Monthly Archives: February 2018 - Page 7

Google Survey Scam

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Google Survey Scam

Google Survey Scam redirects the user to web pages showing fictitious surveys, lotteries, and so on. Thus, coming across this threat might put your privacy at risk. The problem is that the fake alerts could offer various rewards and so convince users into submitting their personal information. Needless to say, in reality, you will not get any rewards. On the contrary, if the cyber criminals behind this scam obtain sensitive data they could attempt to scam you. For this reason, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com highly recommend not to submit any information or answer any questions on notifications displayed by Google Survey Scam. Instead, we advise users to close the fake alert immediately and then reset the browser. If you do not know how to get rid of the threat’s shown alerts or reset the browser, you should take a look at the instructions we will add below this article. Read more »

Firefox Defender Addon

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A research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered one more fake alert, which you should be aware of at all times. It goes by the name of Firefox Defender Addon. This devious warning message, like its counterparts, is designed by cyber crooks to help them make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users using secure techniques. It is critical to note that this hoax warning could be prompt by a suspicious third-party application. In other situations, you could end up on a site that hosts this intrusive alert via a redirection. If you want to find out more about the inner workings of this error message, be sure to read our report in its entirety. Also, we include virtual security recommendations that will help you maintain a clean and safe operating system. Furthermore, you will find a generic removal guide that will help you delete a program related to Firefox Defender Addon without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Gl-search.com

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Gl-search.com

Gl-search.com might seem like a normal and even beneficial search engine, but Anti-Spyware-101.com research team reminds that the looks are often deceptive, and that is very true for programs, apps, extensions, and other kinds of tools, including search engines. As you might know already, deceptive disguises are often used by malware, and so you need to be cautious. So, is the search engine hiding something much more dangerous and malicious? Although a malicious infection is not hidden behind this search tool, it works in a very suspicious manner, which is why our research team has decided to take a better look at it. The conclusion that is it is best to delete Gl-search.com, and you can learn all about this by reading the report. We have to warn you that there is a great possibility that the search tool – which we identify as a browser hijacker – might have slithered into your operating system along with dangerous malware. Therefore, before you jump to the removal guide, scan your operating system to check if maybe you need to worry about something much bigger and more dangerous. Read more »

Home.myflightapp.com

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Home.myflightapp.com

Keeping all travelling-related links at hand may be useful if you look for new destinations on a regular basis. Home.myflightapp.com a search engines aimed at helping you book and track flights; however, this search engine is categorized as a browser hijacker by some malware researchers, who recommend removing it from the browser. The search engine is spread and set as the homepage of the browser by a browser extension named My Flight App, which is compatible with the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer browsers. Some researchers categorize the browser extension as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

If you do not remember installing this application or being asked to approve its installation, it is likely that you either ignored the installation process or have had the browsers hijacked surreptitiously. In any case, we suggest that you remove Home.myflightapp.com from your browsers. Read more »

BlackRuby Ransomware

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BlackRuby Ransomware

Having a ransomware application active on your operating system could have disastrous outcomes, to put it lightly. Malware experts working at our internal labs have discovered yet another malware of this classification, which goes by the name of BlackRuby Ransomware. If you ever come across it while browsing the web, be sure to stay away from it at all times. Doing so is paramount because this invasive program acts in an incredibly malicious manner. Like any other ransomware application, it can easily encrypt a massive number of files on the affected computer. If that was not enough, you should know that there is more to this invasive piece of software than you might think. For further information about the inner workings of this malware, read our article entirely. Additionally, we present a few virtual security recommendations along with a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete BlackRuby Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

Error 268D3-XC00037 Scam

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Error 268D3-XC00037 Scam is a new threat that can fool unsuspecting computer users into calling a telephone number in hope of technical support. However, it is more likely that you will be scammed to purchase a useless security tool or service than real technical support. This is indeed a fake alert, very similar to other previous ones, including "Windows Health Is Critical FAKE Tech Support popup," "Chrome Security Warning Scam," and "'Bad Rabbit Attack' Scam." These are also called technical support scams because they pretend to provide you tech support if you call the given telephone number. But, as we have said, such an attack is always about selling you a low-quality program or service, which you do not even need. What you really need is that you remove Error 268D3-XC00037 Scam from your computer as soon as possible along with all other possible threats. Read more »

dream_dealer@aol.com Ransomware

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dream_dealer@aol.com Ransomware

