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Crysis Ransomware

Crysis Ransomware

Crysis Ransomware is an infection that uses AES encryption to encrypt your personal files, as well as the files of programs that you have installed on your PC. Although this infection does not touch Windows files and Internet Explorer, other files are in danger of getting corrupted. Unfortunately, the encryption process is silent, and most users do not realize that files are being corrupted. Once encrypted, the files are very easy to identify. First of all, you will not be able to open them. Second, they will be renamed with an added email address and a second extension (e.g., file.exe.{dalailama2015@protonmail.ch}.CrySiS). The email address attached to the name coincides with the email provided via a wallpaper message or a .txt file, "How to decrypt your data.txt"; however, our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that this email could change. What do not change are the strategies of this infection and the reasons to remove Crysis Ransomware. Read more »

High Unite

High Unite

High Unite is yet another suspicious adware application claiming to be a useful tool. However, it is very unlikely you would consider tons of daily pop-ups a helpful activity. On the contrary, most of the users get irritated by constant ads that obstruct the content on the websites. These pop-ups not only disrupt users’ browsing, but they might lead to suspicious websites too. High Unite displays ads from a third party, which promotes their websites and for that they gather advertising revenue. Keep it in mind that third party content is known to be potentially harmful and while using this application you might damage your computer. Therefore, deleting the adware would be wise and to make it easier, you will find accurate instructions at the end of the article. Read more »

FVP Image Viewer

FVP Image Viewer

FVP Image Viewer promises smooth visual experience, but you will not get any of that. Our researchers have classified it as a potentially unwanted program that you should remove because of two reasons. First, this application poses as an alternative to Windows Photo Viewer, but does not offer a better user experience; second, it features an unreliable search engine that is apt to feature shady ads in its search results. So please read this short description if you want to get more information about how it works and where it comes from, and most importantly how to get rid of it. Read more »

TotalSystemCare

TotalSystemCare

It is possible that you are searching for a tool that can optimize your computer and you find TotalSystemCare as an option, but we must warn you that this may not be the most reliable software out there. As a matter of fact, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have found that this application is quite questionable regarding its performance and other factors as well. It is quite possible, for example, that you did not even visit its promotional website or that you did not want to install this application knowingly and yet it is there on your operating system. It is a possibility when this application arrives in a freeware bundle and gets installed along with malware infections if you are not careful enough. Due to these questionable traits, our specialists have categorized this software as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). We cannot claim that this PUP poses a great threat to your computer, but it does not seem to do anything good either. Read more »

Elements Peruse

Elements Peruse

Do not waste your time with Elements Peruse. Despite being presented as a beneficial tool, it is just another unreliable and unpredictable ad-supported program that might introduce you to strange pop-ups, banner ads, surveys, prize giveaways, and other precarious content. Interacting with the offers and ads shown by this program can be very dangerous, which is why our Anti-Spyware-101.com analysts do not recommend this. In fact, the only thing we can recommend for you is to delete Elements Peruse. This is mainly due to the fact that the ads injected by this adware are created by unfamiliar parties, and their intentions are completely unpredictable. For all we know, these parties might use advertising as a means of infecting your operating system with other computer infections. Unfortunately, this scenario is not imaginary, and our research team encounters malware distributed via malicious, corrupted ads every day. Please continue reading this report to learn more about suspicious advertising techniques and adware. Read more »

Isearch123.com

Isearch123.com

It is possible to find Isearch123.com in your browsers when your computer has been infiltrated by a browser hijacker. This questionable search engine can affect the major browsers, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox as well. This search engine is, of course, nothing new in a sense since it looks identical to luckysearches.com and other search engines as well. When it appears in your browser as your new home page, you may not even notice it unless you have a specific and preferred home page that disappears suddenly. This tool has a very simple and general look; that is why you may not even know that your browser settings have been changed. In all fairness, we must tell you that most of these changes take place with your “consent.” These modifications are usually offered when you install free software or a whole bundle. Unfortunately, the presence of this search engine may easily indicate that there are other malware infections on your computer. In order to keep your computer secure, it is important that you remove Isearch123.com and all other potentially harmful applications as well. Read more »

Jazz Spot

Jazz Spot

Jazz Spot is one of the newest ad-supported (adware) programs based on the Injekt engine. Its official website is jazzspot.net; however, it is impossible to download this program from this web page or find more information about the program and how it is going to act. As the Download button does not exist there, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com are sure that it can find other ways to slither onto computers. If this program ever manages to enter your system as well, it is highly recommended to delete this application from the system because it is not going to act in a beneficial way, and it will definitely not enhance browsing experience as it promises. In case you need some help with the removal of this adware program, you should read this article from the beginning till end. Read more »

Sound+

Sound+

Sound+ is a questionable application that claims to be “the first high-end HiFi emulator on PC”; yet, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have found that this program does nothing much really. Apart from being totally useless, this application may enter your computer along with malware infections; therefore, it may indirectly pose a threat to your operating system and your privacy as well. Due to the questionable traits that seem to surround this tool, our specialists have categorized it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). This PUP itself may not be directly a severe threat to your virtual security, but you still need to consider that it might be a worthless program that has nothing to do on your PC. We believe that you should remove Sound+ if you want to make sure that there are no holes on your security shield. In fact, a professional anti-malware application could effectively help you with that. Please read on to learn more about this PUP and the potential risks. Read more »

PadCrypt Ransomware

PadCrypt Ransomware

PadCrypt Ransomware, also known as PadCrypt 2.0, is a devious computer infection that was created to extort money from you. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team informs that this clandestine infection is an updated clone of CryptoWall and CryptoLocker infections, both of which are unreliable and deserve removal as well. Unfortunately, these threats are incredibly clandestine, and most users miss their chances to eliminate them in time. If this ransomware remains undetected, it can easily encrypt your personal files, which it can do using the AES encryption, after which all of the encrypted files gain the .enc extension. For example, when a file called “photo.jpg” is encrypted by this threat, it is renamed to “photo.jpg.enc”. Of course, this is not the only indication of this threat existing on your operating system. On the contrary, it will inform you about its own existence via a pop-up window, as well as a text file, “IMPORTANT READ ME.TXT”. Although most users will try to remove PadCrypt Ransomware, things are much more complicated than some might expect. Read more »

Locky Ransomware

Locky Ransomware

Ransomware infections are designed to extort money from users. Locky Ransomware seeks to do that too, so if you ever detect it on your system, you should hurry to remove this threat from your computer. It is highly advisable to do that in order to protect other files that you create or transfer to your computer in the future. Unfortunately, it will be quite hard to get rid of this threat because it cannot be removed via Control Panel, it starts together with Windows OS, and it might even connect to the Internet without permission. Even though it is quite difficult to eliminate ransomware, we suggest doing that ASAP. If you need some help with that, read this article from beginning to end and then use the removal instructions. Read more »