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Search.tp-cmf.com

Posted by on October 2, 2017 No comments
Search.tp-cmf.com

Search.tp-cmf.com may look familiar if this is not the first time you are encountering a browser hijacker since we believe it is another suspicious search tool from an untrustworthy company known as Polarity Technologies Ltd. Our researchers have tested a lot of similar applications from the mentioned publisher already; thus, it is probably safe to say this search engine is more or less a clone of them. Such applications should not cause any direct harm themselves, but they may introduce users to possibly malicious advertisements that could originate from harmful web pages. For users who never wanted to change their homepage to Search.tp-cmf.com, we would advise removing it with no hesitation. In order to help you achieve it faster, we have prepared deletion steps you can find at the end of the article. However, if you still feel you have some doubts, you could read our report first and get to know this threat better. Read more »

Search.testmyspeeds.co

Posted by on September 29, 2017 No comments
Search.testmyspeeds.co

If your browser’s homepage address was changed to Search.testmyspeeds.co, then we want to inform you that you have a browser hijacker on your hands. This search engine might look legitimate, but its creators distribute it using deceptive methods and not without reason. This search engine has nothing to offer apart from shady third-party ads it can show in its search results. Therefore, we suggest that you remove it from your browser to decease the chances of our PC becoming infected with more malicious software. Read more »

Your System Is Heavily Damaged By Virus Tech Support fake alert

Posted by on September 29, 2017 No comments

Your System Is Heavily Damaged By Virus Tech Support fake alert is a fictitious security notification that is created by schemers to trick more gullible users into downloading PCSmartCleanup. If you look at the name of this program, you might think that it works as a security tool, a registry cleaner, or a malware remover. Of course, just like you cannot judge a book by its cover, you cannot judge a program by its name. If you have downloaded it already, we strongly recommend erasing it as soon as possible. If you have downloaded anything else, we suggest getting rid of it too. Speaking of unwanted programs, is it possible that a malicious program is responsible for introducing you to the misleading alert? That is possible, but the alert itself does not pop up from within your operating system. It is represented via a malicious website. It could be launched by malware, but it is most likely that you are redirected to it via a corrupted link. Obviously, you should check if you need to remove Your System Is Heavily Damaged By Virus Tech Support fake alert-related infections just in case. Read more »

Brainfinds.com

Posted by on September 28, 2017 No comments
Brainfinds.com

Brainfinds.com is one of those dubious search tools users can find set on their Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers without their consent. If you already see it opening for you automatically too, we suggest that you remove it as soon as possible. Most probably, it has changed your homepage and default search tool, so it will be opened for you each time you launch your web browser until you go and erase it fully. Judging from the interface of Brainfinds.com, it is not a harmful search provider, but, as they say, never judge a book by its cover. This search tool is not as harmful as real malware for sure, but it is not exactly a trustworthy search provider either. The first sign showing that it is far from a decent search tool is the fact that it can change browsers’ settings without getting direct permission from users. Also, like some other untrustworthy search tools, it might present users with sponsored links. Luckily, it is not that hard to erase it from browsers, so we highly recommend that you delete it as soon as possible if do not like something about it, or it has changed your web browsers’ settings without your permission. You can find more information about its removal provided further in this article. Read more »

Yahlover.worm

Posted by on September 27, 2017 No comments

It does not mean that your computer is infected with Yahlover.worm if you see a window claiming that this nasty infection has been detected and such personal details as passwords, credit card information, and browsing history might be compromised at any time. According to specialists at anti-spyware-101.com, it is more likely that you have been exposed to a scam if you see the Yahlover.worm alert. Cyber criminals usually create them seeking to scare users into dialing the number provided. More gullible users make a call and spend money on useless software or provide personally-identifiable information to cyber criminals pretending to be certified technicians – do not be one of them. You should focus instead on the detection and removal of malicious software showing the fake Yahlover.worm warning. You could have been presented with this alert because you have ended up on a domain distributing it against your will, e.g., after clicking on some kind of corrupted link too, but our researchers have revealed that more people who see fake warnings on their screens periodically have malicious software installed on their computers. Nobody knows anything about that malware, so do not expect that its detection and removal will be a piece of cake. Read more »

