Windows users living in the U.K. may be targeted by the devious West Mercia Police Ukash virus. This devious and destructive infection paralyzes the computer and presents a misleading notification on top of the desktop. It is declared that this warning has been issued by the Shropshire Police; however, this is just a scam that cyber criminals have utilized to trick you into thinking that you are legally obliged to pay the fine of 100 Euro. The currently active currency in the United Kingdom is Great British Pounds or GBP, so the first signal that all of this is just a scam is the represented fine. What would happen if you paid this fine? According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, your PC would remain locked and the malign Trojan running on the system would continue its malignant tasks. Therefore, the next step you need to perform is West Mercia Police Ukash virus removal. Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2013 - Page 3
Home.gamesgofree.com
Your operating Windows system must be corrupted by a malicious browser hijacker, if you are rerouted to Home.gamesgofree.com every time you launch your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. The suspicious browser infection is actually embedded on your computer, and cyber criminals behind the infection could have done this with the help of various security backdoors. Malware like this can be distributed with fake video codecs, bogus software updates, spam email attachments and other drive-by download schemes. It is important that you protect your operating Windows system with reliable spyware detection and removal tools. Otherwise, any security vulnerability could be used for spyware infiltration. All in all, you firstly need to delete Home.gamesgofree.com, and we can help you with the removal tasks. Read more »
trojan:Win32/Medfos.gen!D
trojan:Win32/Medfos.gen!D is a Trojan infection from Medfos family and that is dropped as a malicious DLL component on a target system by other elements of the same infection. Just like any other Trojan, trojan:Win32/Medfos.gen!D enters your system surreptitiously, most probably pretending to be useful computer application. Since it is hard to determine whether you system is infected with Trojans when there are no exact infection symptoms, you need to perform regular computer system scans with a legitimate computer safeguard application. Once the infection is detected, remove trojan:Win32/Medfos.gen!D and other threats from Medfos family from your computer at once. Read more »
Yellowmoxie
Yellowmoxie is often considered to be a computer virus and a browser hijacker that overtakes links on a target computer. It may also display annoying advertisements while you browse the web. However, Yellowmoxie’s malicious abilities are slightly too far-fetched, because first and foremost it is a website that provides you with links and information about social services (restaurants, entertainment, travel, business, banking, real estate etc.), discount coupons and online shopping. In case your home page is changed to this website, then you should scan your PC with SpyHunter free scanner as there is a high chance that you have installed potentially dangerous programs on your computer. If that is the case, do all it takes to remove Yellowmoxie and related applications from your computer. Read more »
Amazon Smart Search
Amazon Smart Search is a browser plugin that changes your home page, default search engines settings and adds a toolbar to your Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browser. The plugin itself is a legitimate browser extension, but users often complain that it appears out of nowhere and then modifies their browser settings, taking over their search engine and what not. That is so, because there is more than one method to distribute such browser plugins. If it was not your initial intention to install this extension on your computer, scroll down to the bottom of this article for Amazon Smart Search removal instructions. Read more »
PC Utilities Pro – Optimizer Pro
PC Utilities Pro – Optimizer Pro is a potentially unwanted program also known as the PUP.Optimizer Pro. Even though the program may seem to act similarly to the infamous PC Optimizer Pro, a malicious rogue system optimization tool, this program is not as deceitful and dangerous. The suspicious application falls into the same category as the previously reported SmartPCFix, Driver Performer and PC Health Kit. Even though it is unfair to call these programs malicious, you certainly should not install them onto your PC or trust them to present reliable services. Please continue reading the report to learn more about PC Utilities Pro – Optimizer Pro removal and why this task is so important. Read more »
FLV Player
If you do not want to have your operating Windows system and browsers infected with malware, you should not install FLV Player. Even though this application may seem beneficial to you, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered that the program comes bundled with various PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) and malicious software. We certainly do not recommend that you download this program from softingo.com, and you should be careful about other programs which might be promoted through this source as well. In case you have already installed the application and now your PC and web browsers are intruded by unreliable or even malicious programs, you need to delete them right away. Please continue reading to learn more about FLV Player removal. Read more »
DictionaryBoss Toolbar
DictionaryBoss Toolbar is a browser plugin which is meant to help you access the best online dictionary services. The program is available for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browser from the official website download.dictionaryboss.com; however, you should be extremely careful if you choose to install this tool onto your personal computer. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that the application promotes Ask web search tools which are set to install automatically if you do not un-check the presented boxes indicating that you confirm home page and search provider modifications. If you are still in the installation stage, un-check these boxes because the search tools are unreliable. If you have accepted or simply did not notice the additional programs being offered, follow the guides below to delete Ask search applications. The information below will also help you remove DictionaryBoss Toolbar. Read more »
24×7 Help Virus
If you have discovered the 24×7 Help box show up on the desktop of your operating Windows system every time you turn on the computer, there is no doubt that you need to remove a highly suspicious application. Also known as the 24×7 Help Virus, the program acts as adware because it promotes third party malware detection/removal software and Windows optimization applications. Needless to say, all security tools should be installed from authentic, official, reliable sources rather than suspicious third-party software. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, you may attract more virtual security issues instead of ensuring reliable Windows protection by getting involved with the clandestine virus. Do you know how to delete 24×7 Help Virus from the PC? Do you know which removal strategies fit best? Continue reading if you need more information and help. Read more »
OurWorld Toolbar
OurWorld Toolbar is a browser extension, produced by the infamous Conduit Ltd. There has been countless such plug-ins associated with the said name, such as Freecorder Toolbar and Findr. The one thing that they all have in common is that they all mean trouble, with varying levels of maliciousness. If you are familiar with the mentioned extensions, or other products by Conduit, you may want to remove OurWorld Toolbar without further ado. Without a doubt, that is a correct choice, especially if we take a closer look at this add-on. Read more »
