Monthly Archives: November 2020 - Page 3

News Precinct

News Precinct

If you are always looking for new ways to find the latest news and useful information, you might come across an extension called News Precinct. It provides access to a website with a toolbar that contains various links to news-related websites. However, we do not advise installing it without learning more about it as our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com report that the application falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Therefore, there might be things that you could find annoying about this tool. If you want to learn about them, we encourage you to read the rest of this article. If you want to find out how to remove News Precinct manually, you should check the deletion instructions we provide at the end of the text. Read more »

Iiss Ransomware

Iiss Ransomware

If you have time to secure your Windows operating system against Iiss Ransomware, make use of it. This dangerous infection can be extremely painful to deal with because it can successfully encrypt every single personal file found on the corrupted system. That includes work presentations, projects, and documents, as well as personal photos or videos. Perhaps you could restore some of them from your work computer, using your own backups, or with the help of colleagues, friends, and family, who might have their own copies. However, if you are unable to replace the encrypted files, you might be unable to get them back in any other way. Should you not purchase a file decryptor offered by the cybercriminals behind this malware? Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers suggest that you should not. What we recommend figuring out instead is how to delete Iiss Ransomware. Although this malware does not seem to repeat encryption attacks, you want to remove it as soon as possible. Read more »

QuericsSearch

QuericsSearch

Have you been introduced to QuericsSearch in a way that made you think that this is the tool that can change the way you browse the web? Perhaps you were convinced that it can configure your searches to present only the most relevant and useful results, but that is the goal of any legitimate and popular search tool. Without a doubt, you want to pay close attention to whatever you install, and it is a mistake to only pay attention to what the creator of an extension wants you to believe. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has determined that this extension is a potentially unwanted program – PUP – and it is strongly recommended that you remove it from your Google Chrome browser. If you have already decided that that is what you want to do, perhaps you are not interested in our findings, but if you are curious to learn as to why we suggest deleting QuericsSearch, we suggest that you keep reading. Read more »

Foqe Ransomware

Foqe Ransomware

If you were unable to keep your system protected against Foqe Ransomware, you must now be dealing with very uncomfortable consequences. If it is your work computer that was infected, you might have put your entire organization at risk, and you might have lost extremely important documents and other files. And if it is your home computer that was attacked, you might be facing a total encryption of photos, videos, audio files, and other personal files that are near and dear to your heart. In either case, facing this malware is no walk in the park, and even if you realize that it did not really encrypt anything important, you still have to figure out how to remove it. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has analyzed this threat, and we can now help you learn more about it and also its elimination. So, are you ready to delete Foqe Ransomware? Read more »

Task Manager Tab

Task Manager Tab

If you downloaded Task Manager Tab, you must have thought that this extension can provide you with extremely useful online tools. Well, it would be unfair to claim that this extension is completely useless, but there certainly is a line between something truly useful and something that uses useful services to hide other things. It looks like the extension is on the latter side, and that is why Chrome users are choosing to remove it from their browsers. If you are simply bothered by the services presented by the PUP (potentially unwanted program), perhaps all you have to do is delete Task Manager Tab. However, if you have been seeing more advertisements than usual after installing this extension, perhaps you also need to disable notifications. We discuss this and more in our report, and so if you are interested, please keep reading. Also, do not hesitate to reach us via the comments section if you have any questions. Read more »

LCK Ransomware

LCK Ransomware

No one really notices the exact moment things like LCK Ransomware reach them. Ransomware programs hide in plain sight because users download and execute the installer files themselves. They often do not realize that they open a file that will install something like LCK Ransomware on their computer because they are not aware of ransomware distribution methods. Hence, let’s learn more about how ransomware spreads, and let’s remove LCK Ransomware from the infected systems immediately. When we’re done with that, let’s see what we can do about your encrypted files. Read more »

Chinz Ransomware

Chinz Ransomware

Chinz Ransomware is a malicious application that belongs to the Phobos Ransomware family. Like most ransomware applications, it encrypts victims’ files with a robust encryption algorithm. As a result, files become unusable and cannot be opened unless they get decrypted. What is even worse is that it might be impossible to obtain the needed decryption tools. Usually, only the malware’s creators can provide decryption tools unless cybersecurity specialists manage to create them. While cybersecurity specialists offer them free of charge, hackers demand users to pay a ransom. Specialists warn that the prices might be high, and there are no guarantees that you will get the promised tools. Therefore, we advise you not to rush into anything before you learn more about this threat. We can offer our deletion instructions available at the end of this article for users who want to know how they could erase Chinz Ransomware manually. Read more »

Efji Ransomware

Efji Ransomware

Do not assume that your Windows operating system is safe if you only put in minimum effort to protect it. Efji Ransomware needs one single crack within your security, one single vulnerability to strike, and if it is successful, the damages caused by it can be detrimental. According to our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this infection infects personal files mainly. That means that documents, audio files, videos, projects, presentations, pictures, and other types of unique and personal files are likely to be lost. Though this malware does not remove files or move them outside your computer, it encrypts them, which renders them unreadable. Needless to say, unreadable files are as good as gone. Is there no hope? Perhaps that is not the case, and if you keep reading, you will learn more about it. You will also learn what to do to delete Efji Ransomware from Windows. In fact, we believe that the removal of this malware should be your main focus right now. Read more »

ConverterSearchPlus

ConverterSearchPlus

Have you recently installed ConverterSearchPlus? No? You have no idea what this app is and why it’s on your browser? Then you’ve opened the right page. You can scroll to the bottom of this entry for the manual removal instructions, or you can continue reading the description to find out more about ConverterSearchPlus. The bottom line is that this extension is a potentially unwanted program, and it could be associated with certain security issues. Although it is not there to infect you with malware, you shouldn’t overlook the risks no matter how small they might be. Read more »

Mmpa Ransomware

Mmpa Ransomware

Mmpa Ransomware is a harmful application that can encrypt your files to ensure that you could not open them. As you see, encrypted files can be opened only if they get decrypted first. The problem is that doing so might be impossible because it requires special decryption tools. Hackers might claim that they have such tools and that they will be delivered to you once you pay a ransom, but there are no guarantees that it will happen. In other words, you could get scammed and lose both your money and files. If you do not want to pay a ransom, we advise checking if you have backup copies that you could use to replace encrypted files. We also recommend deleting Mmpa Ransomware if you plan on using the infected device since leaving the threat on it could endanger your future data. To learn more about the threat and its removal, we invite you to read our full article. Read more »