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Search.mystartabsearch.com

Posted by on September 12, 2016 No comments
Search.mystartabsearch.com

Search.mystartabsearch.com is a rather questionable search tool that appears in the place of a default search engine on Google Chrome. Also, it changes the New Tab page settings, so you will see it every time you open a new tab as well. You see this questionable search engine every day not without a reason. It is very likely that you have installed the MyStartab extension from mystartab.com or another source, if Search.mystartabsearch.com has replaced the settings of Google Chrome and you see plusnetwork.com in the place of the default search engine on Mozilla Firefox. Yes, this extension is compatible with these two browsers only. As it is responsible for the presence of questionable search engines on your browsers, you need to eliminate this browser extension ASAP to undo the changes it has applied. In some cases, users decide not to do anything and keep Search.mystartabsearch.com (or plusnetwork.com) in the place of their default search tools. Read more »

Philadelphia Ransomware

Posted by on September 12, 2016 No comments
Philadelphia Ransomware

Philadelphia Ransomware is a unique application because it is sold as Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) which means that anyone can get it. In this article, we will show you how you can remove it from your PC. Not only that, but we will also discuss its distribution methods and functionality. There is a lot of information to cover, and we will present it in simple terms to allow our non-tech-savvy users to fully understand the threat that this ransomware can pose to a computer’s security. Read more »

Flyper Ransomware

Posted by on September 12, 2016 No comments
Flyper Ransomware

Flyper Ransomware is one of the newest ransomware infections. Even though it is new, it does not mean that it differs from those ransomware infections that were released some time ago, e.g. CryptoRoger Ransomware and SATANA Ransomware. What we want to say here is that Flyper Ransomware has been developed by cyber criminals in order to make it easier for them to extort money from users. Cyber crooks are not dumb, and they know that users will not make a payment voluntarily. Therefore, they lock personal files, including important documents, theses, presentations, text files, music, videos, and other kinds of files and then offer users to buy the decryption key. At the time of writing, the price of the key that should decrypt files is 0.5 Bitcoin, which equals approximately $310. Our specialists understand that you might have valuable files that you need to get back; however, they still do not think that it is worth spending this amount of money on the decryption key which might not even be sent to you. Read more »

Emailtabsearch.com

Posted by on September 9, 2016 No comments
Emailtabsearch.com

The MyEmailTab is a Google Chrome extension that promotes a questionable search tool Emailtabsearch.com instead of acting beneficially, i.e. enabling users to access their email accounts within seconds. The extension itself is released quite recently, but it is already rather popular. We know why it is so. Our researchers have managed to find out that this MyEmailTab extension can be downloaded from two different sources officially: 1) its official website lp.myemailtab.com and 2) the Chrome Web Store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/music/icnggmipgkebapoemlnmgbiccecglnme?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog). Also, it is also capable of sneaking onto the computer rather secretly. Either way, make sure you do not let the MyEmailTab extension stay on your PC if you do not wish to use Emailtabsearch.com every day. To be honest, it would be a wise decision not to keep it because it is definitely not the most trustworthy search tool. Its removal will not be hard, but we want that you find out why you should remove it from your Google Chrome browser first before we show you how to make it gone forever. Read more »

RansomCuck Ransomware

Posted by on September 9, 2016 No comments
RansomCuck Ransomware

RansomCuck Ransomware is a computer infection that has been developed by cyber criminals to help them to extort money from users. It makes users pay money by encrypting all the personal files stored on the computer. It seems that RansomCuck Ransomware does not encrypt files at the time of writing or we had a faulty version that does not do anything; however, it is very likely that it will be fixed soon by cyber criminals and will start encrypting valuable users’ files in full swing. Have you already encountered RansomCuck Ransomware? If so, you need to remove it from your computer as soon as possible no matter it has encrypted your files or not. We cannot promise that it will be easy to eliminate it but you still need to erase it no matter what. The removal of this infection is not an easy task for one simple reason – it blocks such system utilities as Task Manager, Registry Editor, and Command Prompt by applying particular changes in the system registry. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com will, of course, explain to you how to get rid of it in this article, but you should first find out more about it before turning to its deletion. Read more »

