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FBI Ultimate Game Card Virus

FBI Ultimate Game Card Virus

FBI Ultimate Game Card Virus is a ransomware which uses the credentials of the well-known and respected Federal Bureau of Investigation. The clandestine infection may lock your computer and deny access to the desktop. The lock-down is presented through a highly misleading notification which supposedly represents the FBI investigation related to your operating Windows system. If you pay attention to the bogus alert, you will read that alleged criminal actions have been performed from your personal computer. This is just a scam and you should ignore the presented accusations. The displayed fine is equally as illegitimate, and you should rather invest your money onto legitimate malware detection and removal software. Without a doubt, you should delete FBI Ultimate Game Card Virus from the computer immediately. Read more »

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Virus

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Virus

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Virus is a ransomware infection that locks down your desktop and demands a ransom fee for a crime you have not committed. It makes an impression that the message displayed across your screen has been sent by the Abu Dhabi Police office that is the main police office in the capital of United Arab Emirates. By locking you out of your computer and displaying the fake notification, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Virus wants to make you think that you have really been engaged in illegal activity and thus you face possible legal sentence. To avoid the sentence and to regain your desktop access Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Virus tries to convince you to pay a ransom fee. However, instead of doing that you should remove Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Virus from your computer immediately. Read more »

CashU Virus

CashU Virus

CashU Virus is a malicious ransomware infection which gets its name from the CashU money transfer system popular in the Middle East as well as North Africa. It replaces the popular Ukash, Paysafecard and Moneypak systems which have been utilized to collect money from European, Australian and American Windows users. The devious threat runs on operating Windows systems with the help of Urausy Trojan. Read more »

Avasoft Virus

Avasoft Virus

Cyber criminals behind the infamous WinWebSec family of fake anti-virus software have released a new threat known as Avasoft Virus or AVAsoft Antivirus Professional. The malicious application follows the footsteps of such clone infections as Disk Antivirus Professional, System Progressive Profession and Live Security Platinum. The malicious application can be dropped onto the computer by existing Trojans or through such drive-by download vulnerabilities as spam email attachments or misleading advertisement. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com Read more »

Savings Assistant

Savings Assistant

Savings Assistant is available from savings-assistant.com; however, you should consider whether you need to install this suspicious browser extension onto your personal computer. Since the application may be infiltrated onto the PC alongside freeware, you may find it downloaded onto Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorers seemingly without your authorization. How to prevent this? Always read the License Agreement of the application you are downloading, pay close attention to the installation wizard and use only legitimate file-sharing sources. Overall, it is recommended that you delete Savings Assistant from the PC as soon as possible because this application may engage you in various unwanted activities. Please continue reading to find out more. Read more »

Claro LTD Toolbar

Claro LTD Toolbar

Claro LTD Toolbar is a browser add-on which is also categorized as adware. This application can be bundled with various other free programs and it can work on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. In case you have Claro LTD Toolbar on your PC, you can check, for example, your IE to find out whether Claro LTD Toolbar and Claro LTD Helper Object are installed. As a result, you will see that the add-on is published by Montera Technologies LTD. We recommend that you remove the toolbar from the PC and your browsers in order not to get redirected to insecure websites or cause computer infections. Read more »

Discount Dragon

Discount Dragon

Discount Dragon is a browser extension which you can download from discount-dragon.com. Even though you can, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not recommend this. If you think that the extension is a beneficial tool allowing you to save money whilst shopping on ebay.com, amazon.com and other online shopping sites – know that there is more than meets the eye. If you do not want to deal with adware, you certainly need to remove Discount Dragon because this browser extension can flood your desktop with various undesirable pop-up ads and coupons. Continue reading to find out how this could be dangerous to your virtual security. Read more »

Smart Address Bar

Smart Address Bar is a browser add-on which is claimed to help you access a preferable website easily. It turns your address bar into a search box which presents various keywords related to the keyword you are typing in. The application has its official website; however, it can be downloaded from other sources, too. The browser add-on works on Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, and it has been found that the latter browser does not have to be altered manually as the plug-in is removed from the browser as soon as it is uninstalled via Control Panel. Read more »

Download Savings Removal

Download Savings is a browser extension which is often categorized as a potentially unwanted program because of the ability to enter a computer alongside freeware. Have you acquired beneficial programs bundled in one download before? It does not mean that all of them are legitimate and secure to use. Needless to say, Anti-Spyware-101.com would not report a program if it was not suspicious. Whether you are thinking about downloading the add-on or it is already running on your personal computer, it is advised that you read the report. It is important to recognize the risks involved within using the application. In fact, you even might decide to delete Download Savings or at least use it more cautiously. Additionally, we provide manual removal instructions. Read more »

Police Virus Removal - Unlock Police Virus

Police Virus Removal - Unlock Police Virus

Police Virus is a generic name for hundreds of different ransomware infections which use deception and apocryphal credentials of international Police departments and agencies just to generate illicit profits. Some of the recent examples include Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü virus, Su Licencia Ha Caducado Virus and POLITIE Belgique Police Fédérale Virus. As research shows, the infection is spread all around the world, as it has been detected in Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, the U.S., Read more »