CTB-Locker is one malicious threat you certainly do not want to find running on the operating system. Our researchers analyzing malware in the internal Anti-Spyware-101.com lab have discovered that the threat belongs to the infamous Crypto Ransomware family. CryptoWall, CryptoLocker and Cryptorbit are few other ransomware threats which may attack the operating system. Needless to say, it is a must to delete all of these infections; however, right now we want to focus on CTB-Locker removal. Unfortunately, it is not that easy to delete the threat, primarily because it involves the loss of personal files. If the devious ransomware has already corrupted the operating system, then you must have discovered that many of your document files, photos and videos are now encrypted. So, is there a way to restore the files and delete CTB-Locker? Read the report to find out. Read more »
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Browser Utility
Browser Utility has been designed to enhance your browsing performance, make web surfing more secure and protect you against phishing scams. Or so this is what you may be forced to believe if you visit browserutility1.net. This website is meant to represent the suspicious application; however, the provided information certainly does not do justice to the program. We would not rush you to remove Browser Utility if it was a reliable program, and it certainly is not. The first thing that Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found out when researching the application is that the program has no ability to make your web browsing more secure. You should remove Browser Utility just because of this. Unfortunately, there are few other reasons why you should not trust the disturbing program. Read more »
Ads by Ge-Force
Ads by Ge-Force appear on your screen when you install an adware application on your computer. The program is called Ge-Force, and it usually arrives with other unwanted applications. It means that if you see Ads by Ge-Force when you browse the Internet; there is a high chance that you have more than just one adware application installed on the PC. You most probably did not intend to have this program running on your system, and the ads are genuinely annoying. In order to remove Ads by Ge-Force, you have to uninstall the application first. Read more »
Macsaleapp ads
Macsaleapp ads might start appearing on your screen if an advertising-supported application called Macsaleapp manages to enter the system. Of course, it is possible that you have downloaded and installed this application yourself because the program is promoted on macsaleapp.info. Many computer users download this program because they believe that it might help them to save some money. The program might seem especially useful for those who hunt discounts; unfortunately, it is not worth trusting any of the promises of Macsaleapp because its main purpose is to advertise various products and services in order to lure you into clicking on ads. We do not recommend doing that if your system’s security is an important matter to you because you might be taken to corrupted websites that are full of malicious software. In order to reduce the risk of infecting the system with malware, you should definitely delete Macsaleapp from your computer. Macsaleapp ads will disappear the moment you delete this adware from the system; thus, you should not keep the program for any longer. Read more »
Astro Arcade
If you have detected Astro Arcade on your computer, you should not keep it there for any longer because this program might cause serious harm to your computer. You should never trust programs that slither onto the system without user’s permission because they tend to act undesirably. In case of Astro Arcade, it will start showing various commercial advertisements the moment it enters your system. As it has been found out, commercials generated by this program are very intrusive and might cause you a great deal of inconvenience. On top of that, there is a possibility that they will take you to corrupted websites. As you can see, the appearance of the program might be deceiving, which is why we do not recommend trusting it blindly. If we have already convinced you to remove Astro Arcade from the system, you should know that you can use the instructions placed below the article. Read more »
Atajositios
Atajositios, or ataositios.com, is the name of the search engine to which computer users are directed after their browsers gets affected by a browser hijacker. It is important to mention, that the name Atajositios appears only in the privacy policy of atajitos.com, and the more you analyze this case, the more confusing it seems to be. You are directed to Atajositios, or atajitos.com, after a browser hijacker promoting searchult.com modifies the shortcuts and changes the home page of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. These changes are made without your interference, and, in order to prevent serious security issues, you should remove Atajositios from the computer as soon as you can. Read more »
atajitos.com
If your operating system is not safeguarded, the disturbing atajitos.com hijacker could be infiltrated soon enough. This clandestine infection has been designed to attack the most popular web browsers, and it can reconfigure the settings of your Home Page, default search provider and even the shortcut Target. When atajitos.com hijacker takes over the system, it is most likely to replace the regular search applications with Searchult.com. This is an unreliable search provider which is most likely to represent the search results by Yahoo Search. Even if the search tool is not malicious in itself, there is no reason you should use it for regular web searches, and so you should delete it. Overall, if Searchult.com has been installed, it is most likely that you need to remove atajitos.com browser hijacker. Learn how to delete the threat using our analysis. Read more »
Lasaoren Search
Lasaoren Search, or simply lasaoren.com, is a search engine that you can access without difficulties using any Internet browser. This search provider is promoted by a browser add-on named Lasaoren, which is advertised at lasaorenweb.com. The so-called official website of the program is identical to astromendabarand.com, getspeedial.com, and some other websites promoting identical browser add-ons.
The Lasaoren Search, or lasaoren.com, may be categorized as a browser hijacker by some security experts because the browser add-on can change the settings of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Read more »
1SaleADay
If you have detected 1SaleADay on your system, you should hurry to remove it as soon as possible because it does not seem that it can be trusted. The researchers of anti-spyware-101.com have even found out that 1SaleADay might cause harm to your system’s security. This might happen very quickly; it might be just enough to click on any of the advertisements and it will take you to some kind of unreliable websites. Actually, the presence of commercials is not the only drawback associated with 1SaleADay. Our security experts have revealed that this adware might collect information associated with your online behavior. In addition, it might connect to the internet without your permission in order to transfer this data to partners. We do not recommend keeping untrustworthy programs on the system, which is why we suggest you to delete 1SaleADay as soon as possible. Read more »
SaferWeb
SaferWeb is an adware application that is supposed to help you buy various goods at the lowest price possible. It functions as a browser application, and it promises to enhance your web shopping experience. However, it is very doubtful whether SaferWeb can live up to its promises. This adware program is obviously there for the money, but it wants to earn some and does not intend to help you save yours. Although SaferWeb does not steal your money directly, it would be in your best interest to remove SaferWeb from the system at once with all the other related applications. Read more »
