Secure Search is a Google Chrome browser extension users can download from its official website https://lp.securesearch.online/ or https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-search/pighdeelcfelhelmgdeiigfcppbcjenm (Chrome Web store). Some users download it willingly from the web expecting that this browser extension will make their web searches more secure and, additionally, make it possible to perform web searches anonymously. Of course, there are also some people out there who cannot tell anything about the Secure Search installation. ...
Striked Ransomware is a recently discovered ransomware-type computer infection that is dedicated to encrypting your files. Its creators want to encrypt your files to compel you to pay a ransom to decrypt them. Needless to say — you should not comply with their demands because they may not keep their word or the sum asked of you can be too high. Therefore, you should look into the possibility of removing this ransomware instead. In this short article, we will discuss how this program works, how it is distributed and how you can get rid of it. If your PC has become infected with it, then please continue reading. ...
Search.emailaccountlogin.co is available with a browser extension that is supposed to let you access your email account faster; however, it does not seem like it is possible. All the plugin does is provide links to email login pages. No doubt many users bookmark necessary email login websites and those who do not could do so instead of downloading this suspicious search engine and a browser hijacker. What we have in mind is that no matter how you access your email provider’s site you will still have to type in your login name and a password. Therefore, we believe Search.emailaccountlogin.co creators may have exaggerated the extension’s description, and so it might be useless. ...
Crbr Encryptor Ransomware is a malicious application developed by malicious software creators with the only goal in mind – to extract money from innocent users who discover their files encrypted after their machines get infected with ransomware. The encryption of files is only one of two the most noticeable activities this infection performs on compromised machines. Researchers have also noticed that this ransomware infection keeps connecting to a bunch of different servers, e.g. x4d0c3905.dyn.telefonica.de:6893 and web3.commentfaiton.com:6893. ...
If PSCrypt Ransomware manages to sneak onto your system without your knowledge, you may have to say goodbye to your precious files unless you have a recent backup, of course. Such ransomware infections always teach us about prevention and how we should protect our important files by uploading them to cloud storage or by copying them onto removable drives. Our research shows that this vicious program mainly targets the Ukraine, but it can also be found spreading in Russia and the Netherlands. Once this ransomware has encrypted the targeted files on your system, you are informed about how you can get the decryptor to recover your files. ...
Scanfolder Disk is a disk scanner/disk optimizer that should find duplicate files, help to remove them, and provide more information about specific files and folders. Since it is promoted as a beneficial piece of software, it is not surprising that some users download it willingly from the web and install it on their computers. Strangely, it is impossible to get it from its official website http://scanfolder.space, so users can download it from third-party pages only. Since not all the users download this application voluntarily, there is no doubt that this program can also enter PCs without permission, for example, it might arrive on computers bundled with third-party software in malicious software installers. ...
If you suddenly get a small dialog box saying “All your personal files as been encrypted,” then it is likely that your PC has been infected with Oxar Ransomware. Removing this program is highly recommended because complying with its demands to pay a ransom will get you nowhere. Indeed, its creators might not give you the promised decryption key, so your files can remain encrypted indefinitely. In this article, we will discuss this program’s distribution methods, functionality, and removal. So if you have been affected by this malware, then please continue reading. ...
Ransed Ransomware is an infection that, at the time of analysis, was not fully functional. Although this infection has the potential to encrypt files and request a ransom in return of a decryptor, the C&C server used by the developer of this infection is down. According to our researchers, the only server the threat is likely to connect to is ransed.ddns.net, but since this server is down, all that the infection can do is show the “A friendly message” pop-up indicating that the server is offline. Has the server been taken down permanently, or will it be restored? Unfortunately, we do not know this, and so we cannot predict whether or not the malicious ransomware will start spreading. ...
If you come across a search engine named Search.heasyspeedtest.co, we would advise you to think carefully before using it. As you see, the search tool falls under the classification of browser hijackers. Such application might be spread through doubtful sources, and it may introduce the user to potentially malicious advertising content since it could be displaying results through a modified Yahoo search engine. Not to mention its presence can be annoying to any user who prefers using a different search tool or wants a particular web page for his start page. ...
A new ransomware-type infection Petya+ Ransomware has been spotted. It shares similarities with the well-known ransomware infection Petya Ransomware, but it is definitely not as harmful as this popular threat. It does not even encrypt files, as research conducted by experts at 411-spyware.com has shown. You might wonder why it has been classified as ransomware if it does not lock files. The answer to this question is easy – it still demands money from users. Unlike other ransomware-type infections, it opens three different windows to scare users into giving cyber criminals their money. ...