Many computer users all over the world use Blekko Search in order to surf the web more conveniently. If you are a registered search engine user, you are allowed to perform personal searches using the innovative slashtag system. Even though the entire Blekko experience seems truly beneficial and safe, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that Blekko Search plugins may travel alongside bundled downloads and may even be unwelcome in your operating system. Read more »
It is not difficult to determine whether EC3 Europol Virus has entered your operating Windows system. All you have to do is look at the screen-locking notification and find the EC3 Europol logo. As you may already know, EC3 stands for European Cybercrime Center – a department which is administered by the Europol. This international law enforcement agency is meant to stop cyber criminals and their malignant schemes. Unfortunately, in this case the name of the reputable department may help schemers themselves. Cyber crooks may infect your PC only if it is not protected by reliable malware detection and removal tools. Read more »
ICSPA Virus is a computer threat that is classified as ransomware infection. It means that it holds your computer hostage and then demands a ransom fee for unlocking your desktop. There are many versions of this infection, localized for different countries. Each of the ICSPA Virus features a logo of the local police authorities, but the common thing is the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance logo on the right side of the notification. Hence the name of the infection - ICSPA virus. Despite the fact, that everything looks legitimate, there is no connection between ICSPA Virus and law enforcement authorities in various countries. Read more »
United Kingdom Police Virus is a ransomware infection which can easily infect your PC if you do not have a powerful anti-virus tool or if it is not powerful enough to fight various threats off. The major goal of the virus is to make you pay a release fee of 100 pounds. Unlike FBI Cybercrime Division virus, this threat requires that you pay the money via Ukash or Paysafecard. We advise you against paying the money as it is enough to install and launch a reliable spyware removal tool so that the fraudulent warning disappears from the screen. Read more »
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Virus is a Windows infection which is represented through a misleading notification forwarded by cyber criminals imitating the reputable Canadian law enforcement organization. If this infection is running on the computer, you must have noticed that access to the desktop has been removed and you cannot run Task Manager to terminate malignant processes. As a matter of fact, many Windows users do not even realize that their computers have been locked illegally, only because the alert through which the scam is operated is extremely misguiding. Read more »
Cyber criminals have renewed ransomware virus attacks with the help of Urausy Trojan which changes its interfaces according to the targeted country. If you live in the U.S., your PC may be infected with FBI Cybercrime Division Virus (International Cyber Security Protection Alliance) which will disable access to the system and display a full-screen hoax message which is designed to look as if it was created by a law enforcement agency. The fact that the message has the credentials of the ICSPA and FBI Cybercrime Division does not mean that you can trust it. Moreover, the warning is not related to the Microsoft, even they there is a statement “Supported and Protected by Microsoft”. Read more »
Mixmeister Toolbar is a browser plugin that comes with Mixmeister DJ Mixing software when you download the trial versions on third-party websites. The toolbar itself might be inserted in the Mixmeister's installation file by various developers. The qualities of Mixmeister Toolbar depends on which toolbar gets installed. Users have reported that upon the installation of Mixmeister products, their homepages have been changed to search.conduit.com. Read more »
Facebook Token Hijacker is a dangerous computer infection which attacks your PC through your Facebook account. If you see that your Facebook wall contains a post which has been posted using your own account and if you are sure that you have nothing to do with it, it is likely that Facebook Token Hijacker has gained control over your profile. The sooner you remove the threat, the better it is for the performance of your PC. Read more »
Chrome Redirect Virus is a devious computer threat which may be recognized as the malicious Alureon, Tidserv or TDSS Rootkit infection. Few more names which should be mentioned are Internet Redirect Virus and Browser Redirect Virus. The variety of names demonstrates how vastly-spread the infection is. Unfortunately, more and more computer users face this threat as their computers get redirected to malicious sites harboring virtual scams and malware installation setups. At first, the activity of the vicious virus can be very minimal. Read more »
System Repair virus is a fake computer application which imitates the operations of a computer optimization program and presents false positives to prompt you to pay money for its fake full version. The threat cannot be trusted because it belongs to the same fake HDD family to which File Restore, File Recovery and other fake hard drive defragmentation tools are attributed. If System Repair is on your computer, you should not wait any longer and remove it straight away. Read more »
