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BTCWare-PayDay Ransomware

BTCWare-PayDay Ransomware

The BTCWare-PayDay ransomware is a malicious computer threat that stealthily gets on the computer and encrypts files of different formats. Upon encryption, the threat shows a ransom warning in a browser window. According to the warning you have to pay a ransom to have your data restored, but you should note that after receiving the money demanded, attackers do not tend to recover users' data. The possibility of having your files recovered by the attackers is close to zero, and our team at Anti-Spyware-101.com recommends that you take action to remove the BTCWare-PayDay ransomware from the computer. Read more »

Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert

If your web surfing is disrupted by a warning pop-up called Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert, there is a good chance that your computer has been infected with malware recently or you just clicked on the wrong third-party content on a questionable website. As its name suggests, this is indeed a fake alert or also known as a technical support scam. This pop-up claims that your computer has been infected and you need to call the provided telephone number "immediately" to guide you to safeguard your system. We would like you to know that this is all made up and you should not take it seriously at all. What you should actually take seriously is the possibility that your system has indeed been infiltrated by malicious programs that may be responsible for redirecting you to such a phishing site. If you want to protect your PC, you need to remove Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert first and then, take care of every single threat that may be hiding on your system. Read more »

Phobos Ransomware

Phobos Ransomware

If the majority of your files located in %USERPROFILE% and other major directories have received a new extension ID.email.PHOBOS, Phobos Ransomware must have infiltrated your computer successfully and encrypted your files. While some other infections are developed to steal personal information, there is no doubt that cyber criminals develop ransomware infection for money extortion. It will demand a ransom from you too after encrypting your files. Do not transfer money to malicious software developers because your files might stay encrypted even if you make a payment. What we recommend for you is the full Phobos Ransomware removal. You cannot leave any components of this ransomware infection active on your computer because it might lock new files you create if you do not delete it fully from your system. It seems that Phobos Ransomware does not make any major modifications on users’ PCs except for encrypting their files, so we do not think that you will find it very hard to get rid of this threat. Of course, before you start the removal procedure, read what specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com have to say about it. Read more »

Power Handler

Power Handler is a potentially unwanted program that should provide you with some useful feature, but it might get installed on your computer without your permission, so there is no need to tolerate this application. When you encounter potentially unwanted programs, it is important to understand that just because they are not inherently evil, you should not allow them to remain on your computer. That is why we prepared this description and the manual removal instructions below it. You need to ensure your system’s security by terminating potential threats and unwanted programs that obviously should not have been there in the first place. Read more »

Deloton.com

Deloton.com

If you browse the web and click an unknown link, then you might be redirected to Deloton.com, an adware server which is currently promoting its advertising services to gain new clients. The company behind this adware server is called Propeller Ads, and it is in the digital advertising business. The company is legitimate, but you should not visit Deloton.com as it might redirect you to annoying and intrusive ads. Therefore, you ought to remove whatever software is redirecting you to this adware server or stop visiting the site that redirects you to it continuously. For more information, we invite you to read this whole description as we believe you will find it useful. Read more »

Magniber Ransomware

Magniber Ransomware

Magniber Ransomware is one more malicious program that should not be active on your personal computer. If unfortunately, you already have this devious program up and running on your personal computer, make sure to execute its complete removal as soon as possible. You must take such action because the malware in question is designed to lock vast amount of your data without any warning whatsoever. It goes without saying that having an application of this classification active on your personal computer, might have devastating outcomes. To understand the intricate inner workings of this ransomware program, make sure to read the rest of our report.  Additionally, we provide a few virtual security recommendations that will help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Below, you will also find a comprehensive removal guide that you should use to delete Magniber Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

Search.anysearchresults.com

Search.anysearchresults.com

The appearance of Search.anysearchresults.com, a website that looks like an ordinary search provider, on your browsers out of the blue proves that a browser hijacker has infiltrated your computer. Browser hijackers are such threats that can change browsers’ settings without permission. Since Search.anysearchresults.com is one of them, do not be very surprised when you find it set in the place of your homepage and default search provider. Some users do not think that its appearance is a big deal and let it stay, but they do not know that they might be exposed to potential threats if they use it to perform web searches. Speaking specifically, it might redirect them to untrustworthy pages. Of course, you are the one who can decide what to do with Search.anysearchresults.com, but you should remove it for your own safety, specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com say. It does not have an uninstaller, so you will not remove it like an ordinary program. Also, it could have hijacked your browsers’ shortcuts to make it extremely hard to erase it. The last paragraph will tell you how to remove it, but you should read all preceding paragraphs carefully too to find out more about it and these drawbacks it has. Read more »

Gotoinstall.ru

Gotoinstall.ru

Gotoinstall.ru is one more intrusive browser hijacker that roams the web nowadays. Be sure to refrain from this program at all times as it exhibits intrusive functionality. During our analysis of this devious application, malware researchers have noticed that this hijacker can make unwanted changes to your browser's default settings without any notification or authorization.  In turn, browsing the web will become an extremely annoying and frustrating experience. Furthermore, you should know that this invasive program might be the primary reason your operating system could be subjected to questionable and even harmful web content. If you want to have a better understanding of the intrusive inner workings of this devious program, make sure to read the rest of this report. Besides such information, we also present a detailed removal guide that will help you delete Gotoinstall.ru once and for all without encountering any problems. Read more »

Search.stormygreatz.com

Search.stormygreatz.com appears to be a browser hijacker targeted at users who have Apple devices. According to our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com, it means the application might change user’s browsing preferences. Unfortunately, changing back to your original settings might be not so easy; therefore; if the browser hijacker is disturbing your browsing and if you need some help with Search.stormygreatz.com removal we advise you to try the deletion instructions located at the end of this article. As for more information on how this threat could appear on the computer, how it may affect user’s browsing, or what to do to ensure it gets deleted, you will find it in the rest of the article. However, if after reading it you will still have questions about the application, we will be happy to help you answer them if you just leave a question below the text. Read more »

Thtlocker Ransomware

Thtlocker Ransomware

Thtlocker, also spelt THT Locker, is a piece of ransomware that temporarily locks the screen of the PC. The Thtlocker ransomware is not as dangerous as the notorious ransomware infections such as CryptoLocker or WannaCry. The analysis of the Thtlocker threat has shown that the infection is poorly coded in .NET, which is a framework for building different types of software on the Windows operating systems. The Thtlocker Ransomware can be removed manually, but it is highly advisable to implement anti-malware software in order to prevent further malware attacks, which are likely to take place if you keep the OS unprotected. Read more »