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Phorpiex Botnet

It might be difficult to understand what Phorpiex Botnet is or how it works if you do not understand what a botnet is. It is a system of connected devices that the creator/controller of the botnet can use to perform various tasks. In many cases, botnets are used for DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks that are meant to disrupt certain services. However, they can also be used for mass spam email campaigns and malware distribution on a vast scale. Probably one of the most well-known threats to be distributed with the help of Phorpiex is the GandCrab Ransomware. That is no longer the case today, but it can still disperse malware that causes problems and forces people to go through complicated removal tasks. Speaking of that, understand that deleting Phorpiex Botnet systems is not a child’s play. If your computer was infected, you might have to delete the threats implemented by the botnet, as well as third-party malware that might be used for botnet’s distribution or that might have been downloaded by it. Read more »

Boop Ransomware

Boop Ransomware

What do you do if Boop Ransomware encrypts personal files? You might try to decrypt them yourself. You might look for third-party decryption tools. You might rush to check your backups to see if you have copies of your documents, photos, videos, and other precious, important files. Whatever you do, do not act out of panic and fear. That is what the cybercriminals behind this malware are looking for, and if you give them the opportunity to scam you, they will take it. Even checking the backups could be risky if you do it via an infected system because there are some threats that are capable of encrypting backups too! So, our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team suggests that you figure out how to delete Boop Ransomware first. Once that is taken care of, we hope that you can restore or replace your files and also secure your system to prevent new malware from invading it. Read more »

Geno Ransomware

Geno Ransomware

You might face Geno Ransomware, a malicious file-encryptor, if you leave your Windows operating system exposed to malware. So, is your system protected appropriately? If it is, are you doing everything to ensure that you are not responsible for helping cybercriminals invade it? Opening spam emails, skipping security updates, choosing unreliable websites to download files from, and trusting misleading ads and pop-ups can help malware slither in. Unfortunately, there are tons of file-encrypting infections in the virtual world, and new ones continue to emerge all the time. STOP Ransomware is one of the threats that have an incredible number of variants. Geno is one of them, along with Usam Ransomware, Odgo Ransomware, Npph Ransomware, and hundreds of others. If you are interested in learning how to remove any of them, check the guides that are already available on Anti-Spyware-101.com. If you want to learn how to remove Geno Ransomware, continue reading this report. Read more »

MyDocsHere

MyDocsHere

You have to be careful whenever you download anything new, and that includes MyDocsHere or other extensions that seem to offer great free services. Always remember that not everything that shines like gold is actual gold. So, does that mean that this extension does not work at all? In fact, according to our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team, this potentially unwanted program (PUP) does offer some services that Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users might find useful. However, there are other things to think about as well. Our team has created a manual removal guide for those who are interested in getting rid of the PUP as quickly as possible. If you found this report because you want to delete MyDocsHere, scroll down to find the guide. If you found this report because you want to understand why your malware scanner might have identified it as a threat, keep reading. Read more »

Copa Ransomware

Copa Ransomware

Copa Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that will try to push you into spending your money on a decryption tool that is supposed to restore your files. You should never pay anything to the criminals behind this infection because it will only encourage them to create more malicious threats. Instead, use the manual removal instructions you will find below this description, and then look for ways to restore your files. There’s a public decryption tool available that should help you restore part of your data, but you should never keep all of your eggs in one basket, so you should learn about ways to protect yourself from a ransomware infection. Read more »

Eknkfwovyzb Ransomware

Eknkfwovyzb Ransomware

If you run Windows, you have to watch out for Eknkfwovyzb Ransomware. This ransomware was created to encrypt your personal files, and let us assure you that it can encrypt pretty much all of your personal files. Once that is done, the “.eknkfwovyzb” extension is appended to them, and that is how you can assess the damages done. Unfortunately, fixing these damages is easier said than done. In fact, at the time that Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers analyzed this malware, there was no guaranteed way to get the files decrypted. The attackers behind the infection want you to believe something else, but we must warn you that this malware is just as dangerous as Wannacry666 Ransomware, Moba Ransomware, NYPD Ransomware, and thousands of other threats alike. Hopefully, the damages are not permanent, but that depends on what kinds of measures you have taken prior to the attack of this malware. Continue reading to learn more about that, as well as how to delete Eknkfwovyzb Ransomware. Read more »

ConverterSearchHD

ConverterSearchHD

If you have downloaded IStreamSearch recently, you should be able to just remove this potentially unwanted program (PUP) and forget about it. However, if it has been around for a while now, it is possible that you have already interacted with the search tool introduced by it, and that could cause different kinds of issues. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com experts have recently analyzed this suspicious extension in an internal lab, and we have a few tidbits of information that should help you understand and evaluate it better. It is important to note that this PUP is not unique. In fact, it has an uncountable number of clones, some of which include MovieSearches, ConverterSearchNow, NewVideoSearch, and AllRadioSearch. We always analyze and review all of them separately, but because they are clones, the same information and tips apply in every case. In this report, we show how to delete IStreamSearch, but note that you can use the same guide to get rid of all clones. Read more »

SmashApps

SmashApps

SmashApps is a potentially unwanted application. This app is compatible with the Chrome browser, as it can be added as an extension. At the time of writing, this app has already been removed from the Chrome Web Store, so it shows that there might be some issues with it. If you happen to have SmashApps on your browser, you must have gotten it through some other source. Either way, you can easily delete the app if you follow the removal guidelines we have provided at the end of this description. Be sure to delete the app if you don’t need it. Read more »

AllRadioSearch

AllRadioSearch

Wondering if using AllRadioSearch is truly “the best way to search?” What we can say about it is that there are other browser extensions that claim to be providing the best way to search, for example, NewVideoSearch or TheConverterSearch. We have recently written about both of the mentioned extensions. Another thing that they have in common with AllRadioSearch is that they fall under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Such applications are often unwanted because of undesirable functionality. If you wish to learn what kind of undesirable functionality the discussed extension could have, we invite you to read the rest of this article. On the other hand, if you came here to learn how to erase AllRadioSearch manually, we recommend sliding below the article where we placed our removal instructions. Read more »

NewVideoSearch

NewVideoSearch

If you can’t spend a day without watching some videos online, you probably have multiple tools that help you find the best videos out there. At first glance, NewVideoSearch might look like of those tools you use, and you might think that this application can help you find more interesting videos. On the other hand, this extension could also enter your system accidentally, and if having this app is not part of your plan, you can scroll down to the bottom and use the manual removal guidelines to get rid of NewVideoSearch once and for all. Read more »