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Monthly Archives May 2013
B1 Toolbar
B1 Toolbar is a browser add-on which alters the settings of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox if you install an application which contains the installer of this toolbar. The toolbar can also be referred to as BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 toolbar. It is publishe by Conduit Ltd, and if you use Internet Explorer, you will find two entries presenting the toolbar. ...
Magyarország Rendőrség Police Virus
A malicious ransomware by the name Magyarország Rendőrség Police Virus has been detected running within the computers of Hungarian Windows users. Cyber criminals have developed the infection to accumulate immense profit, and so far they are succeeding. Why is the clandestine threat so successful? Well, schemers have created the infection to lock down your computer and display a notification with intimidating Police demands. ...
Trojan.Nalia.A
The same malicious infection may have many aliases that can allow us to determine what kind of damage we could expect from one particular threat. This feature can be easily applied to Trojan.Nalia.A, because this Trojan infection has quite a few aliases, including Backdoor.Win32.PMax.AMN (A)and Dropper.Generic7.BGKA. ...
České Republik Police Virus
České Republik Police Virus is a ransomware which may lock-down your computer without any warning. The threat acts quickly, so it is possible that no other symptoms were visible before your administrative privileges have been removed. Unfortunately, the notification presented upon the lock-down is highly misleading and you may not link this suspicious activity to schemers. ...
Adware.Yabector
If you do not act with care when surfing the web, soon enough Adware.Yabector could corrupt existing web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The malevolent application has been developed by schemers to help them generate profit. If you do not wish to be fooled by virtual crooks and you do not want to lose your money on some bogus products, you certainly should delete the potentially dangerous application from the computer. ...
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Virus
Computer infections that intend to steal money from unsuspecting computer users usually do it by acquiring credit card information and performing illegal financial operations on the user's behalf. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Virus does not need to do it. It is a ransomware infection similar to ICSPA Virus, and it pushes the infected user into transferring the money himself. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Virus is classified as ransomware program. ...
Driver Performer
Even though Driver Performer is an authentic application developed by PerformerSoft LLC, you should be extremely cautious about this program. Once you install the application from driverperformer.com, it initiates a suspicious Driver Scan which declares that a number of your drivers are out of date and should be updated. In order to update them, you are asked to register for a Premium Version which comes up to $29.95. ...
DefaultTab-Search Results
The precarious DefaultTab-Search Results browser hijacker may take over your web browsers after you install corrupted freeware, open spam email attachments or expose other security vulnerabilities. It is unfortunate but vicious cyber criminals are well aware of different computer users’ habits which may enable them to attack you with malware without any of your knowledge. Even though the infection may enter surreptitiously, it does not act secretly within the system. ...
Mysearchdial Toolbar
Mysearchdial Toolbar is a browser add-on which you may find very attractive an helpful as it contains links to popular websites which are visited practically every day by active computer users. The toolbar is available at mysearchdial.com, but it is also possible to get this application installed when running the installer of some free program. ...
Swagbucks Toolbar
Swagbucks Toolbar is a browser plugin that you can download at swagbucks.com. The main website says that Swagbucks is the largest free online rewards program that helps you to earn reward money and then spend your reward in a number of online stores. Swagbucks Toolbar is part of the whole deal. ...
