GamesCenter Search
When we need to decide whether you have to keep the program on your PC or not, sometimes it is not about how dangerous the program is. Sometimes it is whether you need it or not. And we believe that you do not need GamesCenter Search. You probably did not even place to add this extension to your browser, but it just perched somehow there. No matter how this potentially unwanted program might have entered your computer, it is important to remove GamesCenter Search before it manages to redirect you to some dangerous website. You have to do everything you can to protect your PC from malicious exploitation! ...
Null Ransomware
Null Ransomware is the name of a new dangerous threat that can cost you your personal files, as it encrypts them all after managing to sneak onto your system without your noticing it. If you do not have a recent backup stored on a portable hard disk or in cloud storage, it is quite likely that you are going to lose all your photos, videos, documents, and archives in one go. Of course, you are offered to recover your files by transferring the ransom fee to your attackers, we do not advise you to comply with this demand. In fact, it is always risky to even contact cyber criminals, let alone to send money to them. ...
Haze Ransomware
If you see a red window “Welcome to haze Virus” covering your Desktop, there is no doubt that a malicious application called Haze Ransomware has infiltrated your computer and opened this window. Ignore the message this window contains even if it claims that malware has encrypted all hard disks on your computer because it is not true. Researchers at 411-spyware.com have revealed that this infection does not perform the encryption of files, so it is not a typical ransomware infection. Consequently, there is no point in purchasing the key for unlocking those encrypted files either. ...
Search.searchytdav.com
Search.searchytdav.com is a threat that could change your browser preferences by modifying specific data belonging to the affected application. Thus, it is no wonder the tool got classified as a browser hijacker. Currently, it may work on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. If you use one of these browsers and wish to know how to protect them from this unreliable application or threats alike we encourage you to continue reading our report and learn more about it. In case, you already noticed the browser hijacker on the system; it would be advisable to get rid of Search.searchytdav.com as quickly as possible. ...
Mind Ransomware
Mind Ransomware is one of those infections that are supposedly released for “educational” purposes. They usually say that they infect users because the users need to understand how dangerous and suffocating it might feel when such a program takes over their computer. Normally, “educational” ransomware does not ask for a ransom to be paid, but you can never know how Mind Ransomware will be developed further. Therefore, before the matters fall out of hand, you should scramble to remove this infection from your system. It should be possible to decrypt your files with the key left by the application itself. ...
Google Chrome Fatal Error Popup Tech Support Scam
If you ever happen to encounter a Google Chrome Fatal Error Popup Tech Support Scam error message while browsing the web, you must know that it is nothing more than yet another fake alert. Such devious hoax error messages are usually crafted by cyber criminals for a sole reason of making huge illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users. In our report we provide extensive information about this devious error message; where it comes from, how it works, and what dangers might lie behind it. Furthermore, our malware experts present a few virtual security recommendations that will help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. ...
Privacyassistant.net
No doubt a browser hijacker has slithered onto your computer and changed your browsers’ settings if you see Privacyassistant.net set as your new homepage. Browser hijackers can change such browsers’ settings as a New Tab URL and default search tool, so some variations of the Privacyassistant.net browser hijacker might alter these settings too. The website set looks like an ordinary search provider, but it is not, believe us, so you should go to eliminate it as soon as possible. First, it is considered an unreliable search engine because some of the search results it displays are those modified search results. ...
Search.searchfana.com
Search.searchfana.com is not just a search engine. We have found that it is distributed through malicious software bundles, so we recommend that you remove it from your browser because its search results are littered with advertisements that can also (but not always) include links to shady websites that can compromise your computer’s security. In this article, we will discuss how this hijacker works, how it is distributed, and how you can get rid of it. So if you have Search.searchfana.com on your browser, then you might want to continue reading. ...
Novo Optimizer Gpu Miner
Novo Optimizer Gpu Miner is a digital currency miner that can infect your PC secretly and use its GPU to mine or whatever digital currency its command and control server instructs it to mine. We have classified it as a Trojan because of the way it infects your PC and uses its resources to serve the agenda of its developers. When you run this program for the first time, this Trojan will present itself as PC optimization program but will optimize nothing. If anything, it will make your PC slower and can potentially damage it. Needless to say, you have to remove this Trojan if you want to use your computer normally as this program will slow it down significantly as it will allocate its processing power of the GPU to mine coins. ...
MindSystem Ransomware
MindSystem Ransomware is one of the recently detected ransomware infections. You should not find it on your system anytime soon because it has been developed for the purposes of education. Of course, we cannot give you any guarantees that this threat will never show up on your computer because, according to specialists at 411-spyware.com, cyber criminals might start distributing this infection one day with the intention of obtaining money easily from users. ...
