Butler Miner Trojan
Butler Miner Trojan is a Trojan infection designed to infiltrate computers stealthily and then mine cryptocurrency using affected computer’s resources. Unlike similar malicious applications (they are quite prevalent these days), it injects the XMRig Miner script into the explorer.exe process. In other words, it is not a cryptocurrency miner itself. Instead, it uses another tool to mine cryptocurrency on victims’ computers. Of course, there is a slight possibility that they both belong to the same author. As has been observed, Butler Miner Trojan might pretend to be beneficial software, or it might be distributed as a harmless email attachment, so it is not surprising at all that users know nothing about its entrance on their computers. ...
Mapmywayfree Toolbar
Mapmywayfree Toolbar is presented as a beneficial application that will help you to “find bus fares, subway maps, train routes, and car services info.” We have to admit that it looks quite useful at first glance. Most probably, some users think so too because they install this piece of software from one of its official sources consciously. Specifically speaking, this application can be downloaded directly from the Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mapmywayfree/opnacbepoonpfgagkpialhfpldiicgap) or its official website http://www.mapmywayfree.com/index.jhtml. ...
Sigrun Ransomware
Sigrun Ransomware is not an application that you want to find up and running on your operating system. That is so because it exhibits incredibly malicious inner workings. If you are not acquainted with ransomware program, you must know that they are infamous for their ability to lock vast amounts of data in a matter of minutes. Usually, cyber crooks use such applications to make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users by demanding a ransom in return for decryption services. If you want to learn more about this malicious program's inner workings, be sure to read the rest of this report. ...
Updates Were Released For Your Version Of Chrome fake alert
Users usually find Updates Were Released For Your Version Of Chrome fake alert displayed on their screens out of the blue when they browse the Internet. They might be redirected to the website with the fake message against their will, or they might open it by mistake. In any case, you should completely ignore the message claiming that updates for your browser are available. Judging from the text Updates Were Released For Your Version Of Chrome fake alert contains, it targets Google Chrome users primarily. Of course, versions for other web browsers might be available too, but they will contain a logo and a name of another browser. ...
Facebook Malware Warning
The first thing you need to do if you face the Facebook Malware Warning is close the browser. Next, you want to restart it and install a trusted malware scanner – if you do not have one already – to inspect your operating system. First of all, if the warning disappears, that automatically indicates that it was probably unreliable. If the malware scanner does not detect any threats, you should have no doubts that the warning was meant to scam you. And what if malicious infections are found? It is possible that they are responsible for showcasing the misleading notification, and, of course, you want to remove them as soon as possible. ...
Aurora Ransomware
We are sure you do not want any kind of malware invading your Windows operating system, but Aurora Ransomware is the kind of threat that you REALLY do not want to face. If it finds its way in, it can quickly and silently encrypt all of your personal files and then terrorize you with ridiculous ransom demands. The creator of the infection wants you to believe that your files could be decrypted if you paid a ransom for the so-called private key. First of all, we cannot guarantee that cyber crooks would send you the key. Second, we cannot guarantee that what you would receive would be a key and not another malicious infection. ...
OnTargetYoga Extension
OnTargetYoga Extension was classified as a potentially unwanted program, so if you were thinking about using it on your browser, we would advise you to reconsider it. The plugin was created by an unreliable developer known as Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. Our specialists consider it to be untrustworthy because the company has developed many other potentially unwanted programs and software alike. Moreover, users should know the application might introduce them to possibly malicious advertising content and because of this keeping it installed could be unsafe for the system. ...
PresidentialBuzz Toolbar
PresidentialBuzz Toolbar was created by Mindspark Interactive Network to introduce users to the MySearch search engine, as well as to place data-tracking tools – such as web cookies – to record data about them and their activity. Although that is the real purpose behind the toolbar, which we identify as a potentially unwanted program, users are introduced to it as a beneficial tool that allegedly can help access useful information. As the name of the toolbar reveals, it is focused on presidential news, and it is meant to help users access data about the president of the United States. ...
August Stealer
August Stealer is a Trojan that has been developed by crooks to steal valuable information. Even though it was first detected around the 20th of October, 2016, it is possible to purchase it on underground forums today too, so it is not surprising that it is still active. August Stealer is distributed via socially-engineered emails containing a malicious attachment. Additionally, it uses some techniques that make it possible for it not to get caught. Because of this, it takes time for victims to detect August Stealer on their computers. In other words, when it is detected, the author of this Trojan infection has some private information in its hands. ...
TaxCenterNow Toolbar
Keeping up with all new tax reforms can be very confusing, but there are some tools that promise to make it all easier. TaxCenterNow Toolbar is one of them, and our research team warns that it is just another potentially unwanted program, or “PUP.” If you install this toolbar, you will be wasting valuable space on your computer that could be used up by actually beneficial and trustworthy programs. What if the toolbar’s inefficiency does not bother you? Even if you decide to ignore all of the shortcomings of this PUP, you should not keep it around because it can silently track your activity, and that is undesirable, to say the least. ...
