Monthly Archives: April 2016 - Page 5

PornoAsset

PornoAsset

PornoAsset is not the kind of malware infection that infiltrates your system silently and stays hidden for long. As a matter of fact, this Trojan screen locker makes sure that you cannot overlook its presence. Once it enters your computer, it locks your screen with a red and white warning message that fills your screen. This Trojan only appears to target Russian machines, which is confirmed by the warning text as it is in Russian language. If you want to use your computer again, i.e., unlock it, you have to pay a certain fee to the criminals behind this attack. They even threaten you to do so within a set time limit; otherwise, you will be prosecuted. The base of this alleged prosecution is a rather sensitive topic: child pornography. Although the “penalty” is rather low, we do not recommend that you pay these criminals. But, of course, it is all up to you how you decide. However, you should also consider that our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have found a solution for you to remove PornoAsset. If you are interested to learn more about this infection and how you can actually avoid it, please read on. Read more »

CrunchTravel

CrunchTravel

CrunchTravel is promoted as an application that is supposed to provide you with travel-related offers. Our malware analysts have tested this program and recommend that you remove it because it is nothing more than an adware-type program. Indeed, this program’s real objective is to show you commercial ads in the most annoying way possible: to force open your browser and a dedicated advertising window and load the promote sites. We want to inform you that your computer can become infected with more malicious software, so we recommend that you take action against this seemingly harmless piece of software. Read this description and consult our removal guide provided at the end. Read more »

Search.yourmovietime.com

Search.yourmovietime.com

Search.yourmovietime.comSearch.yourmovietime.com is a browser hijacker that might sneak onto your system and affect Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. As it does not differ much from search.mygamesxp.com, search.mytelevisionxp.com, and search.myspeedtestxp.com, we are sure that it does not do anything else. Of course, it will provide users with the search results like other search engines; however, these search results will be untrustworthy, so you should not trust them. Actually, it would be best that you remove Search.yourmovietime.com completely if it ever happens that it replaces your homepage and search engine without your consent. We suggest doing that because we know that this infection might put your PC at risk. To be more specific, you might encounter malicious software if you use Search.yourmovietime.com on a daily basis. Read more »

MySafeSavings

MySafeSavings

At this moment, the official download page of MySafeSavings is down; however, that does not mean that this is the end of this advertising-supported program. It is impossible to say how many third-party installers could be carrying this adware right now, and it is possible that this program is active on your PC even if you have not granted it the permission to enter your PC. Is this adware active on your own operating system? If it is, there are a few things you need to know, and our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has created this report to provide you with this information. We can tell you right away that you need to remove MySafeSavings, and if you are not sure why this is necessary, you need to continue reading. If you care only about the removal of this adware, you can move straight to the guide attached below. Read more »

QuantumCoupons

QuantumCoupons

Malware researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com have analyzed QuantumCoupons and have come to the conclusion that it is an ad-supported application that you have to remove because it is dedicated to subjecting you to content of questionable legitimacy. Indeed, not only is this program’s promotions annoying and intrusive but also pose a risk to your system’s security. Under unfavorable circumstances, this program might be the cause of your computer becoming infected with ransomware, browser hijackers, and other malware. So you have to stay vigilant and practice safer browsing. However, that does not guarantee safety, so investing in an anti-malware application is recommended. Regardless, in this article, we are going to go over the most important aspects of this program. Read more »

Search.mpc.am

Search.mpc.am

If you are wondering why the default settings within your web browser have been altered without any notification, it is highly likely that a program called Search.mpc.am is running on your operating system. After conducting a thorough analysis of it, our team of malware researchers has assigned it a category of an intrusive search engine. It is important to highlight the fact that the suspicious application functions in a very similar way that browser hijackers do, but the main issue about is its questionable and at times potentially harmful search engine. In some cases, this intrusive search engine could be the reason other suspicious programs might be able to gain full access to your operating system with virtually no problem. If you are one of these unlucky users who already has it fully running, you must take immediate measure to remove it from your personal computer. Find out more about Search.mpc.am and its invasive functionality by reading the rest of this report. Besides such information, we provide a removal guide that will help you delete Search.mpc.am in just a few easy steps. Read more »

Xorist Ransomware

Xorist Ransomware

Apparently, Xorist Ransomware is an unusual malware that seems to have many different versions. Its developers slightly modify the malware, so the version you have on your computer could be a little bit different than the case presented in this article. Nonetheless, all of them are still quite alike, and if you continue reading the text, you will learn how this ransomware is spread and how to remove it from your computer. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com have tested one of the Xorist Ransomware variants and say that there might be a chance to restore a part of your encrypted data with software that is designed to recover files. Although you could try paying the ransom, you should consider a possibility that the cyber criminals who created this infection might not keep up with their promises and your files could remain encrypted. Read more »

Ad-tizer.net

Ad-tizer.net

Ad-tizer.net is a devious piece of software that can alter your web browser's default setting without any authorization. Due to such functionality, it has been dubbed as a browser hijacker that should be removed without any hesitation. Even if the changes made by this hijacker might seem irrelevant, you should be aware of the fact that they will actually alter your online experience in a fundamental way. Keep in mind that it is mostly distributed in suspicious ways; thus, malware researchers provide a few security tips that should help you employ to avoid this or any other suspicious program. Additionally, you should be aware of the fact that this hijacker is not only annoying but could also work in a rather malicious way. It could even turn out to be the cause other suspicious programs might be able to enter your operating system without a lot of trouble. Read more »

WizzWifiHotspot

WizzWifiHotspot

WizzWifiHotspot comes from a group of adware applications developed and distributed by Wizzlabs. The application is not something a savvy computer user would want to keep on their system because it is dependent on third-party advertising. That might bring specific problems when it comes to your privacy and security. Thus, if you happen to have the program installed on your PC, it would be for the best if you remove WizzWifiHotspot right now. You can find manual removal instructions at the bottom of this article, but if you would like to know more about the application, please continue reading our description. Read more »

Gold-page.com

Gold-page.com

Gold-page.com is an unreliable search engine that places commercial advertisements and modifies your search results. Also, the application is a browser hijacker so it can change homepage on your browsers too. It would be advisable to remove this search engine from your system, and you can do that with the instructions available at the end of the article. It is hard to tell what kind of information this browser hijacker will collect from you, and it might be possible that your privacy could be violated. The website provides users with links to Privacy Policy and Terms of use, but they do not load. Therefore, we cannot know who developed this search engine or what their true intentions are. If you continue reading the article, we will present more details about this hijacker. Read more »