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Superfish Window Shopper

Posted by on January 25, 2013 4 comments
Superfish Window Shopper

Superfish Window Shopper, or simply WindowShopper, is one of those browser extensions which you should run extremely carefully. The application is available from superfish.com, and you can install it onto Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. This program is meant to help you shop online for less money, with the help of virtual coupons and various saving deals. Despite this, you must realize that even legitimate and honest applications can be targeted by schemers and their deceptive tricks. Therefore, you should be extremely careful about how you run your PC, what security defenders you use and what risk certain applications could raise. If you want to delete Superfish Window Shopper, you can use the manual removal instructions below. Read more »

Protectedsearch.com Virus

Posted by on January 23, 2013 No comments

In case you notice web page rerouting to protectedsearch.com, you may need to remove Protectedsearch.com Redirect infection from your computer. Abrupt and unauthorized redirecting should be considered as malicious and dangerous at all times, regardless of the site you end up in. Additionally to this symptom, you may notice that your home page has been changed, browser settings have been reconfigured and operating speeds have decreased. Read more »

Trojan.Ransom.Gen

Posted by on January 21, 2013 No comments

If your operating Windows system is infected with Trojan.Ransom.Gen, you should be extremely cautious about how you operate the computer and what dysfunctions are present. As a matter of fact, it is unlikely you will be able to operate your PC normally with this infection running, because its can lock your operating system and display a fictitious cyber security warning. Read more »

Red October - the newest cyberspy

Posted by on January 21, 2013 No comments

New Cybervirus

Last Monday Kaspersky Labs posted a security report on its website, saying that a new cyberspy campaign has been uncovered, and its scope is something we haven’t quite seen before. The new cyberspy virus has been called “Red October” after Tom Clancy’s novel, and the new cyber threat is no less dangerous than the fictitious Typhoon class submarine. According to Kaspersky, Read more »

Feed.helpbar.com Redirect

Posted by on January 21, 2013 No comments

Should you delete Feed.helpbar.com Redirect from your operating Windows system? Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers recommend that you perform this as soon as you are redirected to this site first. Whether you know Russian or English, the site cannot produce any reliable search results. It simply advertises sites which have paid money to be promoted. Read more »

Alureon

Posted by on January 21, 2013 No comments

Alureon, also known as Tidserv, TDSServ or DNS Changer, is a family of deceitful and surreptitious Windows Trojans. The devious program is composed of various malign components which can be dropped onto the computer via tens of different security gaps and loopholes. If you are not sure how the infection entered your computer, you may need to think about your recent activity. Have you opened spam email attachments? Have you used the USB drives of secondary computers? Read more »

Malta Police Force Virus

Posted by on January 18, 2013 No comments

Malta Police Force Virus is ransomware which comes from the same group of malware as the infamous Az ön számítógépe blokkolásra került Virus, Cyber Crimes Unit Virus, Den svenska polisen it-säkerhet virus, etc. All of these infections are presented by the Reveton Trojan which may have entered your computer through bundled downloads, Read more »

Searchamong.com Redirect

Posted by on January 17, 2013 3 comments

Searchamong.com Redirect, or Searchamong.com, is a search engine which you can find as your home page after downloading suspicious files or free programs. The majority of malware researchers classify this add-on as a browser hijacker as it changes the home page of the browser and constantly redirects you to searchamong.com. Even thought this search engine presents relevant search results, some advertisements which are said to be supposedly provided by third-party companies, and redirects to the home page may urge you on to remove Searchamong.com Redirect. We suggest that you remove this so-called browser hijacker so that you can use the browser normally. Read more »

Savings Sidekick

Posted by on January 15, 2013 No comments
Savings Sidekick

Savings Sidekick Ads is an adware application which is installed as browser extension providing you with various coupons and discounts. You may install this plug-in alongside other programs to whose installers this piece of adware is attached. Anti-Spyware-101.com team recommends that you remove Savings Sidekick Ads because this application can monitor your online actions and send the information collected to a third party, which is openly stated in its Privacy Policy: Read more »

PWS:HTML/Bankfraud.F

Posted by on January 14, 2013 No comments

PWS:HTML/Bankfraud.F is a Trojan infection which attempts to steal your banking information, including your personal details such as last name, address, home address, and most of all your passwords. If your anti-virus program cannot remove this threat or you suspect that your PC is infected with this highly dangerous infection, scan the computer with SpyHunter because the removal of PWS:HTML/Bankfraud.F is the only way to protect your privacy. Read more »