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Search.searchfpdf.com

Search.searchfpdf.com

Search.searchfpdf.com is a featured search website that may show up in your browsers as an uninvited guest and pose a threat to your system security. This questionable search engine in indeed one out of many coming from the same creators, i.e., from the same family. This search engine is simply the exact clone of a previous one called Search.sonicpdfconverter.com. It is not unique in this family to have even three identical search websites under different URL addresses. You should know that searching the web with this seemingly innocent search page may lead to additional malware infections or worse, you could be scammed when engaging with a site this search engine may present to you. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized this potential threat source as a browser hijacker. This infection can modify your home page settings and this is how it can show up every time you launch your browsers. We recommend that you remove Search.searchfpdf.com immediately if you do not want to experience future complications and security issues. Read more »

Blooper Ransomware

Blooper Ransomware

If an infection that has invaded your PC informs you that your personal files are encrypted, you have to be careful because infections like Blooper Ransomware might trick you into believing lies just to get your money. While serious file-encrypting infections are emerging every day, recently, there has been a surge of malware that only poses as such infections. A few of them include Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware, Deos Ransomware, and DeadSec-Crypto Ransomware. When Bloopers Encrypter invades your operating system, it introduces you to a ransom message suggesting that your files are encrypted and that you can decrypt them only by paying a ransom. This is how real ransomware infections operate, and so it is possible that more gullible, inexperienced users will be tricked. Of course, you would achieve nothing by paying the ransom because your files are not encrypted! You should be able to delete Blooper Ransomware manually, and the guide below shows how to do that, but we also want to show you how to determine whether or not the infection is real, as well as how to protect yourself against malware in the future. Read more »

AntiGravity Tab

AntiGravity Tab

AntiGravity Tab is an extension for Google Chrome that is claimed to enhance your browsing experience, but nothing could be further from the trust as this extension will not improve your browsing experience in any shape or form. Its main selling points are abstract animations on the main page that it modifies and also the ability to check the weather in your location with an hourly four-day forecast. These features are far from useful, and we regard them as useless gimmicks. Therefore, we suggest you remove this extension from your PC altogether as we have classified it as a potentially unwanted program. Read more »

Fbi Anti-piracy Warning Screen Locker

Fbi Anti-piracy Warning Screen Locker

Fbi Anti-piracy Warning Screen Locker falls under the category of ransomware, although it does not encrypt any data like most of other ransomware applications created nowadays. Screen-locking programs were more popular a few years ago, so we rarely encounter threats like this these days. It's displayed message might look rather scary, but fortunately, it can be turned off with a few simple steps. Thus, if your screen was locked by Fbi Anti-piracy Warning Screen Locker do not panic and have a look at the removal instructions provided below the report. If you wish to find out even more about this malicious program, we encourage you to take your time and review the rest of the text first. Read more »

Bountysearch

Bountysearch

Bountysearch is an extension users find in the list of add-ons on Google Chrome. They do not know what it does and what to expect from it because its description consists of only one sentence “Earn Bounties by helping people search.” Its official website does not work, so we could not check it to find more about this browser extension. On top of that, there is the same sentence we have found in the description window of Bountysearch on Google Chrome available in https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bountysearch/babmifppchjidjbndjalckdoekbeeonn?hl=en-US (Chrome Web store). Although not much information about this Google Chrome browser extension is provided to users, our specialists have still managed to find out more about it. The first finding has shown that this piece of software is a typical potentially unwanted program. Even though it is not a real malicious application, it performs activities typical for potentially unwanted software and might still cause problems. Because of this, it is recommended to get rid of this browser extension as soon as possible. We will tell you more about this extension first, and then you will find more information about its removal provided in the last paragraph. Read more »

Yyto Ransomware

Yyto Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that falls under the ransomware category. It means that it might not be possible to deal with all the infection’s consequences properly, but you can at least remove Yyto Ransomware from your computer. Ransomware programs are extremely dangerous because they can inflict irreversible damage to target computer systems. Also, they are very good at extorting money from the innocent computer users. You should never do what the infection expects you to because this way you would only help the criminals to continue their illegal deeds. Be responsible not only because of yourself but also for the sake of other potential victims. Read more »

LockedByte Ransomware

LockedByte Ransomware is a modified version of Deos Ransomware, which specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com analyzed some time ago (you can find their report on this threat on our website). Although specialists have detected and analyzed it recently, it could have affected a number of computers already. Most probably, you are one of its victims if you are reading this article. What you need to do if it is true is to remove LockedByte Ransomware fully from the system. Do not pay attention to its ransom note, and do not send money to get your files decrypted because they might stay the way they are even if you make a payment to cyber criminals behind this ransomware infection. It is nothing new that this threat demands money because all ransomware infections act the same – they try to obtain money from users. Do not give the author of this nasty infection a cent and better go to remove it as soon as possible. Keeping malware active might result in hundreds of security-related problems. Also, your screen will stay locked if you already see a window opened by LockedByte Ransomware, meaning that you could not freely use your computer. Last but not least, the ransomware-type infection might strike again and encrypt more files. Read more »

MiniEdition TT

MiniEdition TT

MiniEdition TT might not look like much of a problem, but this extension is categorized as a potentially unwanted program, so it means that you have to think carefully before you install this application on your computer. What’s more, if the extension seemingly appears out of nowhere, it is obvious that you need to remove it from your computer before it manages to grow into something problematic.

In this description, we will talk about more potentially unwanted programs and MiniEdition TT in particular. Although such applications cannot destroy your system, they can still cause quite a few issues that should not be overlooked. Read more »

OnlineWorkSuite Toolbar

OnlineWorkSuite Toolbar

OnlineWorkSuite Toolbar is an application/extension that was developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. If you are not familiar with this company, we can inform you that it has released hundreds of identical-looking toolbars that simply promote links to different websites. Some of these toolbars include DirectionsOnline Toolbar, LiveRadioSweeper Toolbar, and OnlineMapSearch Toolbar. You can guess what kinds of links these apps promote just by looking at their names. This new toolbar is a little different because it does not use a toolbar per se. Instead, it showcases different tools by ZOHO in the middle of its interface. The toolbar is represented via the New Tab, and you might acquire it via the official website (onlineworksuite.com), the Chrome web store (nibodimenmckijbclhebhjempfbfaphm is the app ID), or a third-party source. Whatever the case might be, you should consider deleting it. If you are not sure if that is what you should do as well, you need to read this report. Once you know all the facts, you can decide for yourself if you want to remove OnlineWorkSuite Toolbar. Read more »

Donald Trampo Ransomware

Donald Trampo Ransomware

Donald Trampo Ransomware is one more malicious application that you should be aware of and do everything you can to avoid it. This is critical because it is designed in such a manner that it can lock huge chunks of data on the affected computer without requiring any authorization. In general, ransomware programs are crafted by cyber crooks so they could make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users by demanding large ransoms in return for their data. Because a lot of users infect their computer with this malicious piece of software because they lack the basic knowledge regarding virtual security, we provide a few tips from your malware experts that will help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Additionally, we present further information about the overall functionality of Donald Trampo Ransomware along with its comprehensive removal guide that you must use to get rid of it in the easiest way possible. Read more »