Federal Bureau of Investigation Virus is a mischievous ransomware which acts upon the command of cyber criminals behind the malicious Nymaim Trojan. The clandestine infection is also responsible for such ransomware infections as the Police Central e-Crime Unit Virus, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Virus and Office Central de Lutte contre la Criminalité Virus. Read more »
Tiger Savings is one of those browser extensions that are supposed to help you save money on your online purchase. This application provides an add-on that displays coupons on a selected number of online shopping websites. Whenever you land on a website supported by Tiger Savings, drop down menu appears on the top right corner of your browser from where you can choose any coupon or deal that would cater to your likes and preferences. Read more »
Coupon Pigeon is an application which works on such browsing tools as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It can be bundled with freeware or download from coupon-pigeon.com. In any case, Anti-Spyware-101.com team advices you to remove the application in order to prevent redirection to dubious websites as this application can provide you with links to third-party websites whose content may be unreliable. Read more »
If your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsing sessions are interrupted by the unauthorized redirecting to Searchzone.com, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that you PC could be infected by a malicious browser hijacker. Also categorized as a redirect virus this devious application is promoted as the Leading Search Zone Site on the Net. Have no doubt that the source cannot provide reliable web searches primarily because it prioritizes Sponsored Listings (e.g alibaba.com). Moreover, you should never trust a website which could hijack your home page and modify the default home page. If your web search sessions have been interrupted by the hijacker, you should not hesitate about its removal. So, how can you delete Searchzone.com redirect virus? Read more »
Adware:Win32/Vidsaver is an adware program that is installed on your browser as browser helper object or browser plugin. The most important thing about this application is that users install Adware:Win32/Vidsaver THEMSELVES. The program can be downloaded at vid-saver.com which is the official website for this application. According to this website, Adware:Win32/Vidsaver is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, and this program allows you to "keep videos for as long as you want, even after the site removes them", that is to say - Adware:Win32/Vidsaver allows you to save the streaming videos you encounter online. Read more »
Mixi Dj Delta Search is a browser extension that usually comes bundled with freeware. It is a mash up of Mixi Dj Toolbar and Delta Search toolbar, because it looks like Mixi Dj Toolbar, but if the full settings of extension is installed, your home page gets changed to delta-search.com. Mixi Dj Delta Search is not a computer malware application, but it may cause a number of security issues if the information it has collected gets leaked to a third party. Therefore, it is recommended to remove Mixi Dj Delta Search from your computer, because it is a potentially unwanted application. Read more »
Findwide Search (Search.Findwide.com) is a search engine that some malware researchers may classify as a browser hijacker because it can be set as a home page of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The changes can be made if you do not uncheck appropriate check boxes while installing some program. We recommend you remove Findwide Search in order to prevent unexpected system disorders cause by computer infections. Read more »
System Care Antivirus is yet another rogue antivirus program released by schemers behind the WinWebSec family. The clandestine infection comes from the same group of fake AV tools as AVASoft Professional Antivirus, Disk Antivirus Professional and System Progressive Protection. The clandestine threat is represented almost identically to its predecessors, as it uses the same pink on light blue layout. If you have noticed the suspicious program running on your computer, do not pay any attention to it or the seemingly authentic security warnings. Read more »
Hao123 Toolbar is a browser plugin that provides you a search bar and a few shortcuts to your social networking accounts. The toolbar is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and other browsers. With the plugin installed users have an instant access to email notifier, radio player, weather and Facebook. Hao123 Toolbar is often thought to be related to hao123.com and tw.hao123.com, but this plugin is available at hao123.ourtoolbar.com. However, the toolbar also displays its menu in Chinese, just like hao123.com which is a legitimate Chinese news portal, supported by Baidu search engine. Read more »
Coupon Caddy is a browser add-on which is aimed at providing you with the best offers available on online merchants’ websites. The application displays various coupons and advertisements which are created according to your interests. The browser plug-in is available at coupon-caddy.com; however, it can also be bundled with other programs, so if you do not want to install unwanted applications accidentally, always pay attention to license agreement and other information provided so that you do not have to struggle to remove that program afterwards. If you have just found this program on your browser and want to remove it, below you will find a removal guide. Read more »
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