Space_rangers@aol.com Ransomware

Posted by on September 8, 2016 No comments
Space_rangers@aol.com Ransomware

Space_rangers@aol.com Ransomware follows in the footsteps of Masterlock@india.com Ransomware, Systemdown@india.com Ransomware, Ceri133@india.com Ransomware, and other well-known threats from the CrySIS family. This malware affects your personal files by jumbling up data within them using a special encryption key. To decipher the files, a decryption key must be employed, but it is in the hands of cyber criminals who have created this malware, and, of course, they expect to get money for it. The ransom is introduced to you if you choose to communicate with cyber criminals, which you can do by emailing them at space_rangers@aol.com or legioner_seven@aol.com. Regardless of which email address you use, you will be ordered to pay a ransom, and you should not jump into that without thinking things through. The biggest risk with paying this ransom is losing your money without getting the decryptor in return. Please keep reading to learn more and find out how to delete Space_rangers@aol.com Ransomware. Read more »

Coupontabsearch.com

Posted by on September 8, 2016 No comments
Coupontabsearch.com

Do not install the MyCouponsTab extension on your computer if you do not want to see another search engine, i.e. Coupontabsearch.com set in the place of your default search engine. Actually, you will see it if you open the New Tab as well because it rewrites the settings of the New Tab page too. As our researchers have noticed, only a small number of users who install the MyCouponsTab extension willingly know that these changes will be applied, so they find it really surprising that this piece of software only sets a new search tool with buttons on its start page leading to websites containing coupons instead of actually finding and displaying “daily deals, local deals, discounts and coupons” within seconds. In other words, the MyCouponsTab extension looks more beneficial than it actually is. If you do not wish to keep a useless piece of software on your PC or simply cannot stand Coupontabsearch.com, you should delete the extension from your Google Chrome (yes, it affects only this browser) right now. Once you have erased this add-on from your browser, you could easily set a more reliable search engine instead of Coupontabsearch.com. Read more »

Search.searchglnn.com

Posted by on September 8, 2016 No comments
Search.searchglnn.com

Search.searchglnn.com may look like an ordinary search engine, but the truth is that it is nothing more than a browser hijacker, a malicious website set to become your browser’s homepage. Removing it is highly recommended because of this fact and because it has been configured to show questionable links in its search results, as well as collect information about you and your browsing preferences and use the collected information to tailor the promoted links. Indeed, this hijacker’s only objective is to generate advertising, and its developers use dishonest methods to trick you into using it. Please continue reading to find out more. Read more »

Searchitdown.com

Posted by on September 7, 2016 No comments
Searchitdown.com

Do not waste any time and delete a program entitled Searchitdown.com if it is ever found fully active on your computer. We urge you to do so due to the fact that this piece of software has been classified by our research team as one more browser hijacker. It is critical to avoid it at all times because like all of the other programs that belong to this category, the one in questions displays no valuable features what so ever. Having this hijacker fully active on your PC will result in an extremely annoying and bothersome online experience because it will make unwanted and unauthorized changes to your web browser's default settings. These alterations are not that easy to revert; thus, malware experts at our internal labs have crafted a detailed removal guide that must be used to remove ever single bit of Searchitdown.com. The rest of our report provides our further findings about the devious functionality of this browser hijacker, which should make you realize that its termination is an absolute necessity. Read more »

DailyBee

Posted by on September 7, 2016 No comments
DailyBee

DailyBee is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that could be associated with specific computer security issues. Such programs are not direct security threats, but they may exhibit specific behavioral patterns that are undesirable or annoying. Also, such programs are often related to other third-party applications that are vulnerable to third-party exploitation. Thus, if you happen to have DailyBee on your computer, we would strongly recommend that you remove it at once. You can find the manual removal instructions for this application right below this description. However, you should also consider investing in a powerful antispyware tool that would help you protect your PC from harm. Read more »