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CryptoHitman Ransomware

Posted by on May 16, 2016 No comments
CryptoHitman Ransomware

Your personal files are at risk of being encrypted by CryptoHitman Ransomware if you have not taken the right security measures to protect your operating system from malware. This malicious infection is primarily spread using spam email attachments; however, its creators might use other methods to infect computers, which is why you have to take care of your system’s security. If this malicious threat has already slithered in, it might have already encrypted files that have such extensions as .java .avi, .jpeg, .mp3, .ppt, .doc, and .java. This devious ransomware detects personal files and silently encrypts them using the AES encryption algorithm. This encryption method has been employed by TorLocker Virus, Enigma Ransomware, Locked Ransomware, and plenty of other infamous infections. The good news is that you will not need to deal with all of these threats at the same time. The bad news is that they are extremely aggressive and vicious. Before we show you how to delete CryptoHitman Ransomware from your operating system, we explain how this threat works. Read more »

Vegclass@aol.com Ransomware

Posted by on May 13, 2016 No comments
Vegclass@aol.com Ransomware

Vegclass@aol.com Ransomware is a malicious software that locks not only your personal files but also all third-party programs on your computer, e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc. The encrypted data becomes unusable, and the only way to recover it is to get a unique key that was used in the encryption process. The problem is that this key is known only to the cyber criminals who created the ransomware and used it to encrypt your files. Naturally, you are asked to pay a ransom in exchange of the key, but even if you make the payment, there is a chance that they will not give it up. We advise you to consider paying the ransom only if the encrypted files are extremely important to you. Otherwise, you should remove the malware from your system. If you do not know how to erase it, you should see the instructions below the article. When you are sure that the infection is gone, you can recover the files from backup, provided that you have one. Read more »

KorAd

Posted by on May 13, 2016 No comments

The name of KorAd does not represent one specific program. Instead, it is used to define a collection of highly questionable programs, including advertising-supported software, which are generally spread in Korea. These programs are usually identified as unreliable and misleading because their attractive services are actually employed to trick users into downloading additional software. If you download any ad-supported programs within the family, you can expect your operating system and browsers infected with all kinds of malicious threats or potentially unwanted programs. Needless to say, deleting them from your PC is crucial. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have a few tips to help you remove KorAd from your computer, and if you are interested in this, please continue reading. Read more »

SocialNewPage

Posted by on May 12, 2016 No comments
SocialNewPage

SocialNewPage is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that is supposed to help you login to your social network websites much faster. However, you ought to remove it because apart from providing links to those kinds of websites it will hijack your web browser’s homepage/new tab page and search provider. As a result, it will subject you to questionable content if you choose to perform searches online with it. In short, our malware researchers have classified this program as potentially unwanted. It may not be malicious, but the search engine it comes with might be, so we recommend that you do not test your luck and get rid of it. Read more »

Enigma Ransomware

Posted by on May 11, 2016 No comments
Enigma Ransomware

Ransomware programs often have target areas and target audiences, but sometimes you may get infected even if you are not part of the intended target group. For example, Enigma Ransomware mainly attempts to infect computer users based in Russia and other Russian-speaking countries, but that does not mean that it is not possible to catch this infection anyplace else. The point is that it is important to remove the program from the affected computer because it brings nothing but chaos. At the bottom of this article, you will find manual removal instructions available. You should also consider acquiring a licensed antispyware tool to ensure that the ransomware removal goes smoothly. Read more »

Free Download Seeker

Posted by on May 10, 2016 No comments
Free Download Seeker

Free Download Seeker is the name of a useless and potentially risky application that has been categorized as an adware program by our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com. You should be careful if your computer has been infected with this malware because the third-party advertisements this program may display on your screen while you are surfing the web may pose a threat to your system security. It is quite possible that you do not even remember installing this application. In that case, it is likely that this is not the only threat your computer may be exposed by. According to our specialists, this adware can also make changes to your browser settings. Although our research mainly shows that this extension affects Google Chrome browsers, it is still possible that Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers are also affected by different versions spreading on the web. You may not take ad-supported programs such as this too seriously because you may only see innocent-looking advertisements that you can close. Read more »

YourOptimizer

Posted by on May 10, 2016 No comments
YourOptimizer

Some users might think that YourOptimizer has a free version available on the official site, but the program does not seem to be working. Although it does a system scan, the software requires being upgraded. That is if you want it to fix your system’s errors and clean it up. As you realize, there is no trial version, and if you want to see what the application is capable of, you have to buy an upgrade. However, we do not recommend you purchasing it since the software is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), and that did not happen without a reason. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com noticed that the application finds an enormous amount of errors, but does not provide any details about them, so the errors could be fake. For more information, you should continue reading the article, and if you decide to delete the PUP, you can do it with the instructions below. Read more »

HD Streaming Movies

Posted by on May 10, 2016 No comments
HD Streaming Movies

HD Streaming Movies’s developers want you to believe that it provides you with legitimate and useful service. However, the truth is that it is a scam program, and we recommend that you remove it from your computer as soon as the opportunity arises. Our malware researchers have tested and classified it as a potentially unwanted program. In short, this program is not malicious, but it is used to promote a paid yet fictitious movie streaming platform. Therefore, this program’s owners are scammers, and you should not trust their software. Read more »

Search Adventure

Posted by on May 9, 2016 No comments
Search Adventure

Search Adventure appears to be a new Chrome add-on that is currently available from the Chrome app store, at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/searchadventure/oloaolgmbpcpgcihhklhodkdlopifppi, as well as the official website, searchadventure.net. The Chrome web store list one user, and there are no ratings or reviews. According to the “Additional Information” provided on the page, the currently active version was updated over a week ago. A week is not a long time for a program to spread, but some malicious infections take less time to spread across the web. Of course, it is good news that this add-on is not widely spread. Unfortunately, it is likely that most users of this unreliable extension will use third-party installers to acquire it, and we cannot count how many users that is. In either case, whether you download it from the official site or bundled with malware, you need to remove Search Adventure, and we are here to show you how. Read more »

Searchie

Posted by on May 6, 2016 No comments
Searchie

Searchie is a peculiar third party application that should improve your Chrome browser’s performance, but it is very likely that with this extension on, your browser will become sluggish and irresponsive. The security research team at anti-spyware-101.com categorizes this application as potentially unwanted program. This means that it is not a malicious computer threat by itself, but it exhibits particular features that are not desirable in a program. Therefore, if it was not your intention to have this application, it would be for the best to remove Searchie from your system and your browser. For more detailed removal instructions, scroll to the bottom of this article. Read more »