If your operating system was hit by dream_dealer@aol.com Ransomware, you should be able to see the “.dream” extension attached to your personal files. What does that mean? That means that these files were corrupted by the ransomware. The new extension is used solely for the purpose of marking the files, and there is no way for you to open them. At the time of research, no program or tool could be used to open or decrypt the files corrupted by this ransomware, which, by the way, is one of the several known versions of the infamous Globeimposter Ransomware. It is most likely that the threat has invaded your system because you carelessly opened a corrupted spam email attachment, but that is not the only method of distribution used by attackers. Other malware and software bundles could be used as well. Needless to say, the entrance of this malware is silent. If it weren’t, you would immediately recognize the infection and delete its launcher. Unfortunately, it is most likely that you will realize that you need to remove dream_dealer@aol.com Ransomware only after it shows you the ransom note, and, by this point, your personal files will already be encrypted. Read more »

Your Device Is Showing Suspicious Surfing Behaviour Page

Posted by on February 8, 2018 No comments
Your Device Is Showing Suspicious Surfing Behaviour Page

Your Device Is Showing Suspicious Surfing Behaviour Page, http://www.recycloped.com/, represents a message, according to which, cryptocurrency mining is performed using your system’s resources. If you are not familiar with the action of Monero mining, you probably have no idea what this means. Mining is a process during which transactions are validated to receive cryptocurrency as a reward. While mining is meant to be performed in legitimate “mines,” malicious parties have found another way to do it. They have managed to exploit the CPU (central processing unit) power of individual users’ computers. In the past, mostly silent Trojans and other kinds of malicious programs were used for that. Now, websites can be exploited or set up for the same purpose, using a mining code that is injected into the site’s code. In some cases, popular, widely-visited websites are corrupted to inject the code so that mining could be initiated. In other cases, sites are set up for that purpose, and that is what we see with the Your Device Is Showing Suspicious Surfing Behaviour Page. Deleting this page from your screen is necessary. Read more »

GamingApp Search Extension

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GamingApp Search Extension

If you ever come across an application, which goes by the name of GamingApp Search Extension, make sure to refrain from it at all times. In fact, we highly advise you to remove it if it is ever found active on your PC because it happens to be one more browser hijacker. Thus, like any other application of this classification, it can make devious changes to your browser's default settings. Unfortunately, quite a few users obtain this invasive program because it is advised as a tool that should present you with an ability to search for flash-based games. While that sounds promising, the reality is slightly different. That is so because this hijacker will make surfing the web a bothersome task. On top of that, it could even prove to be quite dangerous. To have a better understanding of this invasive application's inner workings, be sure to read this article entirely. Besides that, you will also find a comprehensive removal guide that you should use to delete GamingApp Search Extension once and for all. Read more »

"Mozilla Firefox Opinion Poll" Messages

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"Mozilla Firefox Opinion Poll" Messages usually appear on users’ screens when they open dubious domains containing them, for example, http://opinionpoll2017.com/ or http://archive.is/q82pe. Some of them visit domains containing "Mozilla Firefox Opinion Poll" Messages by mistake, whereas others are taken to them from other pages when they click on suspicious links they have. Of course, users might be taken to these websites automatically immediately after they land on dubious pages too. Even though we are talking about "Mozilla Firefox Opinion Poll" Messages in this report, it should be noted that texts these messages contain might change. For example, if you use Google Chrome, you will find its icon at the top of the pop-up window and, on top of that, you will see “Dear Chrome user” instead of “Dear Mozilla Firefox user.” These messages users encounter when surfing the Internet do not look malicious at all. Also, they tell users that they will have a chance to get amazing items for free if they simply take a survey, so the chances are high that many users click OK on these messages they see and complete the survey. We can assure you that you will not be given any prize, so do not waste your time on taking any surveys. In the worst-case scenario, this might even result in problems related to your privacy, so you should go to eliminate "Mozilla Firefox Opinion Poll" Messages instead of taking surveys. Read more »