Monthly Archives: July 2017 - Page 7

Videodrome Search

Posted by on July 13, 2017 No comments
Videodrome Search

Videodrome Search is a new browser extension that we put under our microscope and found that it may not be as useful and reliable as it may want you to believe. In fact, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that might cause indirect system security issues. This PUP installs a questionable search engine page, for instance, that may show you potentially unreliable search results containing third-party ads and links from questionable sources. If you want to have access to free online movies and reviews, we believe that there are more secure ways to have them available in your browsers. For example, you can use the bookmarking function of your browsers to have a reputable website one click away on your bookmarks bar. Since it is also possible that this PUP enters your computer in a free software bundle, it is quite likely that you will find more serious threats on board as well. Therefore, we advise you to remove Videodrome Search from your computer and make sure that you take care of all other threats, too. Before we tell you how you can eliminate this PUP, we would like to share what we have found out about this questionable extension. Read more »

Smumi.club Popup

Posted by on July 13, 2017 No comments

Smumi.club Popup is a fake alert that can be displayed in your browsers while you are browsing the web and end up on questionable websites. It is possible that you click on corrupt content to be redirected there but you may also be infected by adware programs that can do such redirections. In any case, it is important that you do not click the OK button on these pop-ups because you may install useless and possibly harmful browser extensions in return. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is essential that you understand how this fake alert can show up on your screen and how you can avoid it so that you can prevent further infections from happening. Since the security of your system is our utmost priority, we recommend that you remove Smumi.club Popup from your computer. For more details, please read our full report to understand how you can protect your PC more efficiently against all kinds of malware threats. Read more »

Savingscool Proxy Hijack

Posted by on July 13, 2017 No comments

Our cyber security experts have recently tested a program known as Savingscool Proxy Hijack which, as it turns out, is an adware-type application that was created for showing irritating, unwelcome promotional coupons of unknown origin. Hence, there is no telling whether they are safe to interact with and it is possible that some of its coupons can redirect you to questionable websites. Therefore, we think it would be wise to remove it altogether. However, before you do, you may want to get some background information on it. Read more »

Search.trackmyflight.com

Posted by on July 13, 2017 No comments
Search.trackmyflight.com

Whenever you install new programs on your computer, you should be careful about the additional features they bring, because you might eventually encounter the likes of Search.trackmyflight.com. As you can probably tell, this link has something to do with a web search. In fact, this website will be set as your default search engine and homepage when you install a program associated with it on your computer. Hence, our security specialists say that this program is a browser hijacker, and in this article, we will deal with the browser hijacker removal. For the manual removal instructions, please scroll down to the bottom of this description. Read more »

J Ransomware

Posted by on July 12, 2017 No comments

J Ransomware is a computer infection that seemingly has not been developed to the fullest yet. Although it can encrypt your files, the program does not come with the features that would allow it to collect the ransom payment from you. Hence, you need to deal with the consequences of this infection, without the chance of restoring your files with the decryption key from these criminals. As a public decryption tool is not available either, you should focus entirely on removing J Ransomware from your computer. You might be able to restore your files using other means, but first, you need to make sure that your computer is safe and clean again. Read more »

YourDailyTrailer

Posted by on July 12, 2017 No comments
YourDailyTrailer

Have you downloaded YourDailyTrailer because it is promoted as the must-have extension for movie fans? If you have been tricked by that promise, you must have realized by now that this suspicious extension is useless. The best thing it can do is offer easy-access links to movie-related websites, and this feature is not that beneficial. The add-on also promises to help you watch trailers online, which you, obviously, can do without some suspicious piece of software. To show trailers, the PUP provides a link to www.traileraddict.com. It also presents links to rottentomatoes.com, hollywoodreporter.com, screenrant.com, variety.com/e/contenders, and a bunch of links to sites that are not movie-related. That is all that the PUP (potentially unwanted program) is good for, and so our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team believes that it serves a different purpose. Maybe that purpose is to expose Google Chrome users to a suspicious hijacker. We advise deleting YourDailyTrailer and the hijacker it comes bundled with, and if you do not know how to achieve that, use our tips. Read more »

Ezupdater Ads

Posted by on July 12, 2017 No comments
Ezupdater Ads

If you are thinking about downloading a program entitled Ezupdater Ads, you might want to hold up before you do so. After receiving quite a few complaints about this application, malware experts working at Anti-Spyware-101.com have conducted its complete analysis. While it is advertised as a tool that you should have running on your PC since it can improve the overall functionality of your computer by resolving numerous issues, you must know that the reality is rather different. Our researchers have classified this application as a potentially unwanted program mostly due to its suspicious functionality and distribution. Having it active on your PC could make surfing the web a much more annoying experience than you are used to. Also, it could act in a rather aggressive manner, which could expose your operating system to other intrusive applications. Find out how that could happen by reading our report. Below we also present an easy-to-follow removal guide that you should use to delete Ezupdater Ads once and for all. Read more »

Russianews1.ru

Posted by on July 12, 2017 No comments
Russianews1.ru

Russianews1.ru is one of the so-called adware servers that redirect the user to questionable web pages, which might contain untrustworthy advertisements from the threat’s third-party associates. Consequently, it could interrupt your browsing or introduce you to possibly malicious ads. This is why we believe it would be best not to leave it unattended and make sure it is removed from the browser it affects as soon as possible. Naturally, such a task could appear to be a bit tricky for some users, so at the end of this report, you will find instructions explaining how to eliminate Russianews1.ru manually. However, if staying away from threats alike is also your goal, we recommend that you continue reading the article to get to know this adware network better. Read more »

Gansta Ransomware

Posted by on July 12, 2017 No comments
Gansta Ransomware

If you find out the Gansta Ransomware has attacked your computer, you should not start panicking because this version seems to be an innocent and semi-working sample of a ransomware program. Our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com say that this ransomware may still be under development but it is also possible that its server has been shut down because it fails to encrypt your files. But this is not the only strange thing about this malware because we have seen lately a couple of ransomware infections that did not actually encrypt anything even though they claimed so. This vicious-wanna-be program does not even ask for a ransom fee. The authors claim that you can get the decryption key for free; not that you need it anyway. Of course, we have to mention that this may easily change soon and a working copy may hit the web or the server could be switched back on. So you should not really take even this threat too lightly. In fact, we advise you to take action and remove Gansta Ransomware from your system right away. Please read on to find out how you can prevent similar infections from happening. Read more »

Raven Point Attachment

Posted by on July 12, 2017 No comments
Raven Point Attachment

Raven Point Attachment appears to be a browser hijacker as our researchers report it may change users default search engine or even show him annoying commercial advertisements. Unfortunately, these ads might be more than irritating because they could originate from potentially malicious web pages. Therefore, our advice to its users would be to erase it with no hesitation as soon as you notice it on your browser. The application works only on Google Chrome for now, and if you scroll below the text, you can locate the instructions explaining how to get rid of the browser hijacker’s created files manually. Of course, if you are encountering this type of threat for the first time you may want to continue reading the report and learn more about it first. Read more »