Monthly Archives: August 2013 - Page 4

Freecause Toolbar

Posted by on August 20, 2013 No comments
Freecause Toolbar

Freecause Toolbar is a browser plugin which has been developed by the infamous Conduit Ltd. The company is well known for hundreds of different toolbars, including OurWorld Toolbar, MixiDJ V45 Toolbar and Zwinky Toolbar. The company is also known for its infamous search tools which are distributed with the browser plugins, including all of the toolbars. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, the toolbars themselves are too primitive to pass as beneficial and useful software, which leads to conclusion that the main task behind the toolbars is the distribution of Conduit search tools. This is quite suspicious, and so we recommend that you remove Freecause Toolbar without any delay. You should also have no hesitations towards the removal of the questionable Conduit search software. Please continue reading if you wish to learn more. Read more »

MixiDJ V45 Toolbar

Posted by on August 20, 2013 No comments

MixiDJ V45 Toolbar is a browser extension that is classified as a potentially unwanted program. It is not a computer threat, but due to its loose Privacy Policy and general vulnerabilities, it may become a tool for malware distribution, if it gets exploited by malicious third parties. What is more, it employs annoying and persistent techniques in order to get installed on target computers. Either way, you will do yourself a favor if you remove MixiDJ V45 Toolbar from your computer right not, because eventually this application could prove to be responsible for a number of security risks. Read more »

Cyprus Police Emergency Response Unit Virus

Posted by on August 19, 2013 No comments
Cyprus Police Emergency Response Unit Virus

If your operating Windows system has been corrupted by Cyprus Police Emergency Response Unit Virus, there is no doubt that you cannot access the desktop. The illicit lock-down is presented with a misleading notification and the credentials of Μηχανοκινητη Μοναδα Αμεσς Δρασης (Μ.Μ.Α.Δ.) and Τμημα Τεχνικης Και Επιστημονικης Υποστηριξης (Δ'). You may also notice the emblems of Internet Police and Copyright Alliance. None of these organizations have anything to do with the lock-down of your computer. Who has removed the administrative privileges over your personal system? Have no doubt that it is the malicious cyber criminals, who want nothing else but your money. It is schemers who have corrupted your system and introduced the misleading notification. For this reason, it is important that you delete Cyprus Police Emergency Response Unit Virus as soon as you possibly can. Read more »

Zpk200.com

Posted by on August 19, 2013 No comments

Zpk200.com can be treated both as a browser hijacker and as an adware program. As research indicates, the website is not currently active; however, this does not mean that the developers of the advertisement-supported domain could not perform irritating adware attacks. This means that if the malicious threat has been infiltrated onto your personal system, your browsers are likely to be flooded with various unreliable online adverts. Additionally, you should beware of unauthorized redirecting to unfamiliar websites. Such activity is illegal and could bring danger upon your virtual security. If you do not wish to face any risks, you should remove Zpk200.com hijacker without further delay. Continue reading to learn more about the infection and its removal process. Read more »

Super Back-up Ads

Posted by on August 19, 2013 No comments

Super Back-up Ads is an adware program which should be deleted from the computer and all existing browsers as soon as possible. Even though at first this advertisement supported program may seem harmless, sooner or later you might discover that it has been created for highly suspicious and potentially dangerous activity. The first signal warning about the riskiness of the program is its questionable entrance to the computer. Schemers or unreliable third parties may infiltrate adware using bundled downloads, misleading advertisements and other security vulnerabilities. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, as soon as this happens your browsers, including the most popular ones – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, are likely to be flooded with various suspicious pop-up, in-text and box advertisements. You need to ignore these and delete Super Back-up Ads as soon as possible. Read more »

My Safe PC 2014 Virus

Posted by on August 19, 2013 No comments
My Safe PC 2014 Virus

My Safe PC 2014 Virus is a rogue antivirus which has no business running on your computer. The program is completely fictitious and so all information linked to it should be disregarded. As soon as the rogue is infiltrated onto your personal computer it starts scanning the system for malware. The detections of Trojan.JS.Redirector.os, Hoax.HTML.Agent.i, Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Nilage.ipj and other listed threats are made up, and so these infections do not even exist on your computer. What is the point of this scam? If you are intimidated by the listed infections, schemers may trick you into purchasing the licensed version of the completely bogus and ineffective malware detection/removal tool. If you do not want to be tricked by cyber criminals, you should remove My Safe PC 2014 Virus as soon as possible. Please continue reading if you wish to know how to delete the threat from the operating Windows system. Read more »

Pašvaldības Policija un Drošības Policija Virus

Posted by on August 19, 2013 No comments

Pašvaldības Policija un Drošības Policija Virus is a ransomware infection, targeting users in Latvia. It works in the same manner that all such infections do: pretends to be an actual law enforcement unit, accuses you of heinous crimes and asks for a “fine”. The cyber criminals behind this infection try to make you believe this is a real thing by displaying badges of such organizations as Copyright Alliance, Cyber Crime Investigations, Europol and Cyber Crime Unit. However, you should note that anyone with an Internet connection and mediocre Photoshop skills can smack a badge on a picture. Instead of falling for the scam, you should remove Pašvaldības Policija un Drošības Policija Virus. Please see the excerpt of the fake warning message: Read more »

NSA Internet Surveillance Program virus

Posted by on August 19, 2013 No comments
NSA Internet Surveillance Program virus

NSA Internet Surveillance Program virus is a ransomware program that infects users in America. It pretends to be displaying an official message from the National Security Agency, claiming that you have been involved in storing and distributing child pornography. It is considered to be a serious crime and so your computer has been blocked by the NSA. The notification says that you need to pay a fine within 48 in order to avoid trial and to unlock your computer. Nevertheless, the thing you need to do is remove NSA Internet Surveillance Program virus from your system as soon as possible and then make sure that your PC is safeguarded against similar infections. Read more »

Zwinky Toolbar

Posted by on August 16, 2013 1 comment
Zwinky Toolbar

If you have installed Zwinky Toolbar onto your Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers, it is likely that your home page has been changed to home.tb.ask.com. It has been discovered that this is just a secondary program offered to you during the installation of the toolbar. If you do not want to change the home page or switch the search provider, you have to be extremely careful after you click the download button displayed on free.zwinky.com and follow the installation setup. Here you will be introduced to two different sets determining the setting modifications for your Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. Please uncheck the represented boxes in order to keep home page/search provider settings unaltered. Unfortunately, as Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, most Windows users rush through the installation process without paying attention to the provided information. Please continue reading to learn why this is dangerous. The article also explains how to remove Zwinky Toolbar and delete related search tools. Read more »

Please Install HD Player to Continue Virus

Posted by on August 16, 2013 No comments

The term Please Install HD Player to Continue refers to a fake warning that you may encounter on infected websites. Some computer users have dubbed the warning as Please Install HD Player to Continue Virus; however, the very notification is not an infection. Your computer can be infected if you click the Update button, which is given in the lower right corner of the screen. Ignore the warning that recommends installing a HD Player, and scan the computer with a reliable spyware removal tool to make sure that the system has not been infected earlier. Read more »