Rerouting to Ad.adserverplus.com may be extremely dangerous to the security of your virtual identity. If you do not remove the suspicious redirect virus from the system right away, it could initiate illegal and unauthorized rerouting to a number of different sites. Needless to say, this activity is tremendously dangerous because some of the sites could hide spyware installation setups or promote fictitious products and services. The suspicious application is often categorized as a web tracker because it uses tracking cookies to discover your online habits and preferences. This is illegal and you need to remove Ad.adserverplus.com before private data leaking causes any troubles. Read more »
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When was the last time you saw this photo? - Skype Virus
Posted by Max Lehmann
on May 6, 2013
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Almost all Skype users know that this instant messaging platform has been targeted several times by cyber criminals. It has been detected recently that there is a new campaign seeking to infect computer via Skype messages. In addition to the text of the message, the reader finds a link. If the link is clicked, a computer infection is executed and all the Skype contacts receive the same message. Read more »
BrowserSeek virus
Posted by Max Lehmann
on May 3, 2013
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BrowserSeek virus refers to the search engines browserseek.com and allsearch.com. If you find that your search queries are redirected to these two or other suspicious web pages or search engines, do not hesitate to launch an in-depth system scan of some highly reliable spyware removal in order to have the so-called browser hijacker removed from the PC. If you are trying to figure out how your browsers, for example, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have been hijacked, rethink your latest actions online and downloads as this unwanted threat can get to the PC as a drive-by or bundled download. In the case of the latter, it is important to pay attention to the information given in the installation wizard as in this way you can avoid the installation of an unwanted program. Read more »
lollipop.exe
Posted by Max Lehmann
on May 3, 2013
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Have you discovered lollipop.exe running on your Task Manager? Then do not mistake it for a legitimate Windows component. This malicious file is a product of cyber criminals, and it has been dropped onto the system to perform various malignant processes. As research shows, the clandestine executable could be used by Trojans, adware, rogue security software, exploits and other dangerous applications. Needless to say, you should remove lollipop.exe from your computer; however, it is a must to understand that this file is only a fraction of the real problem which lies within the operating Windows system. Please continue reading to discover how to find/delete the executable and get rid of all system threats. Read more »
JS/Medfos.B
Posted by Max Lehmann
on May 3, 2013
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JS/Medfos.B is known as a JavaScript file that redirects the users while using such search engines as Google, Yahoo, Bing and others. The threat is attributed to Trojan:Win/Medfos.B which is believed to install the threat in question. The unwanted file will appear on the Extensions list on Google Chrome. If you are experiencing redirection, you should immediately remove JS/Medfos.B from the PC and the browser in order to prevent the damage that might be caused when browsing the suspicious websites to which you are redirected. Read more »
Savings Slider
Posted by Max Lehmann
on May 3, 2013
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Savings Slider is a browser add-on whic you may find attached to the installers of free programs or on its official website savings-slider.com. Like other price comparison applications, Savings Slider monitors how you are browsing the internet, what you are interested in and so on, in order to display coupons, the lowest prices and special offers. Because of the coupons or pop-ups, the application in question is very often regarded as adware. If you want to remove it and decide to do so using SpyHunter, you will find that it detects it as Adware.Savings Slider. Read more »
VisualBee Toolbar
Posted by Max Lehmann
on May 2, 2013
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VisualBee is an application that automatically designs PowerPoint presentations, and saves you time by providing you a service that allows creating an instant showcase. Nevertheless, VisualBee Toolbar does not have anything in common with VisualBee program. VisualBee Toolbar is part of the Conduit family of browser plugins and it is usually downloaded at the official ourtoolbar website. However, currently at the time of writing, Conduit server for VisualBee Toolbar is down and it cannot be downloaded. If you have the toolbar installed on your PC, you are advised to remove VisualBee Toolbar from your system, to avoid possible security risks. Read more »
MyPlayCity
Posted by Max Lehmann
on April 30, 2013
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MyPlayCity or myplaycity.com is a website promoting free online games which you can download onto your personal computer. Even though the source seems to act in the favor of computer users, in reality, it does not have a good reputation. Some Windows security experts have even recognized the website acting as a browser hijacker. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not rush to call the website malignant; however, you certainly need to act cautiously. As research shows, the source uses information tracking web cookies which may be dangerous to the security of your virtual identity. So, should you delete MyPlayCity related applications? What removal procedures should you employ? Most importantly – how to reconfigure browser settings? Read more »
Clubpaingwin Popups
Posted by Max Lehmann
on April 30, 2013
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The term Clubpaingwin Popups refers to pop-up notifications which are caused by insecure browser add-ons. One of the applications which server Clubpaingwin Popups is PredictAd, and if you have this add-on on your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet explorer, you should remove it from the PC as soon as possible. Read more »
Tidy Network
Posted by Max Lehmann
on April 29, 2013
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There are times when even legitimate programs can prove to be barely useful. It can be easily applied to Tidy Network. It is an advertisement program that can be found at TidyNetwork.com. This adware program allows its clients to utilize Virtual Layer Advertising platform for commercial ads. It means that if a particular website is included in Read more »
