Jazz Spot is one of the newest ad-supported (adware) programs based on the Injekt engine. Its official website is jazzspot.net; however, it is impossible to download this program from this web page or find more information about the program and how it is going to act. As the Download button does not exist there, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com are sure that it can find other ways to slither onto computers. If this program ever manages to enter your system as well, it is highly recommended to delete this application from the system because it is not going to act in a beneficial way, and it will definitely not enhance browsing experience as it promises. In case you need some help with the removal of this adware program, you should read this article from the beginning till end. Read more »
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PadCrypt Ransomware
PadCrypt Ransomware, also known as PadCrypt 2.0, is a devious computer infection that was created to extort money from you. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team informs that this clandestine infection is an updated clone of CryptoWall and CryptoLocker infections, both of which are unreliable and deserve removal as well. Unfortunately, these threats are incredibly clandestine, and most users miss their chances to eliminate them in time. If this ransomware remains undetected, it can easily encrypt your personal files, which it can do using the AES encryption, after which all of the encrypted files gain the .enc extension. For example, when a file called “photo.jpg” is encrypted by this threat, it is renamed to “photo.jpg.enc”. Of course, this is not the only indication of this threat existing on your operating system. On the contrary, it will inform you about its own existence via a pop-up window, as well as a text file, “IMPORTANT READ ME.TXT”. Although most users will try to remove PadCrypt Ransomware, things are much more complicated than some might expect. Read more »
Locky Ransomware
Ransomware infections are designed to extort money from users. Locky Ransomware seeks to do that too, so if you ever detect it on your system, you should hurry to remove this threat from your computer. It is highly advisable to do that in order to protect other files that you create or transfer to your computer in the future. Unfortunately, it will be quite hard to get rid of this threat because it cannot be removed via Control Panel, it starts together with Windows OS, and it might even connect to the Internet without permission. Even though it is quite difficult to eliminate ransomware, we suggest doing that ASAP. If you need some help with that, read this article from beginning to end and then use the removal instructions. Read more »
Freebies Machine
Freebies Machine is a program that is supposed to allow you receive free samples of products from various companies. So users expect to get free samples if they supply the address and make a request for freebies. However, this application is classified as adware, and so it works differently than one would imagine. Freebies Machine will regularly display irritating pop-ups and ads that might lead you to harmful websites. Also, to use the services you will be asked to give particular personal information, which might be shared or sold to third parties. You should continue reading the article to learn more about this adware, but keep it in mind that the only way to secure your computer and privacy is to delete the application. Read more »
Pop Bubbles
Pop Bubbles is classified as an advertising-supported program, and it can take over your Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. This adware was built using the Injekt engine, just like hundreds of other unreliable ad-supported programs that we have analyzed and discussed in previous reports. Search Window, Splendor Search, Discovery App, and Blazer Deals are few of the many clones that this adware has, and every single one of them is unreliable and potentially dangerous. The good news is that it is unlikely you will need to handle more than one of these threats at the same time. On the other hand, it is almost guaranteed that you will find other threats running along with this ad-supported program because it is usually distributed via third-party installers. Read this report to learn how to delete Pop Bubbles, as well as to learn more about adware and protection against it. Read more »
MentorFamily
Most of the users install MentorFamily hoping for practical advice, but later they learn that it is an adware application. The ads might be tempting as they offer you better deals for the products you are interested in, but they might redirect you to untrustworthy websites containing malware. Also, you can barely call this adware a unique application as it seems like a browser that is capable of loading only one website, which is bestfamilyadvice.com. It only pretends to be a useful tool and the adware’s primary goal is to generate advertising revenue, but that would be impossible without you clicking the pop-ups. The smartest thing one could do would be deleting this program from your computer, but if you want to learn more continue reading this article and at the end of it you will find simple removal instructions. Read more »
Lucid Movies
Lucid Movies is an application that should allow users to watch movies and TV shows for free straight from your computer. It is said that it is very easy to use the program – a user just needs to find a video and then press Play. Even though Lucid Movies seems to be an extremely beneficial program, we cannot call it like that because it is classified as an ad-supported program (adware) by many specialists (including those researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com). You should never keep untrustworthy programs installed because they usually act in an undesirable way and might put systems into danger. Lucid Movies is no exception; it might perform undesirable activities, e.g. redirect users to other web pages and it might even expose them to potential threats. We are sure that you do not want to cause harm to your computer, so we suggest that you hurry to get rid of Lucid Movies. In order to help you with the removal process, we have also placed the manual removal instructions below this article. Read more »
JobCrypter Ransomware
The attack of JobCrypter Ransomware is very quick and very aggressive. This infection is launched using a malicious file that might pretend to be a PDF file, a photo, or some other harmless type of file. It is most likely that this malicious file will come as an attachment to a misleading spam email sent from an unfamiliar sender, such as bordeaux@sothis.fr. Once launched, this infection unleashes locker.exe to encrypt personal files. If you do not intercept this process, your photos, videos, documents, and other personal files will be encrypted using the Triple DES encryption algorithm. Unfortunately, if your files are encrypted successfully, the only way for you to decrypt them is by paying a ransom requested via a TXT message created by this ransomware. Of course, if copies of your personal files are stored in an external drive or using a file hosting service, you do not need to worry about decrypting your files. In either case, you MUST delete JobCrypter Ransomware, and we can show you how to do that. Read more »
AnyFlix
There are many tools offering services that supposedly can help you unlock censored websites and gain access to restricted media websites. AnyFlix is one of them; however, it cannot be trusted. After testing this program in our Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab, we can guarantee that it is just an ad-supported program. When installing this program, you will be introduced to a setup, where a disclaimer will warn you that not all blocked web sites can be unlocked by this program. In reality, it is unlikely that this program will unlock any websites because its primary purpose is to show you advertisements promoting the services of third parties. Needless to say, this adware is unpredictable and potentially unreliable, which is why you need to be extremely cautious about the ads it produces. As a matter of fact, the main reason why you should remove AnyFlix is the unpredictable advertising. Read more »
Healthy Days Hub
To keep an ad-supported program installed means that you will see ads on your screen and might be taken to a corrupted web page. Healthy Days Hub is one of those adware programs that you should not keep on your computer even though it says on its official web page that it will provide you with healthy tips and other information on the healthy lifestyle. We are sure that you will decide to get rid of this program yourself when you find out how it really acts. Luckily, it is not a difficult task to do that because adware programs can be erased from the system via Control Panel. If you have never tried doing that, you will find all the answers regarding the removal of undesirable software in this article. Read more »
