Monthly Archives: October 2017 - Page 2

Search.searchleasy.com

Posted by on October 30, 2017 No comments
Search.searchleasy.com

Even though Search.searchleasy.com looks like a legitimate search engine, our cybersecurity experts tested it and found that it is distributed in a dishonest manner. They classified it as a browser hijacker because it is purposefully distributed dishonestly to replace your browser’s homepage address and search provider/engine in order to show you promotional links in its search results. Unfortunately, the links you can be subjected to can redirect you to shady and dangerous websites if you click them. Therefore, cybersecurity experts recommend that you remove it from your PC as soon as the opportunity arises. For more details, please read this whole article. Read more »

Coban Ransomware

Posted by on October 27, 2017 No comments
Coban Ransomware

If Coban Ransomware settles in on your system, you might lose all of your data since the malware enciphers it with a secure cryptosystem. To recover it, the cyber criminals behind this malicious program could ask you to write them using the provided email address. No doubt, the return message from them should state the amount of Bitcoins you would have to pay for ransom. In exchange for the requested payment, the hackers might promise to send you a decryptor as soon as the ransom reaches them. However, we would advise you to think twice before you decide whether it is a good idea to put up with such demands. The problem is, it is entirely possible the cyber criminals might scam you and leave you without the promised decryptor. To learn more details, we invite you to read the rest of this report, although if you already know you wish to eliminate Coban Ransomware, you could slide below the article and follow the provided removal steps. Read more »

BadRabbit Ransomware

Posted by on October 27, 2017 No comments
BadRabbit Ransomware

According to cybersecurity experts, BadRabbit Ransomware is a malicious application very similar to Petya Ransomware that was wreaking havoc nearly a year ago. However, BadRabbit Ransomware is much more sophisticated and, in a typical ransomware fashion, it was designed to encrypt your files and demand that you pay money to decrypt them. This new ransomware is distributed in Eastern European countries mostly, but you can get it wherever you are, potentially. If your PC were to become infected with this malware, you have to remove it if you want to use your computer as normal. Read more »

Gotoinstall.ru

Posted by on October 27, 2017 No comments
Gotoinstall.ru

Gotoinstall.ru is one more intrusive browser hijacker that roams the web nowadays. Be sure to refrain from this program at all times as it exhibits intrusive functionality. During our analysis of this devious application, malware researchers have noticed that this hijacker can make unwanted changes to your browser's default settings without any notification or authorization.  In turn, browsing the web will become an extremely annoying and frustrating experience. Furthermore, you should know that this invasive program might be the primary reason your operating system could be subjected to questionable and even harmful web content. If you want to have a better understanding of the intrusive inner workings of this devious program, make sure to read the rest of this report. Besides such information, we also present a detailed removal guide that will help you delete Gotoinstall.ru once and for all without encountering any problems. Read more »

Tablacusapp

Posted by on October 27, 2017 No comments
Tablacusapp

According to our cybersecurity experts, Tablacusapp is a malicious application that falls into the category of Trojans. While this program may look legitimate from the outside, it has a Trojan component designed to modify your browser’s settings to who commercial ads while you browse the web. Therefore, it is recommended that you remove it before its shady ads could compromise your computer’s security because they could. There is no way to know if the ads are not misleading and safe to click. In the worst case scenario, however, they might redirect you to websites feature malware. Read more »

WikiZ

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments
WikiZ

Potentially unwanted programs are a category of applications that function questionably and suspiciously. One such program goes by the name of WikiZ. If you ever encounter it, be sure to refrain from it at all times. If unfortunately, it is already active on your personal computer make sure to execute its complete removal right away. We urge users to do so because this dubious application can make your daily online activities annoying and frustrating. In this report, we provide in-depth information about intrusive inner workings of this potentially unwanted program that will help you understand why you need to delete it right away. Also, we present a few virtual security recommendations that will allow you to maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Besides all that, we include a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete WikiZ once and for all. Read more »

24socialnews.net

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments
24socialnews.net

We want to inform you that 24socialnews.net is what it claims to be. While it offers users news articles and a search engine, our researchers have concluded that it is a browser hijacker. If this search engine has replaced your homepage address, then your browser has been infected.  This search engine is malicious as it is distributed via deceptive means. Its search results are also suspect because they can feature shady and potentially dangerous links and ads. Needless to say, you have to remove and replace this hijacker is a legitimate homepage address. If you want to find out more about this hijacker, we invite you to read this whole description. Read more »

Search.stormygreatz.com

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments

Search.stormygreatz.com appears to be a browser hijacker targeted at users who have Apple devices. According to our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com, it means the application might change user’s browsing preferences. Unfortunately, changing back to your original settings might be not so easy; therefore; if the browser hijacker is disturbing your browsing and if you need some help with Search.stormygreatz.com removal we advise you to try the deletion instructions located at the end of this article. As for more information on how this threat could appear on the computer, how it may affect user’s browsing, or what to do to ensure it gets deleted, you will find it in the rest of the article. However, if after reading it you will still have questions about the application, we will be happy to help you answer them if you just leave a question below the text. Read more »

VSnapshotTool

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments
VSnapshotTool

It is quite possible that you do not even remember installing VSnapshotTool but you still find it on your system. This potentially risky application can be used to take screenshots from your screen with customizable sizes. The bad news about its unwanted presence on your computer is that there could be more serious malware infections on board, too. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized this software as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, and they say that it may infiltrate your system in the company of malware infections and install without your knowledge. This is rather suspicious behavior that should question the reliability of this PUP. It seems that this program might also download malware threats in the background, which, again, is not the kind of functioning you expect from reliable software. As a matter of fact, we advise you to remove VSnapshotTool from your computer if you want to feel completely safe in your virtual world. Well, to be frank, it is not very likely that this will be the only application you will need to eliminate but certainly the first identified one you can start with. Read more »

Searchby.net

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments
Searchby.net

Searchby.net is a questionable search engine page that may show up in your Internet Explorer browser after you install a potentially unwanted program. Since this search engine can change your homepage and new tab settings, our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized it as a browser hijacker. This, of course, does not mean that the hijacking always takes place without your consent or knowledge even if you may not remember installing it. In fact, in most cases users are notified about the browser setting changes but such information may be concealed or misleading a lot of times. This browser hijacker can present to you potentially unreliable third-party ads and sponsored links that may lead to malicious pages or drop infections onto your system. One click on the wrong content and you could increase the vulnerability of your system. Our experts say that this malware infection may also infiltrate your system along with other malicious threats; therefore, its presence may be a signal for multiple system security threats. This is why we suggest that you remove Searchby.net as soon as possible. Read more »