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Eight Ransomware
Eight Ransomware is one of those vicious threats that lock files after infecting a system. While it should leave your program data alone, the malware might encipher all your personal files, such as your photos, videos, and data alike. You can recognize the malware from the extension that it appends to all encrypted files; it should look like this: .id[2A2E028A-2796].[use_harrd@protonmail.com].eight. If you see an extension that except the ID number looks the same on your files, we invite you to read our full report to learn about the threat that you most likely came across. ...
Coronavirus Ransomware
The Coronavirus disease is drawing attention from many things, including cybersecurity, which is why it is no wonder that hackers find the timing to be perfect to release new threats like Coronavirus Ransomware. Our specialists say that it is a tool for money extortion since it encrypts files on an infected device to take them as hostages and then shows a ransom note containing instructions on how to pay ransom to get files decrypted. If you come across this malware, we recommend reading our full report to get to know it better. Also, we advise not to leave it unattended and erase Coronavirus Ransomware with a selected antimalware tool that you trust or use the removal instructions located at the end of this page. ...
Find Your Packages Promos
Find Your Packages Promos is a browser extension that is classified as a PUP, or a potentially unwanted program. It could be promoted as a tool for users who are looking for ways to track their packages. You should also know that this application may provide third-party advertisements. Plus, it seems like the extension could gather information about your browsing habits to show targeted advertisements. You can learn even more about this PUP if you read the rest of our report. We can offer deletion instructions that show how to erase Find Your Packages Promos too. ...
Video-Browse
If you rely on a search tool to find videos, we suggest you find something other than Video-Browse. This is a Google Chrome extension, and it can appear to be useful, but according to our researchers, it is completely useless. If that was not enough, it is also untrustworthy, and it is possible that you could face security issues if you interact with it. Needless to say, you have to be extremely cautious when you surf the web because you do not want to face dangerous threats and virtual scams. Would you face threats and scams if you continued using the suspicious search tool? ...
Eco Search
If you want to browse the web efficiently, Eco Search is not the tool we suggest using. It appears to have been created to show you Bing Search results, and if this is the search engine you want to be using, you should set it as your default search provider. You will get nothing out of the suspicious search extension besides that, but your virtual security could suffer. Basically, we suggest removing the extension because it is not useful or very reliable, and we discuss this in depth further in the report. If you are ready to remove the PUP, we have a guide ready for you. ...
Ooss Ransomware
Ooss Ransomware comes uninvited and turns your photos, documents, and data alike into unreadable files. The malware encrypts them with a robust encryption algorithm and the process can only be reversed if you have a unique decryption key and a decryptor. Sadly, such means are not easy to come by. In fact, it might be impossible to get them as only the threat’s developers might be able to offer them. However, the malicious application’s developers ask to pay a ransom and even if you pay, there are no reassurances that they will hold on to their end of the deal. ...
SepSys Ransomware
SepSys Ransomware is a dangerous computer infection from the ransomware category. You have probably heard people talk about ransomware before, but if you have never encountered this type of infection yourself, dealing with this program might feel overwhelming at first. Nevertheless, we hope that this description will help you get rid of SepSys Ransomware as soon as possible. Please understand that sometimes it is not possible to retrieve the encrypted files. You have to be ready for that kind of scenario. Whatever you do, you should not transfer the ransom payment because you would only encourage the criminals to create more ransomware programs. ...
Access Gov Docs Tab
If you think that Access Gov Docs Tab can assist you greatly, you are mistaken. This extension presents easy-access links to findmyforms.com and irs.gov via its interface, and while these links are legitimate and route to legitimate websites, where you can find government documents and forms, you can access the websites without the extension itself. All you have to do is type the address into your browser’s address bar. And what if you need to access these websites constantly? If that is the case, you should bookmark the websites
and enable the bookmarks bar. ...
8800 Ransomware
Most of us think that we are invincible, but 8800 Ransomware can change that in a matter of seconds. All it takes is to open the wrong email attachment, download the wrong file, or skip the wrong update, and a backdoor is open. The infection can slither in through it without notice, and then it can wreak havoc on your personal files. According to our researchers, this malware does not spare any personal files. While it does not touch system files, it is unlikely that you care much about those anyway. Unfortunately, this threat is one of thousands of file-encryptors that exist, and 8800 itself has clones, including Devil Ransomware, Dever Ransomware, or Bitx Ransomware, all of which derive from Crysis/Dharma Ransomware. ...
Speed Test Guide
Do you often test your Internet speed? You’ve probably heard of speedtest.net before, but you haven’t heard of speedtest-guide.com. This website is a homepage for Speed Test Guide. It is a Chrome browser extension that is supposed to enhance your web browsing experience. However, computer security experts say that this extension is a potentially unwanted program. It means that the application may have certain features that might be deemed undesirable or annoying. Therefore, if you do not want to have this app on-board, it is recommended that you remove Speed Test Guide following the removal guidelines at the bottom of this entry. ...
