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Z-game Toolbar

Posted by on May 9, 2013 1 comment
Z-game Toolbar

Z-game Toolbar is a browser plugin that is available at zgametoolbar.ourtoolbar.com. It is developed by Conduit Ltd, and so the toolbar is very similar to all the other browser add-ons from the Conduit family, including FaceSmooch, VisualBee Toolbar, MIXI.DJ Toolbar and so on. Z-game Toolbar is associated with Zynga social game services provider. The toolbar is supposed to help users access Zynga gaming websites faster. Nevertheless, there are many side effects of having this plugin installed on your computer. Computer experts recommend removing Z-game Toolbar from the PC to avoid possible security threats. Read more »

FaceSmooch virus

Posted by on May 9, 2013 No comments
FaceSmooch virus

If you like various add-ons which enable you to customize your chat window on Facebook, you may find that FaceSmooch is an attractive application; however, many computer users call this application a virus. The so-called FaceSmooch Virus is said to come with such features as instant access to Facebook, free games, radio, weather forecasts and some other services. However, at the moment of writing, the application downloaded from facesmooch.com has not provided any of the features presented. Some malware researchers label this application as adware because it may display advertisements. Here is how the application presented by its creators: Read more »

Trojan JS/IframeRef.k

Posted by on May 8, 2013 No comments

Trojan JS/IframeRef.k is a new computer infection which is known as a malicious IFrame which is embedded into another HTML document on some websites. Typically, such components are used to add some additional content such as advertisements into a preferred web page. Usually, it has its own scrollbar. Moreover, if necessary, the content of the embedded IFrame can be changed which is possible because of JavaScript. The major purpose of Trojan JS/IframeRef.k is to redirect computer users to harmful files containing malware. If Trojan JS/IframeRef.k has not caused any malfunctions of the system yet, you may not be aware that it is present within the system, which is why it is important to keep the operating system protected against various types of spyware and malware. Read more »

Reloadit Virus

Posted by on May 8, 2013 No comments

Reloadit Virus is a group of dangerous and highly misleading ransomware which comes from the same faction of malware as the infamous Ukash Virus, Moneypak Virus, Paysafecard Virus, Police Virus or the recently reported Moneygram Virus. The devious infections from this so-called family are clandestine Trojans, better known by such names as Urmetoo, Urausy and Reveton. These devious application may use a number of different security backdoors, including bundled downloads or fake video codecs, to slither into the system without any of your knowledge. Since the malicious Trojans do not have a visible interface, you may know nothing about their existence until your PC becomes locked by a seemingly authentic notification forwarded by the Police. This is a scam, and you need to delete Reloadit Virus as soon as possible. Read more »

Safe PC Cleaner

Posted by on May 7, 2013 No comments
Safe PC Cleaner

Safe PC Cleaner is a Windows operating system optimization program available at safepccleaner.com. Also, this program can be downloaded at a number of other third party websites such as cnet.com. The official website for Safe PC Cleaner claims that this program can improve your system performance and consequently make your PC operate faster. Also, it should clean junk and other undesirable files from your computer, but security experts have determined that sometimes Safe PC Cleaner deletes even those files that may be necessary further on. Therefore, if you do not find this program particularly useful, you should remove Safe PC Cleaner to avoid any possible security threats and complications. Read more »

FBI PayPal virus

Posted by on May 7, 2013 No comments

FBI Paypal virus is a dangerous computer threat which you should remove from the computer once you find that the computer is locked down and a full-screen message bearing the credentials of FBI is displayed. This national security organization seems very popular as criminals very often use its name and logo to scare computer users into thinking that they are being monitored by the institution. The truth is that FBI is not related to the presentation of the violations that you are provided with. Ignore the content of the warning and remove FBI Paypal virus as soon as you can if you want to regain access to the system. Read more »

V9tr.com

Posted by on May 6, 2013 No comments
V9tr.com

V9tr.com is a browser hijacker that is a direct copy of V9 Redirect Virus. V9tr.com is a Turkish website that gets set as your home page and default search engine when you get infected with this malware. Unlike many potentially undesirable adware programs or toolbar, V9tr.com seldom announces its entrance. Therefore, since it is not common for this browser hijacker to prompt you about the oncoming installation, you need to be exceptionally careful when you download and run third party applications downloaded on the Internet. Should you have this malware on your PC, remove V9tr.com immediately and protect yourself from even more serious infections. Read more »

Click.Sureonlinefind.com

Posted by on May 6, 2013 No comments

Click.Sureonlinefind.com is a fraudulent web page to which you will be redirected if your computer gets infected with a redirect virus. You will arrive at this website while browsing the Internet or, more precisely, when you click the link provided in the search results. The hijacker may affect such browsers as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox after having installed some insecure freeware. Nevertheless, once you notice that instead of a preferred website you are faced with Click.Sureonlinefind.com, do not wait and take immediate actions to remove it from the PC. Read more »

Clickorati.com

Posted by on May 6, 2013 No comments
Clickorati.com

If your browsing sessions are suspended as you get redirected to Clickorati.com, there is a great chance that your personal system is infected by a malicious browser hijacker also known by the name Clickorati Virus. The suspicious threat is utilized by schemers who could use the redirect virus for a number of different detrimental actions. Needless to say, you need to be most cautious about the unauthorized rerouting because certain websites could lead you to spyware installation or financial schemes. Luckily, there is a way to delete Clickorati.com hijacker from the operating Windows system, and if you keep reading, you will discover how to remove it even if you have no previous experience. Read more »

Mal/Badsrc-C

Posted by on May 6, 2013 No comments

Mal/Badsrc-C is an infection else detected as Trojan:JS/Aseljo.A or Trojan.Asprox.D. This malware is found within a specific Javascript that is contained in web pages. There are quite a few ways for this Javascript Trojan to get into the target webpages. Quite often it gets injected into an HTML page through an SQL injection attack, it means that whoever attacks the website, attempts to exploit the security vulnerabilities found in the website's setup. What is more, Mal/Badsrc-C may be simply waiting on a corrupted website for its victims. Once you land on a particular infected website you are redirected to other corrupted web pages and eventually this way you get exposed to further malicious infections. Read more »