Monthly Archives: December 2018 - Page 2

MixSportTV Search Plus

MixSportTV Search Plus

If you cannot imagine your daily life without watching various sports events, you might think that MixSportTV Search Plus is a good browser extension. Judging from its name, it should help you find sports contents online. However, our research specialists say that this application is a potentially unwanted program, and potentially unwanted programs might come with a number of unwanted features. The point is that it would be for the best to remove MixSportTV Search Plus from your browser, especially if you did not intend to have this extension in the first place. Once you remove it, do not forget to scan your PC with SpyHunter. Read more »

Katyusha Ransomware

Katyusha Ransomware

How many personal photos and important document files are stored on your Windows operating system? Unfortunately, Katyusha Ransomware can encrypt all of them. This dangerous infection is like a bulldozer, and it can destroy everything in its way. Of course, it is not programmed to encrypt system files because that would make it impossible for cyber attackers to make their own demands. When it comes to the demands, the attackers behind the ransomware want only one thing, and that is your money. The majority of file-encryptors are created for this one purpose alone. There have been threats that Anti-Spyware-101.com recognized as “educational” – such as Ctf Ransomware or GPCode Ransomware – but most of them were created to fill the pockets of criminals. If you do not want cyber attackers to reach their goal, do not respond to their demands and quickly delete Katyusha Ransomware instead. If the removal of this threat intimidates you, the information in this guide will ease your mind. Read more »

MyFashionTab Toolbar

MyFashionTab Toolbar

A bunch of Mindspark toolbars exist. The company has already developed hundreds of them. MyFashionTab Toolbar is a new product that targets fashionistas, i.e. people interested in fashion. If you read the application’s description on http://www.myfashiontab.com/index.jhtml, you will see for yourself that it promises to inform users about the upcoming fashion weeks and keep them updated about the events in the fashion world. This piece of software seems to be really beneficial, so it is not surprising at all that users consciously download it from its official website or the Google Chrome web store. Have you installed it too? If so, you must have found your browsers’ settings altered. Altered browsers’ settings are no doubt the main reason why so many users decide to remove MyFashionTab Toolbar from their computers soon after installing it on their PCs. If you are one of them, you can undo the changes applied quite easily – by deleting MyFashionTab Toolbar from your system completely. This piece of software is just a potentially unwanted application, so it will not be difficult to remove it if you decide that you do not want to see the page it promotes set on your web browser anymore. Instructions provided below this article will help you to remove this potentially unwanted application without difficulty. Read more »

Eredel Stealer Extended

Eredel Stealer Extended is a malicious application that can steal various information about you. The malware does so by recording the things user types with his keyboard as well as reading data stored in specific browsers’ cookies. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the infection should be classified as a Trojan keylogger. As you might imagine it is not an easy task to detect such a threat without the help of antimalware tools. Unfortunately, it is crucial to get rid of it immediately as the longer it stays on the system, the more private and sensitive information it can collect and pass to hackers distributing it. Apparently, there might be lots of cybercriminals spearing Eredel Stealer Extended as it can be purchased online. For more details about the Trojan keep reading the text, and if you need help while removing it manually, we can offer the instructions located at the end of the text. Read more »

Hacker who cracked your email and device Scam

Hacker who cracked your email and device Scam shows a warning message claiming hackers have intercepted information revealing the victim’s “dark secret life.” In exchange for them keeping this information to themselves and not sending it to the victim’s friends or family, the scammers demand to be paid in Bitcoins. Knowing this is just a scam, and in reality, the hackers most likely do not have anything compromising to reveal about you, we would recommend against paying the ransom. If you continue reading the article, you will find more useful details about Hacker who cracked your email and device Scam. As well as our instructions on what to do if you come across this warning message; you should find them at the end of this page. Read more »

MediaStart

MediaStart

Have you downloaded the MediaStart extension onto your Google Chrome web browser? If you have, we need to ask you if you are 100% sure that this extension can be trusted. Considering that you have found this article, you must have doubts. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com classifies the add-on as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), and that is because it can change the browser’s settings, as well as collect and share information about users. If you are curious to learn what we mean by that, you should continue reading the report. Ultimately, we do recommend removing MediaStart, and if you have decided that that is what you want to do as well, you can read to learn more about the options you have. The guide that shows how to delete the extension from the browser manually can be found below. Hopefully, things clear up, and you know what you need to do, but if you continue having questions after you are done reading, do not forget to add them to the comments area. Read more »

backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware

backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware

backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is a nasty computer infection you might encounter if you surf the Internet on a daily basis, you download various programs from P2P websites, and you tend to open email attachments from random emails you receive. It has turned out that backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is not exactly a brand new computer threat. According to our specialists, it seems to be a variant of Crysis/Dharma Ransomware. This finding has helped them to obtain information about its modus operandi in no time because it does not differ much from the previous versions of this ransomware infection. We can assure you that the entrance of backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware will not be anywhere near pleasant because this nasty infection will lock files on your computer immediately if it ever finds a way to infiltrate your computer. This threat finds victims’ files and locks them right away, so it is very likely that it will already be too late to change something when you find out about the successful entrance of backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware. You will not rescue those encrypted files by removing the ransomware infection from the system, i.e. none of them will be automatically unlocked for you, but you will protect your all new files by removing backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware from the system. Read more »

Minotaur Ransomware

Minotaur Ransomware

Your operating system can be heavily impacted by the entrance of Minotaur Ransomware, a malicious file-encryptor that uses a complex encryption algorithm to render files unreadable. This is not done just to mess with users. Files are encrypted to force victims to pay a huge ransom payment in return for a decryption key that, allegedly, is the only thing that can restore files. Although that is likely to be the truth, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that those who pay the ransom are unlikely to get the decryptor. Cyber criminals behind this malicious ransomware are not obligated to do it. Unfortunately, no one has tracked these criminals down and stopped their attacks yet, which is why it is the responsibility of every Windows users to secure their operating systems and personal files against the infection. In this report, we discuss how to secure the system to prevent malware from attacking in the future, as well as how to delete Minotaur Ransomware. As for the files, we do not have a solution for you, and you have to be very cautious about sources that claim otherwise. You can recover files only if they are backed up. Read more »

EnyBeny CRISTMAS Ransomware

EnyBeny CRISTMAS Ransomware

EnyBeny CRISTMAS Ransomware is a malicious infection that aims to rip you off. This program is there to hold your files hostage until you pay the ransom fee. However, we have grounds to believe that this ransomware infection is not going to issue the decryption key for you even if you were to pay the money. So what should you do about it? First, you need to remove EnyBeny CRISTMAS Ransomware from your computer. Then, you need to look for ways to retrieve at least a portion of your files. Continue reading this entry to find out more about the infection and where it comes from. Read more »

Search.terraarcade.com

Search.terraarcade.com

Search.terraarcade.com looks like your regular search engine, but no user would ever want use this domain. In fact, our research specialists say that if you see this website on your browser, it means that you have been affected by a browser hijacker. A browser hijacker is not a major computer security threat, but it would not be a good idea to keep it. Do yourself a favor and remove Search.terraarcade.com today following the instructions you will find below this description. Afterwards, you should check whether there is more potentially unwanted software installed on your PC. Read more »