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Adware.DealPly

If your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers get infected by Adware.DealPly, you can expect tens of different pop-up ads bombarding your personal Windows system. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, the suspicious application is represented through the official web page dealply.com. Here you are introduced to an add-on which supposedly can enhance your online shopping experience. Do you want to utilize virtual coupons and receive random saving deals whilst you surf Amazon, eBay, BestBuy and similar shopping sites? We do not recommend trusting DealPly Technologies and their product to present you with reliable services. In fact, it would be best to delete Adware.DealPly from your operating Windows system. And how should you remove it from the PC? Read more »

DssAgent/Brodcast

DssAgent/Broadcast, also known as Spyware:Win32/BrodcastDSSAGENT, is a malicious program which has been discovered accessing operating Windows systems with popular Broderbund and Learning Company products, all of which had been developed before 2002. If you have installed any of these programs and now your personal computer is running unbearably slowly, it is possible that your PC has been attacked by the malicious program. Even though the application may have been created as an updates mechanism, it certainly can initiate various dangerous processes. There is no doubt that you need to track and delete all of the malicious files related to the application. Please continue reading to learn more about DssAgent/Broadcast removal and the importance of this task. Read more »

Sweetpacks

Sweetpacks

Sweetpacks is a website that distributes a few applications. Generally it is identified as SweetIM Search Toolbar. So, although sweetpacks.com is a web page users often perform online searches with this keyword having in mind none the other but SweetIM Search Toolbar. This browser plugin is one of the few applications distributed by this website. Read more »

Trojan.Tobfy

Trojan.Tobfy is a dangerous Trojan horse which distributes ransomware scams in order to persuade computer users to pay money so that they can unlock their computers. You may already know that ransomware infections alter the system with the result that the user cannot access the desktop and use the PC as usual. Moreover, the threat displays a full-screen warning which contains the credential of various institutions such as police Read more »

Antivirus Security 2013

Several days ago we reported that a new rogue anti-virus program has been attributed to the Rogue.WinWebSec family. This time we want to report that one more threat called Antivirus Security 2013 has been detected. Those of you who have never encountered a fake anti-virus program should know that such programs as Antivirus Security 2013 are created to deceive computer users into thinking that their computers are infected; hence the user is expected to purchase or activate the full version of the program. Unfortunately, the anti-virus program in question cannot do anything related to the security of computers. Read more »

You have 48 hours to pay the fine

You have 48 hours to pay the fine Virus is a devious ransomware infection managed by the infamous Reveton Trojan. The clandestine infection manifests through a screen-locking notification supposedly sent by national authorities, including Europol, Bundespolizei, Australian Federal Police or the ICE Cyber Crimes Center. All malicious infections from this faction are targeted at specific countries, including Canada, the U.S., Spain and Greece. Read more »

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Adload.DA

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Adload.DA is a well known spyware downloader which was first detected in September of 2011. The precarious program may be infiltrated onto your operating Windows system without any of your knowledge using multiple security backdoors. Some of the most popular vulnerabilities schemers use to drop malignant files onto targeted computers include spam email attachments, bundled downloads, blackhat SEO scams, Read more »

Flipora Hijacker

Flipora Hijacker

Flipora Hijacker is a browser helper object that is directly related to Flipora feedshare website at feedshare.flipora.com that provides you with the latest feeds from various social networking websites. Flipora is connected to Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter and other similar websites that has a constant feed of various posts on almost any topic imaginable. Read more »

Trojan.Zbot

Trojan.Zbot is a malicious computer infection categorized as Trojan (as it is obvious from its name), first discovered in 2010. This computer threat is else called Zeus and it has been created to steal sensitive personal information from target computer. Most of the computer malware these days is developed to generate financial revenue to its creators, and Trojan.Zbot is of no exception. Thus, it can steal such confident data as banking logins and passwords gaining access to your bank account. You need to constantly perform computer system scans, to remove Trojan.Zbot and similar infections on time. Read more »

Backdoor Trojan

Backdoor Trojan has been around for a very long period of time. It was first detected in 1999 and ever since then it has infected a considerable number of computers worldwide. All operating systems are susceptible to this infection, and you can remain oblivious to the fact that you are infected for quite some time, because Backdoor Trojan does not have a GUI. Also, there is a number of malicious programs that fall under Backdoor Trojan category, as there is no one exact infection that could be called that. Read more »