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WCH Ransomware

WCH Ransomware

WCH Ransomware, also known as WeCanHelp Ransomware, is a malicious infection that has your personal files on the target. If it finds a way into your Windows operating system, it can silently encrypt every single photo, image, document, or media file and then push you to pay money in return for an alleged decryptor. Unfortunately, some victims of this malware might feel their backs against a wall, and they might give in to the demands and, most importantly, the promises. Well, you should know better than to trust promises made by cybercriminals. Of course, if you are sure that you want to communicate with them and, perhaps, pay a ransom afterward, you should at least learn about the risks you are likely to face. In any case, whatever the outcome is, you need to delete WCH Ransomware from your operating system, and we hope that the removal tips shared in this report will help you. Also, remember that we can assist you. If you need answers or help, contact us via the comments section. Read more »

SIGARETA Ransomware

SIGARETA Ransomware

SIGARETA Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that will not let you live. Like most of the other ransomware programs, this infection is there to rip you off. The program will demand that you pay a ransom fee in order to get your files back. Computer security experts always emphasize that you shouldn’t pay the ransom because it only encourages these infections to replicate. Instead, you need to focus on removing SIGARETA Ransomware from your system, and then look for ways to restore your files. Please note that there is always a possibility that you will have to start building your file library anew. Read more »

Mazy Search

Mazy Search

If you’re wondering about Mazy Search, you’re on the right page because we’re going to use this entry to tell you more about this browser extension. The application is intended for the Chrome browser. However, this extension is categorized as a potentially unwanted program. It means that it might be added to the browser accidentally, and users could be confused as to why this application is there in the first place. You can remove Mazy Search without too much difficulties, and there are the manual removal instructions at the bottom of this description. Read more »

UpdateSearch

UpdateSearch

Are you trying to update your web search tool? UpdateSearch claims to optimize the search results you see after replacing your default search provider and rerouting you to search.yahoo.com (Yahoo Search). Unfortunately, the claims to offer the “best way to search” the web are pretty much empty, and if you install the extension, you will not be offered any enhanced or updated services. Instead, you are likely to be exposed to questionable advertisements and data-tracking tools. If you want to avoid all of this, you have to be careful about the undesirable search results that are introduced to you. Better yet, you should delete UpdateSearch from your browser. At the time of research, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers indicated that the PUP (potentially unwanted program) was only compatible with Google Chrome. This is why the removal guide below explains how to eliminate the PUP from Google Chrome. Read more »

SearchWizard

SearchWizard

SearchWizard is described as a free extension for Google Chrome that allows users to search the Internet and find content like pictures, videos, news, and so on. Users should know that to provide this, the application may need permissions to change their default search tools as well as view their browsing histories. Since such functionality could be undesirable and irritating, the application was classified as a potentially unwanted program. If you want to learn more about it, we recommend reading the rest of this article, in which we talk about the ways this extension could be spread, its working manner, and it's deletion. If you are mostly interested in the extension’s removal, we recommend checking the instructions available below that show how to erase SearchWizard from Google Chrome. Read more »

Mzlq Ransomware

Mzlq Ransomware

Mzlq Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that was created to encrypt your files and then push you into transferring a ransom fee for the locked-up data. All the programs from this group are there to bully you into spending your money on the tool that should unlock your data, but there is no guarantee that can actually happen. Instead, you should focus on removing Mzlq Ransomware from your system immediately, and then you can look for ways to restore your files. If possible, consider investing in a licensed antispyware tool that will help you deal with similar infections in the future. Read more »

MonitorMinor Infringes on the Security of Android Users

Not too long ago, MonitorMinor could be downloaded from monitorminor.com. At the moment, when you visit the website, it claims to be under construction. Quite possibly, the developer of the tool has paid attention to the findings of cybersecurity researchers, who have discovered that this particular tool can be used to spy on Android users in a particularly aggressive manner. Originally, this app is promoted as a security tool that can help parents control the content that their children can access and interact with. Of course, users do not need to provide proof that they are parents or that they would use MonitorMinor to spy on their children. Unfortunately, virtually anyone could use this tool. That includes suspicious employers, jealous lovers and exes, crazy roommates, mischievous siblings, and so on. In the worst-case scenario, this app could be exploited by criminals, who have no regard for victims’ personal security and privacy. Read more »

Hesterinoc.info

Hesterinoc.info

Are you careful when you visit new, unfamiliar websites? If you are, you should be alarmed by Hesterinoc.info when you are redirected to it randomly. Of course, you are unlikely to be redirected to it from a legitimate, harmless, trustworthy website. Instead, you are likely to be redirected to it from, for example, an illegal streaming website that offers TV series, movies, or even live streams for free. If you are willing to visit such websites, perhaps you are willing to deal with unfamiliar websites as well because free streaming websites, for example, mainly earn money via advertising. Of course, companies that care about their reputation would never use such an unreliable advertising platform. However, unreliable advertisers might. Unfortunately, some people might be tricked into enabling notifications too. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers suggest that you delete Hesterinoc.info notifications right away because they could put you at risk! If you are interested in the removal process, keep reading. Read more »

Manuals Aid

Manuals Aid

Do you need multiple instructions for devices and gadgets that you own? Only if you do does Manuals Aid sound useful. Officially, this extension is introduced to users at manualsaid.com, but to install it, the user has to go to chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/manuals-aid/lgfchlgonpcaplemnpkdaddjjelgflji. The description of the suspicious extension on the Chrome Web Store suggests that that it can provide users with a search tool that can help find manuals and links to instructions guides. It also claims to offer a “custom web search” that is represented via the New Tab on Google Chrome. Without a doubt, some people might find this extension to be intriguing and attractive. Have you downloaded it already? Whether or not that is the case, we strongly recommend that you read this report to understand why our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team suggests that you consider deleting Manuals Aid. Read more »

Qewe Ransomware

Qewe Ransomware

Qewe Ransomware is a file-encryptor, and it is not one of those infections that was built to destroy your operating system. In fact, it avoids all system files because it needs your operating system to run orderly; otherwise, it would not be able to make the ransom demand. Instead, this malware only encrypts personal files, and that means that photos, documents, music files, and other pieces of data cannot be read anymore. File encryption is usually employed to secure files, but cybercriminals are using it to make it impossible for their owners to read them. This is done so that the attackers could sell you their own decryptor. Fortunately, a free decryptor (STOP Decryptor) was created by researchers, and you might be able to restore at least some of the files using it. Should you invest in the decryptor offered by the attackers? You should not because, according to the team at Anti-Spyware-101.com, that would be a waste of money. Unfortunately, even if you remove Qewe Ransomware, your files will remain encrypted. Read more »