Monthly Archives: September 2017 - Page 3

Rutube Extension

Rutube Extension

Rutube Extension is not a browser extension you should keep installed on your Google Chrome browser despite the fact that it promises to grant free access to a collection of Russian TV shows. Some users might find this extension quite useful, but the majority of people who install it on their web browsers decide to remove it sooner or later because they realize that this browser extension is not as beneficial as it claims to be. It only opens a minimized version of rutube.ru, a Russian website containing information/news about Russian TV shows. This website can be easily opened without Rutube Extension, so we see no point in keeping it active. Specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com say that users should remove Rutube Extension from their web browsers not only because it is not very useful. Research has shown that it might also collect information about users, and it often affects users’ web browsers without getting permission from them. We hope that you will decide to remove this extension from your browser after reading this description – it will reveal all its darkest secrets. Read more »

Oxsearches.com

Oxsearches.com

Oxsearches.com is a search engine that could also be classified as a browser hijacker in the near future. It all depends on whether it will become acting on the web. The most important thing is that if you happen to see this domain on your browser, your system might have been trespassed by potentially unwanted programs or other types of software that modifies your browser’s settings for online marketing purposes. It would be in your best interest to remove Oxsearches.com from your computer, but do not forget that acquiring a powerful security tool should also be at the top of your agenda. Read more »

Mystic Ransomware

Mystic Ransomware

Mystic Ransomware is truly mystic, in a sense that it appears to have traveled from the past. The ransom note appears to have been created a long time ago because the conversion rates between Bitcoins and US Dollars are not accurate at all. Furthermore, the infection does not add a unique extension to the names of files that it encrypts, which makes it very difficult to figure out which files were corrupted and which ones were spared. It is unclear why this ransomware does that because most threats that come from this group make it very obvious which files were encrypted. InfinityLock Ransomware and Paradise Ransomware are two recent threats that our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has analyzed, and both of them use unique extensions. Overall, although this ransomware is quite mysterious, we have enough information to help you understand it better. If you are only interested in removing Paradise Ransomware, you will find the instructions below, but we advise reading this report first. Read more »

Click-cpa.net Ad

You might not pay a lot of attention to Click-cpa.net Ad at first because it will appear as a link on a pop-up that jumps into your screen when you open some website. However, if you see that you are being redirected to Click-cpa.net, there is a very good chance that you have a number of potential threats on your system. This domain is not an infection itself. It is an adware server that will be used by various programs to promote commercial content. This kind of activity is very annoying and potentially harmful because you can always be exposed to the potentially harmful content. Read more »

.Locked_file File Extension Ransomware

.Locked_file File Extension Ransomware

If you have just found that some of your files cannot be opened and contain the extension .locked_file, that means that you have fallen victim to the .Locked_file File Extension Ransomware, which is a type of malware that holds data to ransom. This infection encrypts targeted files and displays a message with the attacker's requirements. It is highly advisable to disregard the demand to pay a release fee and the warning not to remove the malware, but our team at anti-spyware-101.com strongly recommends taking immediate action to prevent potential damage in the future. The .Locked_file File Extension Ransomware is a computer infection the ultimate goal of which is to encourage you to pay for data recovery. It is very rare that the attacker would bother to provide the victim with a decryption key or tool, though there are some cases when cyber fraudsters published a great number of master keys for no reason. The safest way to restore your data is by backing it up from a cloud or storage device. If you do no have the copies of your files, it is high time you made them. Read more »

Pendor Ransomware

Pendor Ransomware

Pendor Ransomware is a dangerous infection cyber criminals have developed recently with the intention of easily obtaining money from users. We would lie if we told you that it is one of those prevalent infections now, but we cannot know when its popularity increases, so we are writing about it today hoping that this information will help some users to prevent Pendor Ransomware from entering the system. It is a typical ransomware infection in a sense that it encrypts users’ files right after the successful entrance, but it differs from many other ransomware infections in a sense that it does not drop a ransom note after encrypting users’ personal files, but, instead, it opens a CMD window with the ransom note for users when they double-click on any of the locked files. If Pendor Ransomware has already entered your system successfully and you see a ransom note in front of your eyes, we suggest that you ignore it completely because sending money to cyber criminals is not what victims of ransomware infections should do. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that victims should immediately go to erase the ransomware infection from their computers so that their other files would not be encrypted. More information about the Pendor Ransomware removal is provided in the last paragraph, so read the report till the end. Read more »

BrowserIO

BrowserIO

BrowserIO is an unreliable application that you can get accidentally because we have received a user report that it can enter your PC after clicking a fake Social Security website link. This program is not malicious per se, but we find it untrustworthy as it does not do anything useful and can end up on your PC without your knowledge or consent. Therefore, we recommend that you remove it from your computer at your earliest convenience. We are not saying that it can put your PC at risk, but there is just no point keeping a gimmicky application on questionable origin. For more information, please continue reading. Read more »

InfinityLock Ransomware

InfinityLock Ransomware

We want to inform you about a newly found ransomware-type computer malware called InfinityLock Ransomware. This program is dangerous because it masquerades as a crack for Adobe Premier, so it can infect your PC secretly and then encrypt many of your files. Its creators want you to pay for a decryption key that is not cheap. However, do not recommend you just to jump right in and pay the ransom because it is possible that the cybercriminals behind this ransomware will not decrypt your files. If you want to find out more about this highly dangerous, we suggest you read this short description. Read more »

Ykcol Ransomware

Ykcol Ransomware

If you ever happen to come across a program that goes by the name of Ykcol Ransomware, make sure to avoid it at all times. If unfortunately, it is already up and running on your personal computer, do not waste any time and conduct its complete removal as soon as possible. It is important to do so because this devious application can easily lock vast amounts of data on the affected computer. It should be quite obvious that losing the ability to use your files could have devastating outcomes, to put it lightly. In our detailed report, we provide in-depth information about the intricate inner workings of this devious ransomware. Furthermore, our researchers present a few virtual security recommendations that will allow you to maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Finally, you will also find a comprehensive removal guide, which will help you delete Ykcol Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

Search.gsearch.io

Search.gsearch.io

Search.gsearch.io is one of the many browser hijackers that modify your search results and then try to expose you to commercial content. For the most part, such behavior is more annoying than dangerous, but computer security experts can provide you with a long list of things you should be wary of when you encounter browser hijackers. Therefore, the best decision in this situation would be removing Search.gsearch.io from your system through and through. While you are at it, you should also look for other potentially unwanted programs that might have entered your system together with this browser hijacker. Read more »