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Jazz Spot

Posted by on February 19, 2016 No comments
Jazz Spot

Jazz Spot is one of the newest ad-supported (adware) programs based on the Injekt engine. Its official website is jazzspot.net; however, it is impossible to download this program from this web page or find more information about the program and how it is going to act. As the Download button does not exist there, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com are sure that it can find other ways to slither onto computers. If this program ever manages to enter your system as well, it is highly recommended to delete this application from the system because it is not going to act in a beneficial way, and it will definitely not enhance browsing experience as it promises. In case you need some help with the removal of this adware program, you should read this article from the beginning till end. Read more »

PadCrypt Ransomware

Posted by on February 18, 2016 No comments
PadCrypt Ransomware

PadCrypt Ransomware, also known as PadCrypt 2.0, is a devious computer infection that was created to extort money from you. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team informs that this clandestine infection is an updated clone of CryptoWall and CryptoLocker infections, both of which are unreliable and deserve removal as well. Unfortunately, these threats are incredibly clandestine, and most users miss their chances to eliminate them in time. If this ransomware remains undetected, it can easily encrypt your personal files, which it can do using the AES encryption, after which all of the encrypted files gain the .enc extension. For example, when a file called “photo.jpg” is encrypted by this threat, it is renamed to “photo.jpg.enc”. Of course, this is not the only indication of this threat existing on your operating system. On the contrary, it will inform you about its own existence via a pop-up window, as well as a text file, “IMPORTANT READ ME.TXT”. Although most users will try to remove PadCrypt Ransomware, things are much more complicated than some might expect. Read more »

Locky Ransomware

Posted by on February 18, 2016 No comments
Locky Ransomware

Ransomware infections are designed to extort money from users. Locky Ransomware seeks to do that too, so if you ever detect it on your system, you should hurry to remove this threat from your computer. It is highly advisable to do that in order to protect other files that you create or transfer to your computer in the future. Unfortunately, it will be quite hard to get rid of this threat because it cannot be removed via Control Panel, it starts together with Windows OS, and it might even connect to the Internet without permission. Even though it is quite difficult to eliminate ransomware, we suggest doing that ASAP. If you need some help with that, read this article from beginning to end and then use the removal instructions. Read more »

Pop Bubbles

Posted by on February 18, 2016 No comments
Pop Bubbles

Pop Bubbles is classified as an advertising-supported program, and it can take over your Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. This adware was built using the Injekt engine, just like hundreds of other unreliable ad-supported programs that we have analyzed and discussed in previous reports. Search Window, Splendor Search, Discovery App, and Blazer Deals are few of the many clones that this adware has, and every single one of them is unreliable and potentially dangerous. The good news is that it is unlikely you will need to handle more than one of these threats at the same time. On the other hand, it is almost guaranteed that you will find other threats running along with this ad-supported program because it is usually distributed via third-party installers. Read this report to learn how to delete Pop Bubbles, as well as to learn more about adware and protection against it. Read more »

Lucid Movies

Posted by on February 18, 2016 No comments
Lucid Movies

Lucid Movies is an application that should allow users to watch movies and TV shows for free straight from your computer. It is said that it is very easy to use the program – a user just needs to find a video and then press Play. Even though Lucid Movies seems to be an extremely beneficial program, we cannot call it like that because it is classified as an ad-supported program (adware) by many specialists (including those researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com). You should never keep untrustworthy programs installed because they usually act in an undesirable way and might put systems into danger. Lucid Movies is no exception; it might perform undesirable activities, e.g. redirect users to other web pages and it might even expose them to potential threats. We are sure that you do not want to cause harm to your computer, so we suggest that you hurry to get rid of Lucid Movies. In order to help you with the removal process, we have also placed the manual removal instructions below this article. Read more »

AnyFlix

Posted by on February 17, 2016 No comments
AnyFlix

There are many tools offering services that supposedly can help you unlock censored websites and gain access to restricted media websites. AnyFlix is one of them; however, it cannot be trusted. After testing this program in our Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab, we can guarantee that it is just an ad-supported program. When installing this program, you will be introduced to a setup, where a disclaimer will warn you that not all blocked web sites can be unlocked by this program. In reality, it is unlikely that this program will unlock any websites because its primary purpose is to show you advertisements promoting the services of third parties. Needless to say, this adware is unpredictable and potentially unreliable, which is why you need to be extremely cautious about the ads it produces. As a matter of fact, the main reason why you should remove AnyFlix is the unpredictable advertising. Read more »

Advanced ScreenSnapshot

Posted by on February 15, 2016 No comments
Advanced ScreenSnapshot

Have you recently downloaded a suspicious program called Advanced ScreenSnapshot to help you capture screens? Was it installed without your permission? In either case, it is classified as a potentially unwanted program, and you need to eliminate it from your computer as soon as possible. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts have tested this program and found that it could help download third-party malware onto your computer most likely without your permission or knowledge. Although we classify this threat as a PUP, you should not underestimate it. If you do not delete this program from your operating system right away, malicious threats could be slipped in before you know it. Unfortunately, they could be much more dangerous, and your virtual security could be jeopardized by them. The good news is that the removal of Advanced ScreenSnapshot is not extremely complicated. Read more »

Book Source

Posted by on February 15, 2016 No comments
Book Source

Book Source is an application that should be removed from the system despite the fact that it promises to enable users download books for free and thus help learners and students. It seems that this application really works as it promises to, i.e. it allows users to download books; however, it might perform undesirable activities too. It is up to you whether or not to keep it, but you should know that this piece of software might really act in an annoying way if you decide not to erase it. We will tell more about Book Source further in this article. We are sure that we will help you to decide whether or not to keep it. In case you decide to get rid of it, feel free to use our manual removal instructions – they will guide you through the removal process. Read more »

VIDKit

Posted by on February 12, 2016 No comments
VIDKit

VIDKit, also known as VIDPot.tv Survival Kit, is a set of programs that is meant to make your life better. The kit supposedly includes a media player (VIDC Simple Player, SMPlayer, Media player, or some other suspicious media player), a K-Lite Basic Codec Pack, and a tool called DNS Keeper, which can be replaced by DNS Unlocker. All of these programs might seem beneficial; however, you should not trust them for several different reasons. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have tested this suspicious software to help you learn more about it. Please continue reading to discover what we have found, and we are sure that you will understand exactly why you need to delete VIDKit from your operating system right away. Before we jump to our findings, we want to mention the comments section right below that any user can employ to contact us and ask questions regarding the software we are discussing. Read more »

MusicCougar

Posted by on February 12, 2016 No comments
MusicCougar

MusicCougar is an untrustworthy application that seeks to convince users that it can help them to find new music online. As there are so many people who listen to the music, it is not surprising that this application is rather popular too. Unfortunately, users who download MusicCougar notice that it is not as beneficial as it claims to be – it only enables users to access Last.fm and Grooveshark with a click of a button. In addition, it causes redirections and shows commercial advertisements. Therefore, it would be a wise decision to eliminate it from the system. We are going to talk about the removal process further in this article, so you should read it if you want to get a more detailed information. Read more »