Monthly Archives: May 2018 - Page 6

My Search Manager

My Search Manager

My Search Manager is a potentially unwanted program that can also be considered a browser extension. This program works only on the Chrome browser, so if you use another browser, you should be able to avoid dealing with this intruder. However, if this extension was added to your browser accidentally, perhaps you might want to consider removing My Search Manager. We are not trying to say that this extension is an extremely dangerous security threat, but it is always a good idea to get rid of applications you did not want to have on your PC. After all, system safety should be one of your top priorities. Read more »

Pdfconverter.pro

Pdfconverter.pro

Pdfconverter.pro is most popular in United States, Indonesia, and India, but of course, anyone could encounter it. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com report the application is considered to be a browser hijacker. It means after it settles in, the tool might change user’s default search provider, his start page, or new tab page. It looks like these changes may not only annoy the user but also possibly endanger his system and privacy. Apparently, while surfing the Internet with Pdfconverter.pro users might receive advertising content from the software’s third-party partners. What’s more, there are no guarantees such material will be reliable and so there is a chance part of the ads could be possibly dangerous. Therefore, if you find this browser hijacker annoying, we advise you to eliminate it before anything goes wrong. To help users achieve this, our researchers have prepared removal steps available at the end of this text, but to learn more about this threat, we would advise you to read the full report before scrolling below. Read more »

Blackheart Ransomware

Blackheart Ransomware

When a program is called Blackheart Ransomware, it is probably clear that you cannot expect anything good from it. As you can probably tell, this program is part of the ongoing ransomware epidemic, and it comes forth to profit from your demise. In a sense, the damage of this infection might be smaller if it were to affect individual user’s computers. However, we have seen that over the last year, ransomware usually targets small business. And that is the main reason computer security experts maintain that everyone should keep a backup of their data. Because removing Blackheart Ransomware would not get your files back. Read more »