Video Ads Blocker is a questionable browser extension that promises you to block advertisements on YouTube while you are viewing videos, but our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com say that this app may just do the opposite. In fact, we have labeled it as a potentially unwanted program or more popularly, a PUP. Many users think that they can keep and use PUPs without any serious consequence but we beg to differ. This extension, for example, may redirect you to websites that might be promoting harmful software or display unreliable third-party ads while you are browsing the web. It get only worse because it is quite likely that you install this PUP unknowingly while installing a questionable freeware bundle that could be packed with malicious software installers. In other words, if you find this extension in the affected browsers, there is a good chance that you will also find more dangerous malware threats on your system. If you want to save your PC from being crippled and frozen one day, we suggest that you do not hesitate to remove Video Ads Blocker and all the related or possibly unrelated threats as well that you may detect on your computer. Read more »
May Ransomware
May Ransomware is probably the worst thing that can happen to you if you find out that this malicious program infiltrated your system and encrypted all your personal files. This ransomware is not decryptable right now and it may even stay this way as it uses impossible-to-crack algorithms to cipher your files, including your images, videos, documents, and so on. Although you are given a chance to send a ransom fee to get the decryption key, we do not recommend that you do that. We cannot stop you from rushing and buying Bitcoins to get your files back but maybe first you should consider the rather high amount and if your files are worth this much at all. Another thing to take into consideration that transferring money to cyber criminals is practically an illegal act like supporting them to commit more fraud. We believe that the only right way out of this situation is to use a recent backup copy to restore your most important files after you remove May Ransomware and all related files from your system. If you do not have a backup, this may be your saddest day in your virtual world because there is a good chance that you will not be able to recover your encrypted files. Read more »
Helponyon.info
Helponyon.info (Help@onyon.info) is one of many email addresses used by Master Ransomware’s developers to distribute it. Master Ransomware is a computer infection set to encrypt your personal files and demand you pay a ransom. The sum depends on how quick you are to respond to the cyber crooks that created it. There is no free decryption key, but you should not pay the ransom as you may not receive the promised decryptor. To find out more about this email address and its connection to this ransomware, please read the information presented below. Read more »
Gpaa Ransomware
Gpaa Ransomware is a recently discovered ransomware-type computer infection that was first sighted in June of 2017. This infection pretends to serve a noble cause of helping poor children around the world. It demands Bitcoins to help them, but the reality is that all of that money will go to cyber criminals. Furthermore, this ransomware is configured to encrypt your files, and there is no free decryption tool. So your options are: to comply with the demands and pay the ransom or to refuse to pay it and remove the infection. However, if you decide to delete it, then your files will remain encrypted until, and unless, a free decryption tool is created. Read more »
Greatzip
Greatzip is an application promoted as the “best file compressor.” If you open its official website greatzip.com, you will only need a few seconds to find out what activities this program is going to perform on your computer. It claims that it can zip and unzip files quickly, enable users to secure their files with the “banking-level AES encryption,” and make it possible to zip and send large files by email. Researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have managed to find out that Greatzip is based on the 7-zip version 9.21, so it should work well. Unfortunately, this still does not make it a fully reliable program, specialists say. Research has revealed that it has several drawbacks which make it a potentially unwanted application, or PUP. Potentially unwanted programs are not malicious applications and will never be; however, they might still perform undesirable activities on users’ computers, so it is better to replace them with fully reliable applications. Read the rest of the article to find out more about Greatzip and then remove it if you decide that it is worth doing that. Read more »
Cookies Control
Cookies Control might seem like a useful tool at first sight. That is so because, on its official websites, this program is showcased as a great tool that should grant you with an ability to enable or disable cookies on various websites. While all of that sounds great, you should also know that the reality is quite different. After a detailed analysis, our malware experts have classified this program as an intrusive browser plug-in that you should avoid at all times. This is important because the devious application in questions could ruin your online experience. To have a better understanding of how this invasive program functions and why we firmly urge you to remove it if it is ever found active on your PC, you must read the rest of this report. In addition to such information, we also provide a comprehensive removal guide of Cookies Control that will help you delete it without encountering any major problems. Read more »
Unknown Security Breach Popup
Fake alerts are mostly crafted by cyber criminals to trick unsuspecting Internet users into believing there is something wrong with their system. By using scare techniques, cyber crooks make illegal profits from inexperienced users. One such devious warning message goes by the name of Unknown Security Breach Popup. If you ever happen to come across it, you must know that it could signify that some dubious program is active on your PC and is prompting the alert to show up. In other instances, users encounter this fake error message due to reckless browsing. In this article, we discuss the potential dangers of this devious alert and provide detailed security tips that will help you keep your PC clean and secure at all times. Besides all of that, we also provide a generic removal guide that you should use to delete a program related to the Unknown Security Breach Popup fake alert. Read more »
Mrlocker Ransomware
Mrlocker Ransomware is a recently discovered malicious program that our malware analysts say was designed to lock your computer’s screen as opposed to most ransomware that encrypt your files. The good news is that you can remove this screen-locking ransomware and not suffer any of the consequences. It appears that this program is still under development as there is only one unlocking code that works for all infected computers. To find out more about this malware, please continue reading this description. Read more »
Search.searchtg.com
If your browser began redirecting you to Search.searchtg.com instead of your usual homepage website, it was most likely hijacked by this suspicious search engine. Fortunately, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the tool is not considered malicious, although it's provided advertising content could introduce you to content that could be harmful or unreliable. For this reason, users are advised to remove the browser hijacker and restore their homepage preferences. If you decide to follow this advice and choose to replace Search.searchtg.com, we can offer the removal instructions available at the end of this report. As for the rest of the text, we will provide more information about the search engine, so those who would like to find out more about this search engine should continue reading the article. Read more »
CryForMe Ransomware
CryForMe Ransomware is an extremely dangerous computer threat because there might be no way to revert the damage it causes. As a ransomware program, this infection encrypts your frequently-used files and then expects you to pay a ransom fee to get those files back. Of course, you should know better than to pay the ransom because there is no guarantee that this infection would give you the decryption key. In fact, computer security experts always point out that the most important thing is to remove CryForMe Ransomware from the affected system. Only then can you think of ways to restore some of your files. Read more »
