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Best Cleaner

Best Cleaner

Best Cleaner is a potentially unreliable program that is best for you not to have it on your computer. As a matter of fact, you may not even know it is on your system since you may not even be able to recall installing it. You should know that this application does not seem to have an official website; yet, it claims to be a PC cleaner. The most likely way for this useless program to appear on your PC is that you install a freeware bundle that could also contain a number of malware infections. Due to its behavior, our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have classified this threat as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). This means that this software does not mean direct danger to you or your computer; nevertheless, you would be better off without it. In fact, we advise you to remove Best Cleaner as soon as possible because this PUP may expose you to potentially harmful third-party content through unwanted advertising. Please read our full article for further details and ways to avoid similar infections. Read more »

Last_centurion@aol.com Ransomware

Last_centurion@aol.com Ransomware

Cyber security experts at Anti-spyware-101.com have come across a new ransomware that has come to be known as Last_centurion@aol.com Ransomware. We advise that you remove it from your computer as soon as possible because once it infects your PC — it will spring into action immediately and encrypt your most cherished personal files. Once your files have been encrypted, this malware will drop a ransom note asking you to contact the crooks via the provided email address for further instructions on how to pay the ransom and get the decryptor. Hence, this application is part of a money extortion scheme, and there is no telling how much the criminals might want you to pay. Read more »

Musictabsearch.com

Musictabsearch.com

Musictabsearch.com promises that you can listen to the online radio for free if you install this application. However, our security specialists say that this program is a browser hijacker, and it is only interested in making easy money. Luckily, the application will not try to log your keystrokes or steal your banking passwords. But it will sure cause you some trouble, especially if you continue using the search engine provided by the program. Hence, do yourself a favor and remove Musictabsearch.com right now. It is not too complicated, yet if you think you may need some help, you can also refer to professionals. Read more »

Melme@india.com Ransomware

Melme@india.com Ransomware

Melme@india.com Ransomware is a new dangerous threat that has hit the web only recently; however, it does not mean that this infection does not have roots. As a matter of fact, just like another recently emerged ransomware program called Age_empires@india.com Ransomware, this threat is also based on the well-known CrySIS Ransomware engine. If this ransomware manages to slip onto your computer, there is a good chance that you will lose access to most of your files in this vicious attack as they get encrypted with a virtually impossible-to-crack algorithm. Your only chance to use your files again may seem like to be to contact the criminals behind this attack and pay them the ransom fee that is demanded. But we would advise you against it because there is no guarantee that you will get anything in return. Of course, you should also know that you do not have any other chance to recover your files since there is no free tool at present that could decipher them. Still, we believe that the most important thing is that you remove Melme@india.com Ransomware the moment you notice its vicious work on your computer. Read more »

Browserhunt.com

Browserhunt.com

Browserhunt.com is a questionable program that users might download while clicking malicious pop-ups. As you were reading the application’s description, you probably thought it would enhance your browsing experience. However, if you are here, you probably realize that the search engine might be not as useful as it seemed to be. Unfortunately, according to our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com, the program is a browser hijacker. It means that it might settle on user’s browser and modify default preferences, such as homepage or search engine. The worst pat about Browserhunt.com is that it could show third-party advertising and such content may redirect to potentially harmful websites. If you want to erase the browser hijacker already, you could slide below the article and follow the provided instructions. Read more »

Everyday Manuals Toolbar

Everyday Manuals Toolbar

Everyday Manuals Toolbar is a new product by Mindspark Interactive Network, and it joins the family of such infamous toolbars as CalendarSpark Toolbar, EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar, or PackageTracking Toolbar. Although these programs do not have a good reputation, they are not considered extremely malicious or dangerous either. Instead, we classify most of them as potentially unwanted programs, and it is up to you to decide their fate. Obviously, you should not judge the book by its cover. If you trust that every harmless-looking program is, in fact, harmless, you might get burnt very fast. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers advise researching all programs that you want to install to avoid letting in malware and useless software. If you have already decided that you want to remove Everyday Manuals Toolbar, you can check out the guide below, but we recommend reading this report first. Read more »

Zepto Ransomware

Zepto Ransomware

Zepto Ransomware is an infection you have to protect your operating system against. In most cases, the victims of this malicious ransomware let it in via spam email attachments, and its entrance is considered silent. If you open a corrupted ZIP archive file, the ransomware is executed using javascript, but if this infection is introduced to you as a .docm file, it will be executed using MS Word macros. Once executed, this infection will immediately start encrypting your personal files, and, after that, it will inform you that you need to pay a ransom to get the files back. Unfortunately, this infection is extremely powerful, and, at this moment, a decryptor capable of deciphering its encryption algorithm does not exist. Hopefully, you are reading this before facing the infection, and you have time to take the necessary security measures. We advise installing up-to-date security software ASAP. If the ransomware has attacked you already, there are a few things to discuss, including the removal of Zepto Ransomware. Read more »

CornerSunshine

CornerSunshine

CornerSunshine, also known as Corner SunShine, is a suspicious gadget that supposedly can provide you with the latest weather forecast. Although some find this program beneficial, our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team advises deleting it as soon as possible. We classify it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) for several important reasons that simply cannot be ignored. For one, this suspicious program can record personally-identifiable information. If you think that is normal, we have to warn you that it is not, especially when it comes to software like this. You do not know who could have access to this information and how it could be used. Unfortunately, most users are not concerned about this because they do not even realize that personal information can be collected. Whether or not this is a surprise to you, you should keep reading this report to learn everything you need to know, including the removal of CornerSunshine. Read more »

Globe Ransomware

Globe Ransomware

Globe Ransomware is a malicious program that has been detected only recently. It is a ransomware application, and as such, it holds your computer hostage, demanding that you pay a ransom fee. Such malicious infections are still on the rise at the moment, and they have been gaining moment since 2014. Computer security researchers always emphasize that bargaining with the criminals behind these infections should not be one of your options. When you are infected with this threat, the best you can do is removing Globe Ransomware from the system, and then seek for any ways to restore your files. Read more »

Ramachandra7@india.com Ransomware

Ramachandra7@india.com Ransomware

Ramachandra7@india.com Ransomware might encrypt almost all files on the computer, and consequently, some of the programs could crash after the infection. Our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com say that the reason your computer is still functioning at all is because the malware does not encrypt data of the operating system. Obviously, if you want to use the software that is crashing, you would have to reinstall it. At the moment, the malicious program remains not decryptable. If you are hoping to buy the decryptor from the malware’s creators, you should understand that there might be risks. The price could be huge, and you cannot even be sure if the tool would be delivered. Thus, it might be better to read more about Ramachandra7@india.com Ransomware and then make this important decision. As for those who refuse to pay, we prepared removal instructions that are available below the article. Read more »