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FilmsApp Search

Posted by on November 6, 2017 No comments
FilmsApp Search

FilmsApp Search is a Google Chrome browser extension that should make searching for movie-related content more effective. It promises that users could find information about actors, movies, images, videos clips, and more straight from their browsers. Speaking specifically, if we blindly believe what we have found in its description, users will no longer need to access search tools to find information on the web because they could perform searches straight from their browsers’ main windows with the click of a button. Since FilmsApp Search is promoted as a beneficial piece of software, it does not surprise us at all that some people install this browser extension voluntarily. It can be downloaded straight from the Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/filmsapp-search/jpecgipllfoebemnlokpldficknlfbcp?hl=en). We have to admit that this piece of software looks quite useful, but, unfortunately, we cannot confirm that it can be trusted fully because our specialists have classified it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Of course, potentially unwanted applications are far from harmful threats, but they might still act in an undesirable way, so we cannot let users keep them active on their computers. Read more »

Ordinal Ransomware

Posted by on November 6, 2017 No comments
Ordinal Ransomware

Ordinal Ransomware might still not be able to do everything its developers intend it to do. Judging from what we know, this program is still being developed. So if you got infected with this ransomware, it means that you are a test subject for its creators. The bad news though is that the program can still encrypt most of your personal files, even though it is not fully developed. Hence, you need to scramble to remove Ordinal Ransomware from your system, and then look for ways to restore your files or make sure this does not happen again. Read more »

Ransomware Detected

Posted by on November 6, 2017 No comments

Ransomware Detected is a fake alert that can pop up on your screen when you land on a malicious page that tries to scam you. It seems that these technical support scams are constantly on the rise because our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com have seen lots of them emerge in the past year, including "Microsoft Corporation Has Blocked Your PC fake alert," "Google Security Warning," and "Your System Is Heavily Damaged By Virus Tech Support fake alert," which are all very similar in their main goal. This fake alert is all about convincing, or rather, scaring you, to call the provided toll-free telephone number, which allegedly connects you to Microsoft technicians to help you with your current system error. You are told by this pop-up or pop-ups -- because there can be a couple of them -- that ransomware has been detected on your system and it may steal your credit card details and important login information as well. We are here to assure you that none of these claims are actually true. In fact, the only infection you may have on board is the one responsible for this fake alert. Therefore, we recommend that you remove Ransomware Detected right now so that you do not cause further security issues by exposing yourself to schemers. Read more »

ArcadeApp Search

Posted by on November 3, 2017 No comments
ArcadeApp Search

If you are interested in downloading an application that would make it easier for you to play games online, ArcadeApp  Search might come into focus. Although this application is free, you need to think carefully before installing it. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has recently analyzed this suspicious Google Chrome extension, and the conclusion is that it is just another PUP, or “potentially unwanted program.” Though it is not malicious, it certainly is not beneficial either. Furthermore, it might introduce you to unreliable search results, and you could get yourself into trouble by interacting with them. If you are surprised by all of this, you probably do not know much about the PUP or its activity. If you continue reading this report, you will learn more about the suspicious extension and how to delete it from your Google Chrome web browser. Read more »

Search.searchbind.net

Posted by on October 31, 2017 No comments
Search.searchbind.net

Search.searchbind.net is not a malicious search tool, but it might still bring you problems by redirecting you to untrustworthy pages that belong to third parties, so if you ever discover it set on your browsers as a homepage and/or a search tool, or you notice that all your searches are automatically redirected to Search.searchbind.net from another domain, you should go to get rid of it as soon as possible. It is not malicious, so you should be able to remove it from your browsers quite easily. Of course, you should still read this article first. You will not only find out what the easiest way to remove it is, but you will also be told why this search tool is not considered a legitimate search provider. Read more »

Blue Eagle Ransomware

Posted by on October 31, 2017 No comments

Blue Eagle Ransomware, which is also known as BlueEagle Ransomware, is a new threat that can cause serious damage to your files by encrypting them beyond the possibility of recovery unless you are willing to pay the rather steep price set for the password this infection requires to decrypt your files. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is quite rare that such attackers send their victims the needed key, password, or tool. In fact, it is rather risky to contact such villains and send them money. Once you prove to be willing to sacrifice your hard-earned money for the release of your files, what would stop such cyber crooks from attacking you again? Thanks to cloud storage places, nowadays it is pretty easy to sync your files on your hard drive to your cloud account so that you can have an up-to-date backup of your files. But you can also use a removable drive to back up your files. In any case, such a backup could be your only savior right now. But before you rush to start copying your clean files back to your hard disk, you need to remove Blue Eagle Ransomware first. In fact, you should make sure that there are no other threats hiding on your system as well if you want to use a secure PC. Read more »

ViiperWaRe Ransomware

Posted by on October 30, 2017 No comments
ViiperWaRe Ransomware

ViiperWaRe Ransomware is a file-encrypting malicious program created according to an open-source ransomware known as Hidden Tear. After carefully researching it, our researchers came to a conclusion, the malware might be still just a test version, so it is difficult to say whether users can come across it at the moment of writing. If you wish to know more, we invite you to read the rest of our report as we will explain what makes us think the infection is not yet fully developed. Of course, if ViiperWaRe Ransomware ever gets upgraded it might be useful to know how it could affect your system or how it could be erased. For this reason, we are adding step by step deletion instructions at the end of the text too. Read more »

Tablacusapp

Posted by on October 27, 2017 No comments
Tablacusapp

According to our cybersecurity experts, Tablacusapp is a malicious application that falls into the category of Trojans. While this program may look legitimate from the outside, it has a Trojan component designed to modify your browser’s settings to who commercial ads while you browse the web. Therefore, it is recommended that you remove it before its shady ads could compromise your computer’s security because they could. There is no way to know if the ads are not misleading and safe to click. In the worst case scenario, however, they might redirect you to websites feature malware. Read more »

WikiZ

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments
WikiZ

Potentially unwanted programs are a category of applications that function questionably and suspiciously. One such program goes by the name of WikiZ. If you ever encounter it, be sure to refrain from it at all times. If unfortunately, it is already active on your personal computer make sure to execute its complete removal right away. We urge users to do so because this dubious application can make your daily online activities annoying and frustrating. In this report, we provide in-depth information about intrusive inner workings of this potentially unwanted program that will help you understand why you need to delete it right away. Also, we present a few virtual security recommendations that will allow you to maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Besides all that, we include a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete WikiZ once and for all. Read more »

VSnapshotTool

Posted by on October 26, 2017 No comments
VSnapshotTool

It is quite possible that you do not even remember installing VSnapshotTool but you still find it on your system. This potentially risky application can be used to take screenshots from your screen with customizable sizes. The bad news about its unwanted presence on your computer is that there could be more serious malware infections on board, too. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized this software as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, and they say that it may infiltrate your system in the company of malware infections and install without your knowledge. This is rather suspicious behavior that should question the reliability of this PUP. It seems that this program might also download malware threats in the background, which, again, is not the kind of functioning you expect from reliable software. As a matter of fact, we advise you to remove VSnapshotTool from your computer if you want to feel completely safe in your virtual world. Well, to be frank, it is not very likely that this will be the only application you will need to eliminate but certainly the first identified one you can start with. Read more »