notification or authorization. As a consequence, browsing the Internet will become a much more annoying and frustrating task, to put it mildly. On top of that, you must know that this devious program could be the primary reason other suspicious and even malicious applications might enter your operating system without a lot of trouble. Make sure to read the rest of this report for further information about the functionality of this hijacker. Below, you will also find a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete Search.searchgtp.com. Read more »