Lowlevel04 Ransomware is a malicious program that should take your files as hostages and try to extort money from you. It does so by encrypting user’s data and as a result making it unusable. In some cases, volunteer specialists manage to create decryption tools, but this threat remains not decryptable. The thought of losing all private data from the computer might urge you to consider paying the ransom, but we advise you not to make any rash decisions. Firstly, you should read more about the infection and only then decide what could be done under the circumstances. However, if you do not plan to put up with any demands and want to eliminate the malware as soon as possible, we can offer deletion instructions located at the end of the text. Read more »
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GreatArcadeHits
GreatArcadeHits is an adware application related to a web page know as greatarcadehits.com. The site offers various games you can load and play on the browser, but some of the games are under the Premium section. Of course, if you want to access such content you have to allow this adware to be installed on the system. It seems the application might gather information related to the user and use to display targeted advertising. The main problem is that some of these ads could lead you to unreliable third-party web pages. We encourage you to keep reading the article and learn more important details about GreatArcadeHits. At the end of the text, we will add removal instructions too, so that users who want to get rid of the program could erase it manually. Read more »
Search.searchfw.com
Search.searchfw.com might look like a genuine search provider, but the truth is that this website is nothing but bad news. As researchers have found, it is a typical browser hijacker very similar to such websites pretending to be legitimate search tools as search.yourpackagesnow.com, search.yourmapscenter.com, and search.youremailnow.com. This threat enters computers for monetary purposes mainly, so users who see it set on their Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers should not expect much from it. In fact, the presence of Search.searchfw.com on browsers might result in the entrance of undesirable software one day. Therefore, our specialists are against keeping this questionable search tool and using it as a default search engine. Read this article and decide yourself what to do with it. If you make a decision to set a more trustworthy search engine in the place of Search.searchfw.com, you will first have to remove this search engine. Read more »
DummyCrypt Ransomware
DummyCrypt Ransomware is an infection that might become a serious threat to your personal data. At the time of research, this ransomware was not fully developed yet, but it is obvious that it has the potential to become as dangerous as Cerber Ransomware, Cocoslim98@gmail.com Ransomware, ISHTAR Ransomware, and all other similar threats that we have discussed on this website. Of course, if cyber criminals release a new version of this devious ransomware, we will inform you about it. For now, all we can do is warn you about a threat that might be still in the development stages. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has recently acquired a sample of this malicious infection, and we have analyzed it to warn you about the dangers it could bring. Needless to say, if your operating system has not been infected with this malware yet, you have to take security measures to prevent that from happening. If you have already been attacked by it, continue reading to learn how to proceed. Also, learn how to remove DummyCrypt Ransomware as that is very important. Read more »
Web-start.org
If you are redirected to Web-start.org when you open your browser, it must be true that your all browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox have been hijacked. In other words, their settings have been changed without permission received from a user. The website you will be taken to every time you launch your browser, i.e. Web-start.org looks like an ordinary search tool because it has a search box in the middle of the page that opens a search results page if the search query is entered. On top of that, it contains buttons that enable users to open such websites as Facebook, eBay, Amazon, and others with a click of a button, which many users find quite useful. Even though Web-start.org looks like a trustworthy search tool and even works quite beneficially, specialists say that it would be smart to remove Web-start.org from all the browsers because it is known that it might cause problems. Specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com will tell you more about the drawbacks of this search engine. If you decide that you do not need such a search tool after reading this article and make a decision to delete it from all your browsers, you should use the manual removal guide which can be found below this article. Read more »
Dnshost.me
Dnshost.me might disturb your browsing experience by redirecting you to suspicious websites with third-party advertisements. The irritating part is that the user could be redirected at any time automatically. Also, the web pages you enter may show you doubtful pop-ups, banners, fake lottery notifications, surveys, and so on. In the worst case scenario, the sites could even contain malicious applications. As you realize, Dnshost.me redirections might cause you more trouble than expected. If you want to browse adds-free and avoid the potentially dangerous content they might promote, we urge you to eliminate the threat as soon as possible. Users could do this either automatically with a legitimate antimalware tool or manually with the removal instructions placed below the article. Read more »
PC Purifier
PC Purifier is a system optimizer that promises to make your computer run better and faster. Is this program worth your time? The verdict of Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers is that this allegedly beneficial optimizer is just one more potentially unwanted program that simply cannot live up to the promises that its creator has made. Sure, the errors that this application detects via its scanner are not completely fictitious, but they are not critical errors either. On top of that, the PUP can display fictitious security warnings, which is a real reason to remove PC Purifier from your operating system. If you do not fully understand the program or why you should delete it from your computer, you should continue reading. If things are not cleared up for you, use the comments section below to start a conversation. Read more »
Onyx Ransomware
Onyx Ransomware is a malicious application, although its current version should not cause you much trouble. Of course, it’s hard to say if there might be other variants, but our researchers who tested the threat noticed some mistakes and imperfections of the software, so there is a chance the cyber criminals might still be working on the malware. Onyx Ransomware locks user’s screen and displays a message from the infection’s creators. It says that your files were encrypted, but in fact, they should remain unaffected in any way. Therefore, if you unlock the screen, you should notice no changes both to your files or the system. Still, it is advisable to erase the threat. The infection is rather easy to eliminate, and you can do it manually if you follow the provided deletion steps placed at the end of the article. Read more »
ZeroCrypt Ransomware
It is possible that your jaw will drop if you find out that ZeroCrypt Ransomware has attacked your computer or your whole LAN indeed. According to our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com, this ransomware infection is one of the greediest malware attacks ever seen. The criminals behind this malicious threat introduce two prices actually, one for the decryption key and one for the decryption software that can be used for a whole network of computers. It is most likely that these crooks do not want to target personal computer users as, in our experience, this kind of demand can only be met by bigger corporations and companies that store huge amounts of important data. Since we are talking about in the region of thousands of dollars, we do not believe that any individual actually stores such data on their private computers being worth anything close to that. Due to the unfortunate fact that this dangerous program can restart whenever you switch on your computer, we recommend that you remove ZeroCrypt Ransomware right away. Read more »
Newsearch2016.com
Newsearch2016.com is just one more browser hijacker that roams the web. If you ever happen to encounter it while surfing the web make sure to avoid it at all costs since it, like any other hijacker, will ruin your online experience, to say the least. Make sure to avoid any statements claiming that this program could prove to be actually useful as it should improve your overall online experience. All such statements are a hoax marketing technique used by its developers to lure unsuspecting users into obtaining an utterly worthless and in some instances even potentially harmful software. Yes, in some cases, this browser hijacker might even turn out to be the main reason your PC could be in danger of being infected with other potentially malicious applications. To find out more about Newsearch2016.com make sure to read the rest of our report. Along with detailed information regarding its functionality, we present comprehensive instructions that will help you remove it in just a few simple steps. Read more »
