Do not be tempted by an application called SaferSearchResults.com. Even though it is advertised as a tool that should improve your online experience by helping you search the web in a much more convenient manner, in reality, it does quite the opposite of that. In fact, our research team has classified this devious application an intrusive search engine mostly because it makes unwanted changes to your browser's default settings and it is not a surprise that those changes are not in the best interest of a user. Usually, due to this application surfing the web becomes a much more annoying and frustrating experience than you are used to. ...
Researchers usually classify Search.searchpcst.com as a browser hijacker because users keep reporting that this website has been set on their browsers without their permission. We can assure you that this infection has successfully infiltrated your computer too if you find Search.searchpcst.com sitting in the place of your homepage and default search engine. It might modify New Tab pages on some browsers too. No matter where you see this website set, go to remove it because it is not a search engine that is going to improve your web searching experience. Instead, it might diminish it by flooding your screen with the so-called commercial search results. ...
It is not surprising that our research team highly advises you to remove a program that goes by the name of Search.searchtaccess.com as it is nothing more than yet another browser hijacker that exhibits no valuable features whatsoever. Make sure to avoid this program at all times even if you come across various statements telling you that this intrusive application could be useful. Such claims are not unheard of as a lot of malware developers nowadays employ misleading marketing techniques to manipulate unsuspecting users into downloading and installing a worthless piece of software. ...
Cryptorium Ransomware is a dangerous malicious application that makes users’ files unusable once it enters the computer. It differs from older ransomware infections, e.g. Payday Ransomware and Popcorntime Ransomware that our researchers detected some time ago. Unlike the aforementioned infections, it does not encrypt users’ files. At least, the version of Cryptorium Ransomware tested by researchers working at 411-spyware.com did not do that. Instead of encrypting users’ files using a strong cipher, it changes their filename extensions, for example, picture.jpg becomes picture.enc. ...
Is there something odd with your browser? Perhaps it automatically loads the Search.searchwti.com site, but you do not know why? This search engine is one of the many websites used by a common browser hijacker infection. You must have been infected with this program when you downloaded some unfamiliar programs on your computer. Do not worry. A browser hijacker is not an extremely dangerous threat. You can remove Search.searchwti.com without much difficulty and restore your browser settings to their original state. Also, it would be for the best to scan your computer with a security tool because you can never know what other potential threats might be hiding there. ...
Users should learn more about Search.searchwfaa.com before allowing it to replace their homepage, new tab page, or default search engine. Even though the search engine may look like a reliable tool, it is in fact considered to be a browser hijacker. Our researchers believe that the application might have been created to simply generate advertising revenue from the ads Search.searchwfaa.com may show you among its displayed results. If you have already noticed such content, it might be best to stay away from it, since some of the ads could lead you to untrustworthy web pages. ...
FreeManualsIndex Toolbar is a piece of software that should enable users to find and download free manuals from the web. Even though this application can be promoted on third-party websites, its official source is free.freemanualsindex.com/index.jhtml. To find out more about this program, specialists working at 411-spyware.com have decided to visit its official web page. It has become immediately clear that FreeManualsIndex Toolbar does not find manuals for users itself. Instead of doing that, it provides users with buttons leading to third-party websites. ...
If you find Search.myprivacyswitch.com in your Google Chrome browser as your new home page or default search engine, you need to be careful because this search engine may present to you unreliable third-party content. In fact, the presence of this malware threat in your browser may also indicate that there are other malicious programs on board. This would clearly mean multiple system security risks. Another obvious reason why you should not hesitate to remove Search.myprivacyswitch.com from your browser is that this search engine does not even seem to function properly; it fails to show you search results other than third-party ads. ...
The company Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. has already developed a number of different browser plugins. QuickWeatherAlert Toolbar is one of the newest products. To find out what it does, specialists working at 411-spyware.com have first paid a visit to its official website quickweatheralert.com. After checking all the information provided there, it has become clear that it is promoted as a weather app. It is said there that it should give access to local and national weather forecasts. As it becomes clear after installing this application on the computer, it does not show the weather forecast itself. ...
Even though a program known as Solo-Bar.net is advertised as a great tool that should allow you to experience the web the way you want to by allowing you to customize various settings within your web browser, you must know that it is not entirely the case. After a deeper investigation, our research team has classified this application as an intrusive browser hijacker that does quite the opposite of what it should. You must know that it will only have negative effects on the way you experience the web by making unwanted and unauthorized changes to your web browser's default settings. ...