A malicious campaign has never hit so close to home. Baidu.com Skype virus continues to spread and terrorize users, and recently even one of your team members got infected with it! What’s more, there is no silver lining to this situation: you will get infected with this annoying threat even if you do not click a random link you get from one of your Skype contacts! Of course, it is not possible to get infected if you do not use Skype in the first place, but there are quite a few users who suffer from this intruder, and in this article here we are going to discuss it in greater detail. Read more »
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Baidu.com Skype virus continues to terrorize users
StreamingWhereTV
Our security experts categorize StreamingWhereTV as a browser hijacker, but it can also be considered a browser extension or a potentially unwanted program, too. Either way, the bottom line is that this application should not be allowed to remain on your computer because it could easily redirect you to unfamiliar and dangerous websites. You will do yourself a favor if you remove StreamingWhereTV from your computer right now. Luckily, manual removal is not complicated, and you can do that by following the instructions you will find right below this description. For more questions, do not hesitate to ask via the comment box. Read more »
Pro Flip Ads
Pro Flip Ads might not do any harm to the computer itself, but it's provided advertising content could lead you to dangerous web pages. Since the application does nothing else but shows various coupons, pop-ups, and other irritating advertisements our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com decided to categorize it as adware. Such programs are often promoted as useful tools for anyone who wants to get best deals. Of course, the description never mentions that the application could show ads leading to potentially harmful web pages. If you do not want to put your computer at risk, you should not take any chances with Pro Flip Ads. For those who need any assistance with the adware’s removal, we recommend checking the deletion instructions placed below the text. Of course, if you want to learn more about this threat first, we encourage you to continue reading this report. Read more »
Enhance Pro
Enhance Pro might intrigue those users who are always hunting for the best deals online. If you shop online frequently, you know that there are all kinds of programs that offer discount codes and better price deals, or that can compare prices and let you know if you can purchase the same product for less on a different website. This is exactly how the app we are discussing should work as well, but Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers warn that this Google Chrome extension is not as reliable and beneficial as you might think. Whether you have installed it yourself, or it slipped in without your notice, we suggest deleting this application from your Chrome browser. Luckily, even inexperienced users should have no problem removing Enhance Pro. If you are only interested in that, scroll down to find instructions that can guide you to success. If you are not sure if that is what you want to do, and if you want to learn more before you make your decision, you should read this report. Read more »
Sadstory Ransomware
If a CMD window warning that “the password entered is longer than 14 characters” is launched for you, this might indicate the entrance of Sadstory Ransomware because, as it is already known, this computer infection opens such a window after it enters the computer successfully and finishes encrypting users’ personal files. Make sure you select N on this window because it might be no longer possible to reach your account otherwise. Ransomware infections always cause problems if they enter computers, so it does not surprise us at all that Sadstory Ransomware acts this way. Actually, launching this window is definitely not the worst thing this malicious application does. We consider the encryption of files it performs a much more evil activity. It does not do that to make you angry or annoyed. Ransomware-type infections encrypt users’ files so that they could then demand money from users. Make sure you do not transfer a cent to cyber criminals. Better go to uninstall Sadstory Ransomware fully from your computer instead. Read more »
AnonFive Ransomware
A new trend to create ransomware on the basis of open-source projects has emerged. AnonFive Ransomware is one of the newest examples containing a code of Hidden-Tear, which calls itself educational ransomware. Although Hidden-Tear, originally, has no intention of causing problems to users, AnonFive Ransomware is completely the opposite. It immediately encrypts users’ personal data (e.g. documents, images, music, and video files) using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm after infiltrating the computer successfully, thus making it impossible for users to access the files they need. Just like other ransomware infections do, e.g. LLTP Ransomware, Lick Ransomware, and BlackJockerCrypter Ransomware, it has been developed by cyber criminals who have only one intention – to extract money from users. Needless to say, the worst decision users can make is to send the required money to cyber criminals. AnonFive Ransomware is, without a doubt, worthy of removal, so go to take care of it instead of transferring your money to bad people. If you read the following articles of this paragraph too, you will find out what you need to do to erase this malicious application. Read more »
Launchpage.org
Launchpage.org was categorized as a browser hijacker not without a reason so if you did encounter it we would advise you to read the rest of the article and get to know this threat better. Our specialists believe the application might be distributed with other potentially dangerous software. It is also possible Launchpage.org could display modified Google search results. It means they might be injected with annoying third-party advertising content. However, the worst part is that some of the ads may lead you to potentially dangerous web pages as it is unknown where they could originate from. Luckily, there are more reliable choices (google.com, yahoo.com, etc.), so we recommend deleting this untrustworthy search engine before anything goes wrong. To erase the hijacker manually, you should simply follow the instructions provided at the end of this report. Read more »
LLTP Ransomware
LLTP Ransomware is a dangerous computer infection that was first spotted on 21 March 2017. There is no question that this infection is worthy of removal because its job is to encrypt your personal files and then demand that you pay a ransom for the decryption key. Indeed, its developers are nothing more than cyber criminals who want to extract money from you. They can ask for up to 200 USD which might not be worth your files, so paying the ransom might not be economical in your case. Furthermore, there is no way of knowing whether you will receive the decryption key once you have paid. Read more »
Pc Health Aid
No matter how convincing the description of Pc Health Aid might sound, we advise you not to trust it so easily and find out more about the application before installing it, as our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com suspect it is yet another potentially unwanted program (PUP) that has no use at all. The free version of Pc Health Aid does not demonstrate any of the qualities promised on the software’s homepage. It appears to be the tool can only perform a system scan, so while using it, you can get just a count of computer issues without the ability to fix them or even check whether they are not false. Under such circumstances, we think there is a chance the unpaid version of the application might show you non-existing errors to persuade you to buy the tool. To learn more about the PUP, you should read the rest of the article and if you decide to erase it do not forget there are deletion instructions placed below the text to help you with this process. Read more »
Lick Ransomware
Malware analysts at Anti-spyware-101.com have recently tested a program called Lick Ransomware and found that it is a variation of the infamous Kirk Ransomware. Needless to say, you have to remove it because all it can do is encrypt your personal files and demand you purchase the decryption key from its developers. The key does not come cheap, and you are required to pay the ransom in the Monero cryptocurrency. For more information on this highly malicious program, we invite you to read this whole article. Read more »