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Ultimate Shopping Search

Posted by on April 7, 2017 No comments
Ultimate Shopping Search

Ultimate Shopping Search is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that should give users “a better search experience.” On top of that, it promises to provide “shop recommendations” on the basis of what users are searching for. Generally speaking, it is promoted as a piece of software that can improve the web searching experience. Because of this, there are more than 50 000 users who have installed it from the Chrome Web store. It should be quite popular among Mozilla Firefox users too. Although it is promoted as a beneficial application, Ultimate Shopping Search is not exactly what it claims to be. It is not just our opinion – the in-depth analysis has shown that this application is not as decent as it might seem to be at first sight. Because of this, it has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) by researchers at anti-spyware-101.com. All its drawbacks are listed in the next three paragraphs, whereas the last paragraph focuses on its removal – read it if you come to a decision to replace it with another program. Read more »

Searchmaster.net

Posted by on April 6, 2017 No comments
Searchmaster.net

Browser hijackers are annoying and intrusive computer infections designed to replace a browser’s homepage address and often the new tab page and search provided settings. Searchmaster.net is a new hijacker that you ought to remove because it will do precisely what all hijackers were designed to do. Apart from this malicious action, this particular hijacker is known to feature promotional links in its search results. The links are supplied by advertising partners, but there is no way of knowing whether they are safe to click. So, you should refrain from using it as a regular search engine. Read more »

Sage 2.2 Ransomware

Posted by on April 6, 2017 No comments
Sage 2.2 Ransomware

Sage 2.2 Ransomware is a new computer malware that is capable of encrypting your personal files offline. It is not accidental that its name features a 2.2 version identifier because it has been actively developed. Needless, to say, you have to remove this ransomware if your PC were to become infected with it. In this article, we will provide you with an in-depth analysis of this particular ransomware. We will discuss how it is distributed, how it works, and how to get rid of its junk files as its main files auto-delete themselves after the encryption is complete. Read more »

NSBlock

Posted by on April 6, 2017 No comments
NSBlock

NSBlock is a questionable program that you may not even know how it sneaked onto your computer and you could only realize its presence if you notice the system tray icon it displays or if you check the running processes in Task Manager. This program is supposed to be a security application preventing you from visiting malicious websites so that you avoid infecting your computer or becoming a victim of an online scam. However, our tests show that this potentially unreliable program may not really work properly. In fact, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is hard to say anything specific about the functioning of this tool. Since it does not seem to pose a direct and dangerous threat to your system, we have labeled it as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP. But you still should not let your guards down because this PUP may download and install questionable applications in the background, which might put your system security at risk. It is up to you, of course, what you want to do with this application. Our advice is to remove NSBlock from your computer for safety reasons. But before you scroll down the page for our solution, let us present to you what we have found out about this application. Read more »

Chrysaor: new surveillance malware spotted on Android devices

Posted by on April 6, 2017 No comments

The development of potentially harmful applications for Android devices has reached a new peak. Hundreds of untrustworthy applications are released every day, but, as malware analysts have observed, not all of them have a goal to affect as many computers as possible. Threats targeting only a small number of devices exist too despite their developers’ efforts and time put into their development – this is called a targeted attack. Chrysaor is one of the newest potentially harmful applications engaged in the targeted attack on devices with the Android OS. Specialists generally refer to it as a potentially harmful application, but, as recent research has revealed, it is nothing more than spyware (software aiming to gather information about users). It is believed to be released by NSO Group Technologies and, according to researchers who have analyzed it, it seems to be a variant of Pegasus, which is yet another surveillance software first detected on devices running certain versions of iOS. Frankly speaking, there was not much known about Chrysaor until malware analysts gathered information from affected devices and carried out thorough research. Now they know everything about it. Read more »

Myprivatesearch.com

Posted by on April 5, 2017 No comments
Myprivatesearch.com

Myprivatesearch.com is promoted as a search engine that can protect your privacy. However, there is no evidence to support this claim. Our malware analysts have concluded that it is, in fact, a malicious search engine that replaces the browser’s homepage address secretly. Therefore, researchers have classified it as a browser hijacker and recommend that you remove it as soon as the opportunity arises. They say that this search engine was designed to show promoted links in its search results and suggest that the links can redirect to malicious websites. For more information, please read this whole article. Read more »

Happysearch.org

Posted by on April 5, 2017 No comments
Happysearch.org

Happysearch.org is presented for users as a reputable search provider, but, in reality, it is a doubtful domain. Our researchers at anti-spyware-101.com cannot call this page fully trustworthy because a) it usually shows up in the place of a homepage on all web browsers without the user’s knowledge and b) it seems that it might display the modified search results too. Without a doubt, Happysearch.org cannot be compared to harmful malicious applications, but it is always a bad idea to keep a search tool that has shown up on browsers without permission. Browser hijackers are, surely, not ordinary applications, so their removal is usually quite complicated too. Of course, there is no need to worry this time because this article contains information about its removal. Before we talk about how to erase it, we want to let you know how this browser hijacker acts. Read more »

AngryKite Ransomware

Posted by on April 4, 2017 No comments
AngryKite Ransomware

AngryKite Ransomware is yet another ransomware infection that will enter your computer unexpectedly. The problem with such infections is that users often end up installing them on their computers accidentally when they do not even realize it. In this description, we will tell you more about this program, and we will also show you how to remove AngryKite Ransomware from your computer. Such programs may not offer you the option of reverting the infection symptoms, but that does not mean you should succumb to their threats and give everything away. If you want to spend your money on something, then you should invest in a licensed antispyware tool. Read more »

InitialSite123.com

Posted by on April 4, 2017 No comments
InitialSite123.com

Have you found InitialSite123.com greeting you when you launch your favorite browser? If that surprises you, it is possible that your browser was hijacked. If you are not surprised, you must have agreed to modify your homepage. Were you pushed to install the search tool along with some other program? Have you downloaded other programs bundled with it? If the hijacker is active, it is most likely that other unreliable pieces of software can be found on your operating system as well. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team warns that every single threat must be taken seriously. Although some are less dangerous than others, they are dangerous, and that is what you need to keep in mind. We can help you delete InitialSite123.com along with all other undesirable threats, and all you need to do right now is read this report. We discuss the activity of the hijacker, as well as the removal process of all active threats. Read more »

LiveRadioSweeper Toolbar

Posted by on April 4, 2017 No comments
LiveRadioSweeper Toolbar

LiveRadioSweeper Toolbar is a newly-released product of Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. Although it has been developed recently, it seems that it has already shown up on a number of computers, judging from all these complaints users make. Some people believe that this piece of software is very beneficial and download it from liveradiosweeper.com/index.jhtml or a third-party website voluntarily, whereas others find it installed on their computers without their knowledge. LiveRadioSweeper Toolbar is just a potentially unwanted program (PUP), so it is not very likely that it is capable of entering computers silently without telling anything to anyone. In any event, do not even consider whether you should keep this application installed or not if you do not like it for any reason or you have not installed it willingly on your computer. Potentially unwanted programs are not hard to erase because they are far from real malicious applications (malware). Unfortunately, researchers still associate them with certain issues, which is why keeping them installed is not recommended. Read more »