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Antiviral Factory 2013

Posted by on August 14, 2013 No comments
Antiviral Factory 2013

Antiviral Factory 2013 is a rogue security program that can be installed on your PC without your permission. It is also available at antivirus-factory.com, where the user can read the terms of use, find out the characteristics of the application, download the demo version, and make a payment in order to acquire the full version of the program. We recommend that you remove Antiviral Factory 2013 from the computer as this malicious application does not provide you with the information on the actual state of the system. All the system scans and security alerts are simulated in order to obtain your money. Read more »

NSA Virus

Posted by on August 14, 2013 No comments
NSA Virus

NSA Virus is a computer infection that spells nothing but trouble. It is a ransomware application that will lock up your desktop and will claim that you have been storing illegal content on your computer. In order to unlock your computer and to avoid criminal sentence NSA Virus will urge you to pay a fine. This program is highly successful in tricking computer users, because it pretends to be a legal representative of the National Security Agency of United States of America, Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, all these claims are very far from being true, so you need to remove NSA Virus from your system ASAP. Read more »

MagniPic

Posted by on August 14, 2013 No comments

MagniPic is a browser add-on which is aimed at improving your experience on Facebook. The browser plug-in, which is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, enable the users to enlarger a picture by simply hovering the cursor over it. However, MagniPic is already known to have caused some problems and some antivirus program flag it as adware, or even Trojan. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com team recommends that you remove MagniPic from the PC. Read more »

TrojanDropper:MSIL/Livate.A

Posted by on August 13, 2013 No comments

TrojanDropper:MSIL/Livate.A is a computer infection that may refer to quite a few dangerous programs that are classified as trojan droppers. The letters “MSIL” in its detection means that the computer threat is created by Microsoft Intermediate Language or Common Intermediate language, which is the lowest-level programming language that can be read by humans. This malicious infection is very stealthy and you will not know whether you have this Trojan in your computer or not unless you run a full system with a reliable antimalware program. Should you detect this Trojan on your computer, remove TrojanDropper:MSIL/Livate.A immediately with a legitimate antimalware program. Read more »

Policajny Zbor virus

Posted by on August 13, 2013 No comments
Policajny Zbor virus

What is Policajny Zbor virus?

Policajny Zbor virus is a ransomware infection that wants to scam you. It locks your computer screen and displays a ransom message, accusing you of various crimes and presenting dire consequences. On the said message, you will also see badges of Cyber Crime Unit, Europol and Internet Police Department, but they are just being used to make you believe this is a legitimate law enforcement effort. Read more »

M.M.A.Δ. Virus

Posted by on August 13, 2013 No comments
M.M.A.Δ. Virus

M.M.A.Δ. Virus is a dangerous computer infection that is categorized as ransomware. If you cannot use the PC because of a full-screen ransom warning that contains the logo of the Emergency Response Unit (M.M.A.Δ.), which is supposedly related to the present warning and the accusations provided, it means that your computer is infected with a highly dangerous Trojan horse. M.M.A.Δ. Virus is a Cypriot version of the Trojan Urausy, which is spread worldwide. In different countries it is known under different names because of the different interfaces that the Trojan can generated. For example, the Trojan is also known as Jandarma Genel Komutanligi virus, Cybercrime Politie Nederland Virus, Royal Australian Corps of Military Police Virus, and so on. Read more »

Eseeky.com

Posted by on August 13, 2013 No comments
Eseeky.com

Eseeky.com is a suspicious search engine which oddly resembles Google Search. The developers of the search tool have created this illusion to trick you into thinking that you are using a reliable application even if it has hijacked your browsers. Even though the search engine is not highly dangerous, some security experts claim that it could take over your regular home page and default search provider. If this has happened to your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers, you definitely should refrain from using the search engine. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com spyware researchers, such suspicious, questionable sites as the one in discussion should be treated with caution. If you are not careful, there is a possibility that you will endanger your virtual security. If you wish to prevent this continue reading the report to learn about Eseeky.com removal. Read more »

Tracksrv

Posted by on August 13, 2013 No comments

If your web browsing tasks are interrupted by various pop-up advertisements, there is a great chance that Tracksrv adware has been infiltrated onto your operating Windows system. This suspicious application can be dropped onto the computer without any of your knowledge, as schemers know plenty of security backdoors which could be employed for the task. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware and Windows security experts have discovered that cyber criminals can employ misleading advertising, spam email attachments, fake video codecs, bundled downloads, already existing PC infections and other tools to corrupt your computer. Of course, the main purpose of an adware program is to expose you to as many different online offers as possible, which is why most Windows users do not treat the threat as malicious. Nonetheless, we recommend that you delete Tracksrv as soon as possible, and you can learn more about the removal process in this article. Read more »

PC Defender 360

Posted by on August 12, 2013 No comments
PC Defender 360

If the scanner of PC Defender 360 has detected tens or even hundreds of malicious programs running on your computer, Anti-Spyware-101.com recommend that you firstly remove the most dangerous of all threats – PC Defender 360. The program flaunts as a reliable security tool which can detect and delete all sorts of clandestine threats (e.g. Trojan.JS.Fraud.ba, Hoax.HTML.Agnet.i). In reality, the scanner is completely fake and all listed infections are nothing else but false positives. Needless to say, the first thing you should ask yourself once you notice the program scanning your computer is – where did it come from? Read more »

PRISM Virus

Posted by on August 12, 2013 1 comment
PRISM Virus

PRISM Virus is a malignant ransomware infection which may attack your computer if you live in the United States and if your operating Windows system is not safeguarded against spyware. The infection falls into the same group of infections as the previously reported United States Courts Virus, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Virus, Mandiant U.S.A. Cyber Security Virus, and other ransomware threats pointed against the U.S. All of these malignant infections should be removed from the computer as soon as they lock the desktop and remove all administrative privileges. The main attribute following the illegal PC lock-down is the misleading and 100% fictitious screen-locking alert. Even though the provided information seems authentic, you definitely should pay no attention; otherwise, you may be diverted from the main task you have – PRISM Virus removal. Read more »