Our cyber security experts say that Norassie is not a single application, but an adware family that includes several or even more adware-type applications that come as browser extensions. The adware in this family is said to be distributed with the help of software bundles that can install it onto your browser secretly. Its objective is to show you advertisements while you browse the web. The ads generate revenue for the company responsible for releasing it. We recommend that you remove it because its ads are annoying and intrusive. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the ads are safe. Hence, some of them can redirect you to scam websites. In short, this application is no good. Read more »
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Safeforsearch.net
If your browser’s homepage was changed to Safeforsearch.net without your authorization, then you should know that your browser has been infected with a browser hijacker. Therefore, you may want to remove it. Replacing the homepage address and other settings without the user’s knowledge is considered a malicious action and, thus, we regard Safeforsearch.net as malware. Apart from that, this hijacker can show ad-supported search results that can jeopardize your computer’s security as some of them can redirect you to infected, scan or phishing websites. It can also collect information about you to customize the advertising campaign. To find out more about this hijacker, read this article. Read more »
Nuclear Ransomware
It is unlikely that you will notice when your files are being encrypted by Nuclear Ransomware, but once the attack is complete, you will not be able to miss this infection. First of all, a window representing a demand for a ransom will be displayed. Second, your files will become unreadable. It is currently unknown which encryption algorithm this malicious ransomware uses, but when the encryption happens, the monstrous “.[black.world@tuta.io].nuclear” extension is appended to their names, and so it is impossible to miss them. Unfortunately, this ransomware is likely to go after files that are considered personal, such as documents, media files, and, of course, photos. If you had set up a system restore point to protect data, that might not be enough to save files because Shadow Volume Copies are deleted when the ransomware attacks. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to recover your files at all. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team recommends reading this removal guide because it not only shows how to delete Nuclear Ransomware but also helps you understand how the threat works. Read more »
Search.searchytds.com
Some users might be tricked into thinking that Search.searchytds.com is a reliable search tool that can help surf the web more efficiently, but it is most likely that this browser hijacker will corrupt Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer browsers without users’ permission. At the time of research, it was not exactly clear how this threat spreads, but it is possible that a seemingly useful application could be employed to promote it. On the other hand, installers promoted via filewon.com, filewin.com, and similar unreliable websites could be used as well. In this case, the hijacker could travel in bundles, and much more serious threats could slither into the operating system along with it. If that happens, focusing solely on the hijacker could be dangerous. That being said, you must delete Search.searchytds.com, and the sooner you do that, the better. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware research team has analyzed the hijacker, and it is our strong recommendation that you remove it. If you want to learn why exactly that is important, you need to continue reading this report. Read more »
Conversor PDF
Conversor PDF might seem like a great tool to have active on your operating system. That is so because it is advertised as a tool that should allow you convert .pdf files to your desired format. While it sounds promising, the reality is rather different. Upon further analysis malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered that this application is capable of intrusive functionality. In fact, due to the inner workings of this program, your online experiences might become annoying and frustrating. Due to such functionality and questionable distribution, our research team has classified this application as yet another potentially unwanted program that should not be active on your PC. Learn more about this suspicious piece of software by reading the rest of our report. Below we also include a detailed removal guide that will help you delete Conversor PDF quickly and easily. Read more »
Chrome Settings Button
Chrome Settings Button is one of the browser extensions presenting themselves as useful software. Its description available on its official website chromesettingsbutton.info specifies what it should do – add a button on Google Chrome browser allowing users to access its settings with a single click. Although this might sound like an advantage, we are not so sure that this piece of software is very beneficial because it is not hard to access the browser’s settings without it as well. On top of that, we cannot confirm that it is a fully trustworthy extension. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have classified this extension as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because they have found evidence that it might perform undesirable activities on users’ computers, which is definitely not a feature of reliable software. It should be emphasized that potentially unwanted applications are not as harsh as real malware; however, their presence might still have undesirable outcomes, so, in the opinion of our specialists, such a program should not be kept active on the system. You will find all its drawbacks listed in the next two paragraphs of this article, so if you still have not arrived at a final decision regarding the future of Chrome Settings Button, you should continue reading this article. Read more »
Onepagesnews.net
Onepagesnews.net may look like a search engine, but it is more than that. Our cyber security experts have classified it as a browser hijacker and recommend that you remove it because it replaces your browser’s homepage address without your consent and features-ad-supported search results that can pose a security threat to your computer. The promotional links featured in its search results can redirect you to malicious websites that can infect your PC with malware or scam sites that will try to lure money from you. Needless to say, this search engine is bad news, so the sooner you get rid of it, the better. Read more »
Cezar Ransomware
Ransomware infections are one of the most prevalent malicious applications these days. Cezar Ransomware is the newest infection that has fallen into the category of ransomware. The names of these threats change, but they keep acting the same. That is, they try to obtain money from users by any means. Because of this, you might find your screen locked or files encrypted after encountering the ransomware infection. Cezar Ransomware is no exception. It also locks users’ files following the successful entrance on their PCs. Although it does not demand a ransom immediately after encrypting users’ files, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have no doubt that it also wants users’ money. Needless to say, paying cyber criminals money is the worst users can do because instead of getting their files decrypted, they might be left without their money and personal files. To put it differently, they might still not be able to unlock a single file even if they give malware developers the only thing they want. There is no point in transferring cyber criminals money for the decryption of files also because a free decryptor for unlocking files encrypted by Cezar Ransomware has already been released, and it can be downloaded easily from the web. You should find it by entering the “Cezar Ransomware decryptor” search query in the search box of your default search tool. Before you take action to get your files back, make sure the ransomware infection is no longer active on your system because it might lock the decryption, tool making it impossible to use it. Read more »
Error Ransomware
We want to inform you about a new computer infection called Error Ransomware that was designed to infect your PC secretly and encrypt many of your personal files. Therefore, we recommend that you remove it from your PC. Paying the ransom is a bad idea because there is no guarantee that the cyber criminals will keep their end of the bargain. The sum of money is not stated because you have to contact the criminals to get information on how to pay it. One thing is for sure, however, that they will want you to pay in Bitcoins or some other crypto currency. Read more »
Bookmarks Button
Do you use your bookmarks on Google Chrome? If you do, and you are trying to find a tool to help you organize them, Bookmarks Button might come into picture. This extension is meant to help you access the bookmarked items quicker, but all it can do is create a button that is analogous to the “Other bookmarks” tool or the double-arrow icon that is placed on the right of the bookmarks that are at the top of your browser. Basically, the extension does nothing useful, and that is one of the reasons Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers identify it as a potentially unwanted program and why they recommend removing it from your Google Chrome browser immediately. Unfortunately, there might be more to this add-on than just being useless. It could also be intrusive and malicious and unreliable. So, are you willing to take a risk for a tool that does not even offer useful services? If you are not, delete Bookmarks Button. Read more »