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AhoyTraveler

Posted by on April 4, 2016 No comments
AhoyTraveler

AhoyTraveler is not what you think it is, unless you think that it is an unreliable program that should be erased from your operating system. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found it injecting third-party ads, which is why we classify it as adware (advertising-supported software). Do you understand the risk of having adware running on your operating system? This software could open up security backdoors and help third parties reach out to you. Needless to say, there are plenty of malicious parties who could exploit the vulnerabilities associated with this program to their own benefit. If you want to learn more about the security risks related to adware, you should continue reading. Of course, we have created this report to help you remove AhoyTraveler, and, if this is the only thing that you are interested in, scroll down to the removal guide below. Read more »

CryptoHasYou Ransomware

Posted by on April 4, 2016 No comments
CryptoHasYou Ransomware

CryptoHasYou Ransomware is a type of Trojan whose purpose is to encrypt your personal files and demand that you pay a ransom. Therefore, it is paramount that you remove it as quickly as possible if your computer becomes infected with it. We want to stress the dishonesty of the hackers that control this ransomware, because there is a good chance that you will never receive the decryption key you have paid for. This particular ransomware uses the AES256 encryption algorithm which makes it a difficult infection to deal with. Since this infection is relatively new, researchers have yet to crack it, so that this particular point we can only show you how to delete it and explain how it works and how it is distributed. Read more »

Uninstall Master

Posted by on April 1, 2016 No comments
Uninstall Master

Uninstall Master is an application that offers the same tool as the Windows Control Panel feature. As the software’s creators claim, the program can “Uninstall programs easily, with one click only!” The question is why any user would need to install a second program that has the same function. However, it is important to say that there is a huge difference between the mentioned programs. Apparently, Uninstall Master developers have also created a browser hijacker known as Mystart.uninstallmaster.com, and it could be installed together without your permission. It is possible that these applications could gather your private information and show commercial ads. You could read the article and learn more about it before you decide what to do with the application. In case you choose to delete the program, the removal instructions will be provided below the article. Read more »

Salam Ransomware

Posted by on April 1, 2016 No comments
Salam Ransomware

Salam Ransomware is a newly-detected ransomware infection that might sneak onto the computer and make your files inaccessible. Like other ransomware infections, this threat acts the way it does for one simple reason – it seeks to obtain money from users. As it seeks to earn money, it will lock files and then will ask users to pay money for the key. If this has already happened to you, you should not pay money unless you need those files desperately. We also know that it is possible to recover files from a backup. Make sure that you delete Salam Ransomware from the system before you do that because this ransomware infection can immediately lock new files again. As it is a really challenging task to delete it, specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com are ready to help you with the removal of this ransomware infection. Read more »

SearchandStreamTV

Posted by on March 31, 2016 No comments
SearchandStreamTV

SearchandStreamTV is a potentially unwanted program that is incapable of providing you with any beneficial services. This PUP does exactly what any regular web browser would do in a sense that it finds the movies/TV shows you are interested in and provides sources that you can watch them on. These sources include Amazon, Hulu, or Netflix, and you do not need some weird extension to point you to them. Although this program might seem fun and useful, it is unlikely that it was created to help you out. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers believe that the objectives of this extension are to introduce you to sponsored search results and collect data that could be used to approach you with more attractive offers, even if these offers are provided by a different program. If you are not convinced that you should remove SearchandStreamTV from your operating system, please continue reading. Read more »

My Search Dock

Posted by on March 29, 2016 No comments
My Search Dock

If you want to save some money and time while shopping at such online stores as eBay, Yahoo!, and Amazon, you might be about to download My Search Dock, which advertises itself as “the world’s best search enhancer.” We cannot blame you for that because My Search Dock might really seem to be a beneficial application at first sight. Even though it promises to inform users about the pricing of different items at different online stores and thus help people to save money, you should still not trust it and definitely not install it on your computer. The reason why we do not consider My Search Dock a trustworthy program is quite simple – it is known to be an adware program. Generally speaking, it is going to show advertisements, and it seeks to increase the traffic rate of particular web pages. As its primary aim is definitely not to serve users, many users find this software completely useless and extremely irritating. If you are one of those users, you can get rid of this adware whenever you want to. Read more »

Trezaa

Posted by on March 29, 2016 No comments
Trezaa

Trezaa is an adware application that displays suspicious pop-ups from third-party partners. If you have this program installed, you should try to avoid the ads because they might redirect you to potentially harmful websites. Also, these third-party websites might gather information related to you that could be private. Such data could be collected with different technologies and without your knowledge. If you want to prevent this from happening and get rid of the questionable ads too, you should delete the program from your computer. Erasing it is not that complicated, but if you need some help with the removal, feel free to use the provided instructions available below the article to guide you in this process. Read more »

Search.sosodesktop.com

Posted by on March 25, 2016 No comments
Search.sosodesktop.com

Search.sosodesktop.com is a questionable search engine that might replace the default homepage on the Google Chrome browser. Theoretically, versions for other browsers might exist as well; however, we have not come across them yet. It does not matter which browsers Search.sosodesktop.com affects because you need to remove this search engine from all of them. Even though the developer of this suspicious search engine is located in Phoenix, Arizona, it does not mean that it is aimed at users living in the USA only, which means that everyone can encounter it despite their places of residence. If this has already happened, get rid of this page and set another homepage. Further in this article we will explain you how to do that in greater detail. Read more »

Browseextended

Posted by on March 25, 2016 No comments
Browseextended

Browseextended is a rather vague and useless program you should not keep on your computer. Although its name may suggest that it will extend your browsing experience and it even claims that you will “find enhanced content” by using this application, according to our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com, this is just another annoying adware program. Many users still do not seem to understand the underlying risks when it comes to ad-supported programs and third-party advertising. Unfortunately, these advertisements may be potentially unreliable and cause virtual security issues. Since it is quite likely that this threat has entered your computer along with other malware infections, we believe that there is no time to waste if you want to save your PC from the exposure to harmful content and even cyber criminals. We suggest that you should remove Browseextended as soon as possible. Let us tell you now in more detail what we have found out about this adware and how you can solve this security issue. Read more »

Strictor Ransomware

Posted by on March 25, 2016 No comments
Strictor Ransomware

Strictor Ransomware is a ransomware infection that was first detected on the 16th of March, 2016. The infection itself is not very prevalent; however, it is an extremely harmful one, so you should take measures to ensure the system’s safety. If you have not been able to protect your system from harm and Strictor Ransomware sneaked onto your computer, you should eliminate it from the system even though it seems that it is the only one which can unlock files for you. Yes, this ransomware infection will encrypt a bunch of files from the Documents folder in order to extort money from users. In this sense, it does not differ from other ransomware infections, e.g. Rokku Ransomware, Redshitline Ransomware, and Better_call_saul Ransomware. Luckily, this infection does not stay on the system and does not apply many changes, so it will not be a very difficult task to erase it from the system. Read more »