Monthly Archives: December 2020 - Page 3

Bepabepababy Ransomware

Posted by Max Lehmann on December 7, 2020 No comments

Bepabepababy Ransomware is a threat that you most likely would like to avoid because it can lock all your personal files like photos and documents. Since unlocking encrypted files requires special decryption tools that the malware’s creators have, you could lose your personal files if you have no backup copies. To learn more about this, as well as the malware’s working manner, its distribution, and removal, we invite you to read our full article. We can offer our deletion instructions available below the text to those of you who might be looking for a way to erase Bepabepababy Ransomware manually. If you need more assistance while deleting the threat or have any questions about it, we encourage you to use our comments section available at the end of this page. Read more »

FileConverterSearches

Posted by Lisa Blanc on December 7, 2020 No comments

FileConverterSearches can prove to be an annoying application that probably shouldn’t be on your computer if you didn’t want to have it in the first place. Although it is marketed as a useful browser extension, our research team says that it is a potentially unwanted program. It means that while FileConverterSearches can live up to its promises as a browser extension, it has certain features that are deemed to be undesirable and potentially harmful. Thus, if you want to remove this extension from your browser immediately, you can do just that by following the manual removal instructions below. Read more »

IStreamingSearch

Posted by Sarah Stewart on December 7, 2020 No comments

No, IStreamingSearch will not help you in any specific way. Yes, it will spy on you, leak data to unknown parties, change your default search provider, redirect to a third-party search engine, and modify the results to show sponsored links. So, it seems that this extension is of no value to regular Chrome users. It might be very valuable to the unknown parties, but that is not a reason to keep the PUP (potentially unwanted program) installed. In fact, this might be a reason to hurry up with the removal of IStreamingSearch because it could be risky to be at the mercy of unknown parties, so to speak. If you have already decided to delete this extension, you might be most interested in the last section of our report. However, if you have a few minutes to spare, we suggest that you continue reading. You will learn how to identify PUPs and why you should never trust them. Read more »

PDFConverterSearchTool

Posted by Max Lehmann on December 4, 2020 No comments

PDFConverterSearchTool might sound like an application that can help you convert your files and search the Internet. However, users should know that it was classified as a potentially unwanted program. While such software might not be considered malicious, it does not mean that users should not think carefully before installing it. Potentially unwanted programs can be annoying and force their users into wanting to get rid of them. Therefore, if you want to be sure that installing such a tool will not be a waste of your time, we advise you to get to know it better before installing it. If you want to learn more about this particular browser extension, we invite you to read the rest of this article. If you want to learn how to erase PDFConverterSearchTool manually, you could slide a bit below the text, where you should find our removal instructions. Read more »

PUP.PopBlock+

Posted by Lisa Blanc on December 4, 2020 No comments

You might think that PopBlock+ is a tool that will block all advertisements and ensure that you are provided with “clean content” without any interruptions by pop-ups and redirects. If this is what you think, it is most likely that you downloaded the suspicious extension from the Chrome Web Store. The extension is no longer available at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/popblock%20/fjdbdncjdpejlofndcobhldkeicnignc, but its creator, Search Dimension Inc., could find new ways to introduce it to Google Chrome users. All in all, when the installer was still active, its description promised great things, and so it is no winder that Chrome users decided to install it. Well, according to our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team, this seemingly useful extension is just another PUP – potentially unwanted program – and removing it is highly recommended. Do you want to learn more about why we suggest deleting PopBlock+? If you do, you should continue reading. Read more »

Fireee Ransomware

Posted by Max Lehmann on December 3, 2020 No comments

Fireee Ransomware is an extremely deceptive infection. First of all, it uses deception to invade Windows operating systems, which, by the way, usually happens with their users’ interaction. Then, this malware encrypts files, and once that happens, it uses a misleading message to convince them that they can get their files back as soon as they fulfill the presented demands. Needless to say, cybercriminals’ demands are unreasonable, and their promises are untrustworthy. Therefore, we suggest that you pay no mind to their message. Of course, if this malware has managed to encrypt highly sensitive and important files, you might feel like you have no other option but to obey. If that is what you are leaning towards, please keep reading our report. You will understand how dangerous it actually could be for you to interact with cybercriminals. We also discuss how to delete Fireee Ransomware. Note that even if you are unable to get your files recovered, removing this malware is crucial. Read more »

Decme Ransomware

Posted by Sarah Stewart on December 2, 2020 No comments

Decme Ransomware is a malicious application that could take away your photos, documents, and other important files you may keep on your computer. The malware encrypts such data with strong encryption. As a result, the affected files become unreadable and cannot be opened. The message from the threat’s creators that is dropped soon after the malware finishes encrypting files might promise that you will get the decryption tools to restore all of your files if you pay a ransom. Unfortunately, there are no reassurances that cybercriminals will hold on to their end of the bargain. Therefore, we advise you not to pay the ransom if you do not want to risk getting scammed. You can learn more about the malware and its ransom note further in this article. If you want to know how you could delete Decme Ransomware manually, we recommend checking the instructions available at the end of this article. Read more »

CVC Ransomware

Posted by Lisa Blanc on December 1, 2020 No comments

CVC Ransomware is an infection that was designed to take over your personal documents, pictures, and other files that you have either created yourself or acquired from external sources and parties. The point is to corrupt files that are considered unique. For example, system files are not unique because they can be replaced. Unique documents or photos might be impossible to replace, unless copies exist. If copies do not exist, the attackers behind the infection have a better chance of completing the attack. They encrypt files, which means that they are not completely destroyed or deleted. In theory, every encrypted file should be decryptable, and files are encrypted with the sole purpose of selling a decryptor. So, how does this malware work, and what can you do if your files were corrupted? We hope that you can find answers to these questions and learn how to remove CVC Ransomware by reading this report. Read more »

StreamSearchClub

Posted by Max Lehmann on December 1, 2020 No comments

You should not look at StreamSearchClub as a beneficial extension that can provide you with beneficial services. According to our research team, this is a PUP – potentially unwanted program – and if you interact with it, you are most likely to end up facing unreliable search results. And it does not even matter that the PUP can use Yahoo Search. The results are unreliable, and we explain in detail why that is so further in this report. The extension was tested in our Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab, and we can provide you with important information about it. We also can answer your questions about it, and if you have any, please do not hesitate to add them to the comments section. Of course, we hope that we can shed light on potentially unwanted programs and why removing them is recommended. In this report, we show how to delete StreamSearchClub as well. Read more »

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