City Page Today Home Page is a browser hijacker, so you should not be surprised if it suddenly changes your default browser settings. The worst part is, our researchers suspect it could introduce the user to untrustworthy advertisements coming from unknown third parties. Accordingly, we do not think City Page Today Home Page can be considered as a reliable extension, and if you care about your computer’s safety, you should not allow it to pick your start page or new tab page. Instead, we would recommend the browser hijacker’s removal. ...
Have you discovered the malicious ABC Ransomware on your operating system? Most likely, you noticed it because of a ransom note file representing it. If the file is created and shown to you, that means that your personal files are already encrypted. It is important that you check that out immediately because you want to know which files were corrupted. The good news is that you will not need to go through every file to check if it was corrupted because you will see it right away: The corrupted files will have the “.astra” extension appended to their names. ...
All Access To This Device Has Been Revoked is from the more sophisticated type of fake alerts as it does not only tries to scam you with its warning but also locks your screen so that you may see no choice but to call the provided phone number. This fake alert is indeed a technical support scam whose main purpose is to push you to call this toll-free supposed technical support number. The truth is that you will not talk to any technician really but rather a salesperson who will try to sell a system fixer program to you. It is important that you do not contact these scammers because you could be asked to provide remote access to your computer so that the fixing can be done or the software installed on your system. ...
GetFreeGifs is a browser toolbar owned by Mindspark Interactive Network which creates browser extensions aimed at enhancing users' online experience. The GetFreeGifs toolbar, as the name suggests, deals with GIF file creation. Moreover, the toolbar enables a user to create memes. The seemingly interactive toolbar is promoted in the Chrome web store and on its official website getfreegifs.com, which might not arouse any suspicion. However, the toolbar is also distributed alongside freeware so that you install it inadvertently. ...
'0000 File Extension' Ransomware appears to be a malicious program that encrypts user’s data with a strong cryptosystem and then drops a ransom note to extort money from unfortunate users who come across it. Needless to say, putting up with the hackers’ demands might be not the smartest idea especially when they may demand you make a payment. It does not matter what the price is since even if you pay it the malware’s creators might just ask for more. Thus, such an option should be considered carefully and with no rush. Before you decide what to do, you could read our article and learn more about '0000 File Extension' Ransomware. ...
If you have discovered a notification claiming that Application.exe Has Stopped Working on your screen, it means that some kind of application has crashed on your computer, or you have been presented with the fabricated alert seeking to scare you into contacting cyber criminals pretending to be helpful technicians. Visually, both messages do not differ much from each other, but it is still possible to say which notification is bogus. The fake one has a toll-free number indicated on it, whereas the genuine one displayed by the Windows OS does not have it. If it turns out that you have encountered a scam, there is a huge possibility that malicious software is active on your computer. ...
Configs is a browser extension for Google Chrome and a potentially unwanted program or PUP in short. This classification does not mean the application is malicious, although it does not say it is entirely harmless either. Our specialists say there is still a lot we do not know about it, but the details we have discovered so far lets us suspect the program might be introducing users to unreliable advertisements from unknown third parties. Provided, you would not like to see such content on your Google Chrome we recommend eliminating the PUP before anything goes wrong. ...
If you ever come across a program that goes by the name of Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware, make sure to do everything in your power to avoid it since it exhibits devious functionality. It is important to note that ransomware programs are crafted by malware developers so they could make illegal profits for naive Internet users. The scheme under which this malware operates is quite simple; upon intrusion, it should lock an enormous number of files on your hard drive and then it should demand a ransom in return for decryption services. ...
Nowadays malware developers tend to craft ransomware programs almost on a daily basis. Thus, it is not surprising that our malware experts have recently encountered yet another such application, which goes by the name of Locket Ransomware. If you have also come across this program while browsing the web, make sure to avoid it at all costs. That is important because applications of this classification can easily lock a vast number of your files without any warning whatsoever. As you can imagine, having such a program active on your personal computer could lead to disastrous outcomes, to put it lightly. ...
WannaDie ransomware is a malicious computer infection that targets Russian-speaking users. It looks very much like the notorious WannaCry Ransomware, but it looks like the similarities are there to scare the victims into paying ransomware as soon as possible. While a public decryption key for this infection is not available at the moment, it is possible to remove WannaDie ransomware from your computer without much difficulty. After manual removal, we would still recommend scanning your PC with a reliable security application because you might have a lot more threats on-board and you definitely need to terminate them all. ...