Birds

Birds

A program that goes by the name of Birds is nothing more than your average adware. The unfortunate fact is that quite a few Internet users already have this invasive program active on their PC since its creators tend to use devious distribution methods. If unfortunately, you are one of those unlucky users who already has it fully active, make sure to use the removal guide crafted by our malware experts. It is presented below and it will allow you to terminate this invasive piece of software in just a few easy steps. In addition to that, we provide further information in regards to the suspicious and invasive functionality of Birds as well as we highlight the main reasons we recommend its complete removal without any hesitation. Read more »

Websearch.search-mania.info

Websearch.search-mania.info

Websearch.search-mania.info is a search engine that is associated with the Websearch browser hijacker family. We think that it was not your intention to change your default search provider and this program entered your computer without your permission. Yes, it is true: You have been infected with a browser hijacker. Fortunately, it is not too complicated to remove Websearch.search-mania.info from your system. This is not a Trojan or a ransomware application that would be extremely hard to remove manually. Yet, having a browser hijacker might lead to such infections, so you better take care of this issue right away. You can find the manual removal instructions below this article. Read more »

Nemucod Ransomware

Nemucod Ransomware

Nemucod Ransomware is a malicious program that locks user’s files and in some cases downloads another Trojan infection called Kovter. If these threats managed to enter your system, it is a sign that you have to look for more efficient ways to protect it. The ransomware can do a lot of damage for users who do not backup their data since it encrypts personal files and demands to pay a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. If you are thinking about making the payment, we should tell you that there might be other ways to recover your data. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com confirmed that there are decryptors available on the Internet. Since it will not cost you anything, you might as well try it. You can keep the note that contains the payment details as the last resort, but Nemucod Ransomware and other possible threats should be erased from your system. Thus, keep reading the article and learn how to get rid of the malware. Read more »

Websearch.searchuniverse.info

Websearch.searchuniverse.info

Websearch.searchuniverse.info masquerades as a legitimate search engine and it even resembles Google.com in terms of web design. However, we advise that you remove it because it is nothing more, but a browser hijacker that is disseminated in a dishonest manner and tries to enter your computer without your authorization. We want to point out several key issues that are an inherent part of this alleged search engine. So if you have it on your PC, then we invite you to read this whole description. Read more »

TrendsTab.com

TrendsTab.com

TrendsTab.com is the address of the official website of the TrendsTab extension that should help users to “find out what’s trending today.” TrendsTab.com is also the address of the search engine that will appear to you when you open your New Tab page after the installation of the extension. We would like to focus on this questionable search engine in this article because it has been found that it might put systems into danger shortly. We will not only provide more information about TrendsTab.com (search.trendstab.com), but we will also talk about its deletion in a detailed way, so if you do not wish to see the presence of this page every time you open your browser’s New Tab, you should read the article and then immediately go for its removal. We are sure that it will not be difficult to eliminate it yourself after reading through the article. Read more »

BadBlock Ransomware

BadBlock Ransomware

BadBlock Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that encrypts your files and does not allow you to access them unless you pay a ransom fee. Our security experts categorize this infection as Trojan because it enters your computer surreptitiously, pretending to be something it is not. This program, in particular, does not seem to be extremely aggressive, but it can still cause considerable damage by encrypting your files. In this description, we will discuss the main features of this program, and then we will tell you how to remove BadBlock Ransomware. Please bear in mind that removing a ransomware application does not necessary entail getting rid of all the infection symptoms momentarily. Read more »

Trendio

Trendio

Our old foe SuperWeb LLC is making a comeback with the release of Trendio Ads, which not only shows ads but hijacks Chrome’s new tab page as well. We recommend that you remove it from your computer as soon as you get a chance to do so because it is up to no good. Our malware researchers have classified it as a browser hijacker because it is set to replace Chrome's new tab page without your consent. It does not even inform you about its intention. This hijacker is rather deceptive because it claims to provide you with the most relevant news articles, but it does this by displaying them on the new tab page that it hijacks. Read more »

DMA Locker Ransomware

DMA Locker Ransomware

DMA Locker Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that enters your system having only one purpose in mind: money. Ransomware programs are exceptionally dangerous because they unleash their payload before you can even understand that your computer’s security has been breached. They will not allow you to open your files until you pay the ransom, and that is something we would strongly discourage you from doing. Read more »

Unlock_files_instructions Ransomware

Unlock_files_instructions Ransomware is a piece of malicious software that must be deleted as soon as it is found fully active on your operating system as it is a major virtual threat. Like any other ransomware program, the one in question could produce devastating outcomes, to say the least as it is able to encrypt your personal data with virtually no indication that it does so. Due to such dangerous and potentially detrimental functionality of it, our malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com highly recommend using the comprehensive removal instructions that we present below to remove the intrusive program as soon as possible in the most efficient way. Also, we provide a few preventative steps that you could take to keep your personal computer safe and secure at all times from malicious programs such as Unlock_files_instructions Ransomware. Read more »

8lock8 Ransomware

8lock8 Ransomware

If you find that your personal files have been given the “.8lock8” extension, there is no doubt that 8lock8 Ransomware has invaded your operating system. This malicious infection is capable of slithering in without your permission and encrypting your files without any warning. This threat moves so fast that computer users do not even have a chance to stop the file encryption process, and they discover the threat only after it makes itself noticeable. It does that by presenting you with a .txt file that is placed on the Desktop, as well as the directories containing encrypted files. This message is presented in English and Russian, which suggests that this infection is spread wider than other well-known ransomware threats. Whichever of the two languages you read, you are informed that your files were encrypted using a strong algorithm (according to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers it is AES-256). Read more »