Birdfinds.com

Posted by on September 27, 2017 No comments
Birdfinds.com

Although Birdfinds.com does not look like a menace to your virtual security, you need to be cautious about this search engine; especially if it takes over your web browser without authorization. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts identify it as a browser hijacker, and the recommendation is that you remove it immediately. It should be very easy to make the decision if the hijacker took over your web browser in an illegal manner. On the other hand, if you agreed to have your homepage modified, you might still think that this search tool is harmless. First and foremost, does the search tool work? At the time of research, it did not, and regardless of which search keywords you would enter, no results would show up. That, of course, is a very important reason to delete Birdfinds.com, but it is not the only one, and even if the search engine works, and you can surf the web using it, there are reasons to get rid of it. Keep reading to learn all about that. Read more »

1-855-266-4100 Driver_irol_not_les_or_equal

Posted by on September 26, 2017 No comments
1-855-266-4100 Driver_irol_not_les_or_equal

1-855-266-4100 Driver_irol_not_les_or_equal is the so-called TechSupport scam, so if you ever encounter it, do not believe a single word the borderless window you see contains. This nasty infection puts enormous efforts to convince users that a serious problem has occurred and, because of this, “Windows has been shutdown.” Following the successful infiltration, it immediately opens a blue screen imitating the blue screen of death (BSOD) shown by the Windows OS. Users are told that the problem has been detected and Windows cannot fix it automatically. We have to admit that this error is quite convincing because it cannot be closed/removed from the screen, but you should still ignore it and definitely not call the promoted number of the “Windows support.” What you should do instead is to remove the infection responsible for displaying the fake 1-855-266-4100 Driver_irol_not_les_or_equal error as soon as possible. In some cases, it is enough to close the fake window and delete untrustworthy software responsible for its appearance on the screen from the system, but, unfortunately, it is not the case with the 1-855-266-4100 Driver_irol_not_les_or_equal TechSupport scam because it locks the screen, drops its executable file on the affected computer, and creates a Value in the Run registry key (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) so that it could place the screen-locking window again after the computer is rebooted, i.e., so that it could continue working. Read more »

Cyber Villains Corrupted Ccleaner 5.33 Version

Posted by on September 26, 2017 No comments

It is probably the worst thing that can happen to a security application developer that a release like Cyber Villains Corrupted Ccleaner 5.33 Version can hit the web right from its legitimate source. The software in question (CCleaner) was developed by Piriform and it is a widely used tool that has been installed by 2 billion users globally. Although statistics say that this application is downloaded by around 5 million users every week, official sources state that "only" 2.27 million users were affected by this horrible breach since it was only the 32-bit version of CCleaner 5.33 that was affected between August 15 and September 12, 2017. This corrupted version included a backdoor component that managed to stay undetected for four weeks. This breach could have caused serious and severe damage but, fortunately, the Command and Control (C&C) servers were taken down before the cyber criminals behind this attack could have moved to stage two of their attack. Our malware experts say that the only way for you to remove Cyber Villains Corrupted Ccleaner 5.33 Version from your system is to update your CCleaner software to a new version (it is 5.35 at the time of writing) even though other articles may suggest that you need to restore your system to a point before you installed the corrupted version. Read more »

Oxsearches.com

Posted by on September 25, 2017 No comments
Oxsearches.com

Oxsearches.com is a search engine that could also be classified as a browser hijacker in the near future. It all depends on whether it will become acting on the web. The most important thing is that if you happen to see this domain on your browser, your system might have been trespassed by potentially unwanted programs or other types of software that modifies your browser’s settings for online marketing purposes. It would be in your best interest to remove Oxsearches.com from your computer, but do not forget that acquiring a powerful security tool should also be at the top of your agenda. Read more »

Pendor Ransomware

Posted by on September 25, 2017 No comments
Pendor Ransomware

Pendor Ransomware is a dangerous infection cyber criminals have developed recently with the intention of easily obtaining money from users. We would lie if we told you that it is one of those prevalent infections now, but we cannot know when its popularity increases, so we are writing about it today hoping that this information will help some users to prevent Pendor Ransomware from entering the system. It is a typical ransomware infection in a sense that it encrypts users’ files right after the successful entrance, but it differs from many other ransomware infections in a sense that it does not drop a ransom note after encrypting users’ personal files, but, instead, it opens a CMD window with the ransom note for users when they double-click on any of the locked files. If Pendor Ransomware has already entered your system successfully and you see a ransom note in front of your eyes, we suggest that you ignore it completely because sending money to cyber criminals is not what victims of ransomware infections should do. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that victims should immediately go to erase the ransomware infection from their computers so that their other files would not be encrypted. More information about the Pendor Ransomware removal is provided in the last paragraph, so read the report till the end. Read more »