Monthly Archives: June 2017 - Page 3

Greatzip

Posted by on June 28, 2017 No comments
Greatzip

Greatzip is an application promoted as the “best file compressor.” If you open its official website greatzip.com, you will only need a few seconds to find out what activities this program is going to perform on your computer. It claims that it can zip and unzip files quickly, enable users to secure their files with the “banking-level AES encryption,” and make it possible to zip and send large files by email. Researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have managed to find out that Greatzip is based on the 7-zip version 9.21, so it should work well. Unfortunately, this still does not make it a fully reliable program, specialists say. Research has revealed that it has several drawbacks which make it a potentially unwanted application, or PUP. Potentially unwanted programs are not malicious applications and will never be; however, they might still perform undesirable activities on users’ computers, so it is better to replace them with fully reliable applications. Read the rest of the article to find out more about Greatzip and then remove it if you decide that it is worth doing that. Read more »

Cookies Control

Posted by on June 28, 2017 No comments

Cookies Control might seem like a useful tool at first sight. That is so because, on its official websites, this program is showcased as a great tool that should grant you with an ability to enable or disable cookies on various websites. While all of that sounds great, you should also know that the reality is quite different. After a detailed analysis, our malware experts have classified this program as an intrusive browser plug-in that you should avoid at all times. This is important because the devious application in questions could ruin your online experience. To have a better understanding of how this invasive program functions and why we firmly urge you to remove it if it is ever found active on your PC, you must read the rest of this report. In addition to such information, we also provide a comprehensive removal guide of Cookies Control that will help you delete it without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Unknown Security Breach Popup

Posted by on June 28, 2017 No comments
Unknown Security Breach Popup

Fake alerts are mostly crafted by cyber criminals to trick unsuspecting Internet users into believing there is something wrong with their system. By using scare techniques, cyber crooks make illegal profits from inexperienced users. One such devious warning message goes by the name of Unknown Security Breach Popup. If you ever happen to come across it, you must know that it could signify that some dubious program is active on your PC and is prompting the alert to show up. In other instances, users encounter this fake error message due to reckless browsing. In this article, we discuss the potential dangers of this devious alert and provide detailed security tips that will help you keep your PC clean and secure at all times. Besides all of that, we also provide a generic removal guide that you should use to delete a program related to the Unknown Security Breach Popup fake alert. Read more »

Mrlocker Ransomware

Posted by on June 28, 2017 No comments
Mrlocker Ransomware

Mrlocker Ransomware is a recently discovered malicious program that our malware analysts say was designed to lock your computer’s screen as opposed to most ransomware that encrypt your files. The good news is that you can remove this screen-locking ransomware and not suffer any of the consequences. It appears that this program is still under development as there is only one unlocking code that works for all infected computers. To find out more about this malware, please continue reading this description. Read more »

Search.searchtg.com

Posted by on June 28, 2017 No comments
Search.searchtg.com

If your browser began redirecting you to Search.searchtg.com instead of your usual homepage website, it was most likely hijacked by this suspicious search engine. Fortunately, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the tool is not considered malicious, although it's provided advertising content could introduce you to content that could be harmful or unreliable. For this reason, users are advised to remove the browser hijacker and restore their homepage preferences. If you decide to follow this advice and choose to replace Search.searchtg.com, we can offer the removal instructions available at the end of this report. As for the rest of the text, we will provide more information about the search engine, so those who would like to find out more about this search engine should continue reading the article. Read more »

CryForMe Ransomware

Posted by on June 28, 2017 No comments
CryForMe Ransomware

CryForMe Ransomware is an extremely dangerous computer threat because there might be no way to revert the damage it causes. As a ransomware program, this infection encrypts your frequently-used files and then expects you to pay a ransom fee to get those files back. Of course, you should know better than to pay the ransom because there is no guarantee that this infection would give you the decryption key. In fact, computer security experts always point out that the most important thing is to remove CryForMe Ransomware from the affected system. Only then can you think of ways to restore some of your files. Read more »

Search.search1000tr.com

Posted by on June 22, 2017 No comments
Search.search1000tr.com

Search.search1000tr.com is a new search page that can pose a threat to your virtual security with its potentially unreliable contents. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com has found that this questionable search engine belongs to a browser hijacker family that seems to give birth to a new child every other day or so. While there seems to be quite a productive and creative team behind these malware infections, a lot of these pages are sheer clones of each other or only the main themes, i.e., the available quick-links are different. You need to understand the risks of clicking on questionable third-party ads and links such a hijacker may present you with. If you would like to keep your system safe, we recommend that you remove Search.search1000tr.com as soon as possible. In order for you to be able to manually defend your system against similar attacks, you need to know how such a browser hijacker may appear in your browsers. Let us tell you the details before we share with you the solution. Read more »

Loadstart.biz

Posted by on June 22, 2017 No comments
Loadstart.biz

Loadstart.biz is a search tool that might be set on all your browsers (it is compatible with all popular browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without your permission. It usually replaces users’ homepages, default search tools, and New Tab pages; however, it might hijack all browsers’ shortcuts instead in order to automatically open Loadstart.biz for users when they open any of their browsers. It is the main reason it has been classified as a browser hijacker. If this dubious search tool ever changes your browsers’ settings, delete it no matter how it has managed to appear on your web browsers. If it is loaded for you because the Target line of your browsers’ shortcuts has been altered, you will need to fix those affected shortcuts first because it will revive again. Continue reading to find more about this browser hijacker and its removal. Read more »

CercaVoli

Posted by on June 22, 2017 No comments
CercaVoli

Our cyber security experts have recently discovered and tested a program called CercaVoli. They have concluded that CercaVoli is potentially unwanted program (PUP) that you might want to remove from your PC because it simply does not work and because you can get it accidentally when installing bundled software. Furthermore, you cannot uninstall it from Control Panel, so you have to delete all of its files manually. For more information on this program, please read this whole article. Read more »

Tigers Deal

Posted by on June 21, 2017 No comments
Tigers Deal

Tigers Deal is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) targeted at users who often like to shop online. The application’s descriptions suggest it can make “your home page much Faster and slicker with our all in one tab for all your shopping needs.” Accordingly, the extension might sound rather handy. However, we would advise you not to trust its provided descriptions as they might be exaggerated. Moreover, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the PUP could be potentially dangerous as it may introduce users to suspicious advertisements from the third party. It seems to us the risks that might come with the extension’s usage are not worth the doubtful benefits you get, but we will talk about this later in the text. Therefore, we invite you to read our report and get to know Tigers Deal better, although if you wish to erase it right away, you could slide below the article at one and use the provided removal instructions. Read more »