Monthly Archives: November 2012 - Page 6

Openmediasoft Virus

Openmediasoft Virus

Openmediasoft Virus is a tremendously devious browser hijacker that can change your home page into search.openmediasoft.com and redirect your web searches to any of its affiliate sites. The application can impair your browser in various intrusive ways, so that schemers would have greater possibilities at directing you to dangerous web pages and clicking on misleading pop-up advertisements. If you continue reading, you will find out how dangerous Read more »

FBI Virus

FBI Virus

FBI Virus is a ransomware infection whose different versions are known widely to computer users in different countries. The virus locks down the system down which results in its immobility and generates a hoax saying that the FBI has locked the PC. There is more than one interface version of FBI Virus, which should be removed from the system immediately. Read more »

Blekko Virus

Blekko Virus is a computer infection categorized as browser hijacker. Blekko itself is a company that provides search engine service. However, the website comes with a number of affiliate sites that are being paid if they manage to foist on users the search engine. This scheme is especially useful for malware developers, as browser hijackers like Blekko Virus become instrumental in malware distribution. Therefore, it is rather troublesome that Blekko Virus resists being removed from your computer. Read more »

Remove Searchqu

Searchqu is a potentially unwanted software application (toolbar) that is classified as adware. It is not a virus and it does not corrupt your files. It functions as a browser extension and modifies your default Internet browser settings. Searchqu is a potentially unwanted software application because it is related to pop-up advertisements that might lead to infected websites. Read more »

HornyMatches Removal

Browser hijackers are particularly dangerous operating system infections that target computer owners through their Internet browsers. HornyMatches is on the most devious of the kind and this report will provide you with the necessary information about how dangerous this application is and why you need to remove it from your computer. Read more »

Remove Luxemil

Luxemil is a browser hijacker that infects users when they land on malicious websites. Also, it is common for Luxemil to come bundled with various types of shareware or freeware that user downloads from suspicious sources. The reason why this browser hijacker enters your computer is money. Luxemil generates a mass of pop-up advertisements and once a user clicks on them, he is redirected to websites affiliated with Luxemil, Read more »

AdultAdWorld

AdultAdWorld is a tracking cookie which you should remove from the system, because it is related to adult websites. You do not have to visit adultadworld.com to get the cookie set, because there are various websites associated with adultadworld.com and providing third-party cookies.  Generally, a tracking cookie is a text document stored on the PC and allowing a website to identify its visitors if they enter it again. Read more »

CouponDropDown Virus

CouponDropDown Virus

If you are greeted with a notification “Never miss another coupon sale!” whenever you are browsing the Internet, there is no doubt that your PC has been infected with CouponDropDown Virus. The infection can be dangerous to computer owners using most popular Internet browsers including Google Chrome or Internet Explorer, and it can travel into operating systems via bundled downloads or misleading online advertisement. Read more »

Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn

Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn

Dangerous ransomware infections terrorize users all over the world. Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn attacks innocent users in Ireland. The ransomware infection does not allow the user to access his desktop. Instead of his desktop the user sees a big notification that claims he has violated the Criminal Code of the Republic of Ireland. At first glance the message seems legal, because Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn uses a few well-known company logos that make it look more reliable. Read more »

MyStart by IncrediBar

MyStart by IncrediBar is a malicious browser add-on that often is referred to as a browser hijacker, because of its abilities to take control over your Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or other Internet browsers. The infection can thrive within a computer and your browser, even if protected by legal, automatic malware detection and removal software. This is because the application is not categorized as malicious, and only up-to-date security tools like SpyHunter can discover and delete MyStart by IncrediBar. Continue reading to find out more about the malicious application. Read more »