WorldOfNotes Toolbar
A new page with a search box and two buttons Add New Note and Add New List can mean only one thing – WorldOfNotes Toolbar, the newest product of Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., is installed on your computer. There are two possible reasons you have it. First, you could have clicked the Download button on its official website, or you have installed it with the click of a button from the Chrome Web Store. WorldOfNotes Toolbar acts the same no matter where users get it from, i.e., it changes browsers’ settings. Specifically speaking, it alters a default homepage and an URL a New Tab opens. ...
Cyron Ransomware
If you ever encounter a program that goes by the name of Cyron Ransomware, be sure to avoid it at all times since it is one more file-encrypting application. Having it fully active on your personal computer can have devastating outcomes as it is designed to lock vast quantities of data without any authorization or notification. Since the recent outburst of ransomware applications does not seem to stop anytime soon, malware experts working at our internal labs have compiled a few virtual security recommendations that will help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. ...
Bookmarks Button
Bookmarks Button may look like a reliable browser extension, but it comes from an unknown source which makes it unreliable. Furthermore, it offers its users a rather unnecessary, useless function which is a bookmarks bar, never mind that Google Chrome (the only compatible browser) has its own bookmarks bar. Therefore, we have classified this extension as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and recommend that you remove it from your browser because this application is next to useless. ...
Search.freeliveradio.co
It looks like Polarity Technologies Ltd have released another browser hijacker; it is called Search.freeliveradio.co. Same as its previous clones it is quite possible the threat might display annoying third-party advertisements to generate revenue from the clicks of its users. The problem is this content might be both irritating and potentially dangerous if it comes from malicious or unreliable web pages. For this reason, we recommend using the removal instructions we added at the end of the article to eliminate this browser hijacker before anything bad happens. ...
Cookies Control
If you see Cookies Control in the list of your Chrome extensions, and you do not remember adding it there, you must have recently installed a freeware app that came bundled with other applications. This is a very common occurrence, and users seldom understand the dangers behind adding free extensions to their browsers. ...
Cookies On-off
Cookies On-off is another name for Cookies Control, which is a browser extension that should protect your privacy by blocking tracking cookies. The only problem is that this extension that can also collect information about your online browsing habits using the same tracking cookies. So the bottom line is that you should not try to protect yourself from tracking using a third-party extension. It is for the best to remove Cookies On-off from your browser, and then make sure you do not install similar applications again. For more information on the extension, please continue reading the description, or simply scroll down for the manual removal instructions. ...
Gg Ransomware
Ransomware is spreading like wildfire, and Gg Ransomware is another infection that might join the group. At this point, the infection is believed to be in development still, but that could change very quickly. While the current version of the threat is unable to encrypt files or make any demands, our research has revealed that the threat has a potential to corrupt files and request ransom payments. Even though this infection is currently quite helpless, the last thing we should do is underestimate or dismiss it. If it was developed to the current stage, it might as well be developed fully, and if it is, it could corrupt your most precious and sensitive files. ...
Google is Tracking Your Searches
If your browser keeps opening a pop-up Google is Tracking Your Searches on your screen, it means that you visit various untrustworthy pages containing it or there is an untrustworthy application, e.g. adware installed on your computer and working actively on it. It might seem that this pop-up tries to warn you that Google collects various details about your web searching behavior, but if you look closer at it, you will definitely notice a button in its middle. If you click on it, you will install the extension called Privacy Switch. ...
Conversor PDF
It looks like Conversor PDF comes together with a browser hijacker known as Findgofind.com. The extension itself falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs or PUPs in short. Currently, it works only on Google Chrome, so, for now, it should not be encountered by users of other browsers, although we cannot say if the application will ever get updated to be compatible with different browsing applications. Since the extension comes with a browser hijacker, we highly doubt it can be considered as trustworthy. ...
Locked By a.k Hacker Ransomware
If you ever happen to encounter an application known as Locked By a.k Hacker Ransomware, be sure to refrain from it at all times. It is critical to do so since this program is designed to lock large quantities of files on the affected computer. If that happens, it is not hard to imagine the disastrous outcomes that it might cause. Usually, programs classified as ransomware are crafted by cyber crooks for a sole purpose of making illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users by demanding huge ransoms in return for decryption services. ...
