MyPlayCity or myplaycity.com is a website promoting free online games which you can download onto your personal computer. Even though the source seems to act in the favor of computer users, in reality, it does not have a good reputation. Some Windows security experts have even recognized the website acting as a browser hijacker. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not rush to call the website malignant; however, you certainly need to act cautiously. As research shows, the source uses information tracking web cookies which may be dangerous to the security of your virtual identity. So, should you delete MyPlayCity related applications? What removal procedures should you employ? Most importantly – how to reconfigure browser settings? Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Warning! Your Computer has been locked and all your data were encrypted!
Warning! Your Computer has been locked and all your data were encrypted! is an intimidating alert which is presented at the top of a deceitful screen-locking notification initiated by the malicious Devdar trojan. As you can tell from the interface of the fictitious alert, it is targeted at those Windows users who live in the U.S. Do not let the presented flag or the credentials of FBI Cybercrime Division and International Cyber Security Protection Alliance scare you. Read more »
Clubpaingwin Popups
The term Clubpaingwin Popups refers to pop-up notifications which are caused by insecure browser add-ons. One of the applications which server Clubpaingwin Popups is PredictAd, and if you have this add-on on your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet explorer, you should remove it from the PC as soon as possible. Read more »
Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus
It is definitely disturbing when you open your computer and instead of your desktop you are greeted with a message that reads "The work of your computer has been suspended on the grounds of the violation of the law of the United States of America". This is how Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus manifests its presence. It is a ransomware infection that can be distributed in various ways, although the most common one is a bundled infection together with Urausy Trojan. Once Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus gets into your system, it blocks your desktop access by displaying a fake notification. The notification claims that you need to pay a particular release in order to avoid legal prosecution. You will only get rid of the message if you remove Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus from your PC for good. Read more »
Tidy Network
There are times when even legitimate programs can prove to be barely useful. It can be easily applied to Tidy Network. It is an advertisement program that can be found at TidyNetwork.com. This adware program allows its clients to utilize Virtual Layer Advertising platform for commercial ads. It means that if a particular website is included in Read more »
FBI Cybercrime Division
FBI Cybercrime Division is a ransomware infection target at computers running Windows operating system. It can be detected on computers in the U.K, the U.S., France, Finland and so one. The reason why this threat is labeled as ransomware is the way the threat affects the PC. Like other threats categorized under ransomware, FBI Cybercrime Division disables the access to the system by altering the Registry and creating new files and processes. Moreover, in order to make the users of the victimized computers pay money voluntarily, the threat displays a fraudulent notification. The warning which is supposedly sent from FBI Cybercrime Division is not the first instances known to malware researchers. Another version containing the credentials of the institution is known as being spread by the Trojan Reveton. In either case, the removal of the threat is a must. Read more »
PriceBlink
PriceBlink is a browser add-on which you can install on your Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer. It can be downloaded as a bundled download as such applications as Priceblink are very often promoted through bundled downloads. Moreover, the plug-in can be acquired from priceblink.com free of charge. Its function is to provide the user with the lowest price available from another retailer while browsing some online shop. If Priceblink has been installed unexpectedly and you want to remove it, you can do it by using a powerful spyware removal tool or by following the instructions provided below. Read more »
sirefef.gen!c
sirefef.gen!c is a generic detection that indicates the presence of Win32/Sirefef family of malware on your computer. sirefef.gen!c may be detected as a virus or a Trojan dropper, but the fact is that if there is at least one component of the Win32/Sirefef family detected on your PC, there is an extremely high probability that you are infected with other malicious pieces of software from the same group as well. Therefore, you are highly recommended to run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner, to check whether your computer is infected or not. If so, you need to remove sirefef.gen!c and all the related infections immediately. Read more »
Portaldosites
Portaldosites or portaldosites.com is a browser engine that can change the setting of the major browsing tools. Normally, the changes are made while running the installer of freeware or shareware that suggests installing additional add-on, toolbar or some other application. Once you find that Portaldosites has become you home page and you find the same address when a new tab is opened, you should not wait and remove the hijacker from the system. Read more »
Babylon Search
Babylon Search is a search engine that is part of the Babylon browser plugins, add-ons and other application developed by Babylon. Babylon mainly focuses on providing online translation function, and the Babylon dictionary can be downloaded at babylon.com. Along with the dictionary you can choose whether you want to install Babylon Toolbar and change your home page to Babylon Search (isearch.babylon.com). However, the problem is that Babylon Search often comes with commercial advertisements that may be and even expose you to malware infections. Thus, it is highly recommended to remove Babylon Search from your system. Read more »
