Search.myonlinecalendar.co
Has your homepage address been changed to Search.myonlinecalendar.co? If so, then we want to inform you that you have a browser hijacker on your hands that you should remove from your PC immediately. It can inject your browser secretly, and its search results can feature promotional links that might not be safe. Furthermore, it this hijacker is set to collect some information about you to personalize the search results and, thus, the promoted links you see. In short, it is a potential security risk, so the sooner you get rid of it, the better. For more details, please read this whole article. ...
Ransomware Detected
Have you encountered an alert entitled Ransomware Detected, and now you are being pushed to call +45 32-725-473, 61-(08) 9677 5482, or some other number that allegedly represents reliable technical support? If that is what you are facing, there is no doubt that you are being scammed. There are too many scams using fake helpline numbers to count, but a few of the most recent ones include “Hard Drive Is Not Accepted” and “Rdntrojanhacking File Detected.” These scams are introduced to users via malicious pages that schemers set up. ...
Atchbo Ransomware
Atchbo Ransomware is a malicious program that can take control over your computer by locking the screen. The good news is our specialists know how to unlock it, and we can guide you through the process if you have a look at the instructions you can find below this report. Unfortunately, after the screen is no longer blocked the user should notice that most of his files became unusable. Apparently, Atchbo Ransomware may also encipher various files with a secure cryptosystem. However, the worst part is the malicious program’s removal does not undo this damage, so the affected data will be still enciphered. ...
Revolution Ransomware
There is still not much information about Revolution Ransomware, although computer security specialists think it might be a new version of a malicious application called Xorist Ransomware. It is also suspected the malware could be distributed through suspicious email attachments, for example, fake Microsoft Word, PDF, or other types of documents. If you come across it, the infection might encipher all of your personal data to take it as a hostage. Naturally, the malware’s creators should ask to pay a ransom, and in exchange, they may offer to deliver you decryption tools with which you could decipher all affected files. ...
Formfetcherpro
If you install Formfetcherpro from http://www.formfetcherpro.com/index.jhtml or the Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/formfetcherpro/jcohbbeconnbknaeaodohnjcelemnlfc), it is only a question of time when you notice the altered browsers’ settings because this application does that. Users install it expecting that they could access governmental forms easier, but they get their web browsers’ settings changed instead. Of course, some users do not know that this program is capable of doing that, so it is a surprise for them that they see a new page every time they open their default browsers. ...
Thtlocker Ransomware
Getting infected with Thtlocker Ransomware is probably what you would call your "lucky day" since this malware infection is one of the least dangerous ransomware threats on the web. This screen locker infection is quite poorly coded in .NET, which means that it could be the work of a beginner hacker. Although this threat does lock your screen, which may trick inexperienced users into believing that they cannot use their computer anymore. However, this screen locker does not even give you an option to buy your way out of this lock, i.e., this rookie does not even ask for a ransom fee to free up the computer. ...
Vpntop
Vpntop is supposed to be a VPN program that claims to be the "Best VPN for China, Best VPN for UAE Dubai"; however, we have found after careful testing that this program is indeed a Trojan that can practically fry your computer. Although we cannot say that it works as a VPN program at all, we can definitely confirm that this Trojan is mainly used to install a Bitcoin miner that can continuously run your CPU and graphics card on 100% that can easily cause hardware damage if your PC does not have proper cooling system. Therefore, the presence of this Trojan should be taken seriously. ...
Tweakerbit Registry Optimizer
Tweakerbit Registry Optimizer might seem to be a useful program at first glance because it is promoted as a powerful registry optimizer. It claims that it can “effectively clean invalid registries accumulated in the system” in the blink of an eye, so it is not surprising at all that users install it on their computers seeking to clean their system registries and improve the performance of their computers. If you have not installed Tweakerbit Registry Optimizer on your PC yet, our advice for you would be to find and install another more trustworthy registry optimizer because this piece of software is known to be a potentially unwanted program. ...
Anoncrack Ransomware
Anoncrack Ransomware should encipher user’s data with a secure cryptosystem and to mark it, the malicious program may add a second extension called .crack. According to our specialists, the malware’s title might be different as there could be other versions of it, but the applied extension should remain to be the same. The sample we tested placed a ransom note with a text written in Spanish and no translation to English; thus, it makes us think the infection might be targeted more ta users understanding the mentioned language. As usual, the note urges the user to make a payment, for which the malicious program’s creators promise to send a decryption key. ...
ConvertDocsOnline Toolbar
ConvertDocsOnline Toolbar is a new questionable browser extension from the notorious Mindspark family that offers you free document and picture conversions through third-party websites. These features seem to work just fine; we cannot find anything malicious or suspicious about them. However, this extension also promotes a questionable search engine that may present to you potentially unreliable search results, which can pose a threat to your virtual security. In fact, this bad toolbar is very similar to all of its predecessors from the same family, including FileConvertOnline Toolbar, Formfetcherpro Toolbar, and EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar. ...
