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Monthly Archives May 2013
SmartPCFix
If you are looking for a program which could optimize the operating Windows system and delete malware, SmartPCFix is not what you are looking for. Even though this application looks useful and beneficial, you should not trust any of its services. Registry Cleaner, Windows Cleaner, Privacy Cleaner, Trace Cleaner and RAM Cleaner are just bait to push you into scanning the computer and then purchasing the full version tool which costs $29.95. ...
PUP.Desk 365
If you have installed freeware or exposed Windows security vulnerabilities, PUP.Desk 365 may have been activated within the operating system without your knowledge. Needless to say, this is illegal, and you should delete all of the suspicious applications as soon as possible. ...
"You shall not pass" virus
The fans of “The Fellowship of the Ring” will easily recognize the phrase “You shall not pass” which has been selected for the interface of a redirect virus which is dubbed as “You shall not pass” virus. Whenever the user tries to access Facebook or some other website which has been selected by the black hat hackers, a warning in a yellow background will be displayed. ...
google-earth.xtremedownload.com
If you are going to make use of an application try to download it at an official website. Downloading a legitimate application from a third party website may result in installation of undesirable computer software. For example, if you want to download Google Earth, do not download it from google-earth.xtremedownload.com. This website has nothing to do with Google itself. ...
Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Virus
If your operating Windows system has been corrupted by Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Virus, it is most likely that access to the computer has been removed. This is one of the most important attributes of the dangerous infection because this is what may force you into reading the notification presented on the desktop. It is important that you pay no attention to the misleading information displayed within this alert because it has no legal grounds and it is fictitious. ...
Europol Virus
German users lately have been experiencing an annoying attack from yet another ransomware application called Europol Virus. This computer infection follows the pattern of infamous Ukash Virus group programs that blocks desktop access and then demands for a ransom fee to be paid. In a sense Europol Virus is the same as Decrypt Protect Virus, it's just that it is localizes especially for computer users Germany. ...
Searchpig.net
Searchpig.net is a search engine which is also regarded as a browser hijacker. If you install an application which promotes this search engine and install it without paying attention to the details given in the installation wizard, the home page and search provider of your browser, for example, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox can be changed to searchpig.net. ...
XP Micro Antivirus Online Scan
With such things as XP Micro Antivirus Online Scan on board you have to be weary about browsing the Internet. You can come across this fake antivirus scan when you land on a corrupted website. XP Micro Antivirus Online Scan makes it seem as though your system being scanned at the moment, however, there is one little slip that the creators of this fake online scan have overlooked. ...
Decrypt Protect Virus
Decrypt Protect Virus is a malicious computer infection that does not allow you enter your desktop by displaying a false notification, supposedly sent by MBL Advisory (Malware Block List) and USA Patriot ACT. Just like other ransomware infections such as Moneygram Virus or FBI PayPal Virus, Decrypt Protect Virus makes an impression that you have violated several important laws within the United States territory and therefore your computer has been locked. ...
Infolinks
Infolinks is advertising network that utilizing pay-per-click system. It is NOT a computer infection. It displays advertisements within a web text by inserting an advertisement into main keywords. If you are seeing Infolinks advertisements at a particular website, it means the owner of the website in question has permitted Infolinks to display these advertisements. So it it easy to see that this advertising program is neither a browser hijacker nor an internet browser extension. ...
