3301 Ransomware
There is no doubt, 3301 Ransomware is a malicious program every user would wish to avoid. The malware is dangerous because it targets user’s personal data. By enciphering it with particular cryptosystems, the threat makes it impossible to access it. To undo the damage, the cyber criminals behind the infection are offering to provide decryption tools for a particular amount of money. Needless to say, dealing with these hackers could be a huge risk since they could try to trick you. Thus, if you do not want to risk your money, it might mean you may have to accept the fact the affected data cannot be recovered. ...
WininiCrypt Ransomware
If you open unfamiliar spam emails, interact with random links or installers, download software bundles, and do other risky things, WininiCrypt Ransomware could slither in very quickly. Malware distributors are always looking for inconspicuous ways to spread dangerous infections, and so you need to be on top of your virtual security to ensure that your own operating system does not get infected. If it does, you might have to wave your files goodbye because the malicious ransomware might encrypt them without an option to recover them. ...
Findyourtermsearch.com
Findyourtermsearch.com is a new potential threat that may appear in your browsers after installing a free program or a questionable browser extension through shady channels. In fact, this search website is an identical clone of Searchfindit.com, which has also surfaced only recently. This search engine may show up in your browsers as your new home page, new tab page, or default search provider. Therefore, we have categorized it as a browser hijacker. Do not be misled by its category name though; it does not necessarily mean that this hijack takes place without your knowledge. ...
Search.hfreeforms.co
If your homepage, New Tab page, or default search provider were corrupted by Search.hfreeforms.co, it is possible that other threats have slithered in as well. That is something we need to consider because the hijacker usually comes attached to the “Free Forms” add-on that has an official installer. If this installer is not used, that means that the hijacker might be spread by malicious installers, and those could represent malware bundles. Is your operating system corrupted by malware? We recommend trusting a legitimate malware scanner to figure this out. ...
Balbaz Ransomware
We have bad news for you if your files have received a new extension .WAmarlocked and can no longer be opened – a nasty malicious application Balbaz Ransomware has entered your system successfully. You can no longer open your pictures, documents, videos, and other valuable files because they have been encrypted by this ransomware infection. These malicious applications do not try to make fun of users by not allowing them to access the files they need. They simply seek to obtain money from users by locking the most valuable files they have. ...
Shmokiads
Shmokiads refers to an adware server that can be used by various adware applications to distribute and promote commercial content. The server itself obviously cannot be installed on your computer, but if your browser keeps on redirecting you to shmokiads.com, then you most probably have some adware program installed on your computer that utilizes the server. Therefore, to get rid of these annoying pop-ups and redirections, you need to find the program and remove it from your system. The best way to do it is to scan your computer with a licensed antispyware tool that will locate all the potential threats on-board. ...
Search.searchgetlnn.com
Search.searchgetlnn.com is a search engine which can be set as the home page of your Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox browsers if you pay little or no attention to your online security. Search.searchgetlnn.com is categorized as a browser hijacker, and we recommend that you take action to remove it from your browsers, especially if you find that this search engine has changed your default startup page, or default search provider. A case when a user's Internet browsers are altered without prior notice or permission is considered browser hijacking. ...
Pcguardian Registry Cleaner
Pcguardian Registry Cleaner, at first sight, might seem like a great tool to have active on your operating system. On its official website, it is advertised as an application that can clean your computer from errors and maintain it that way. Due to such functionality, your computer should operate more smoothly. Unfortunately, that is not entirely the case in reality. Our malware researchers have conducted this application's in-depth analysis and eventually classified it as one more potentially unwanted program. Such categorization has been made for a couple of reasons. ...
Cancel Tabs Closing
Before adding Cancel Tabs Closing onto your browser, you should carefully consider if you need such a tool. The add-on falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs as our researchers report it could have undesirable qualities, for example, display targeted advertisements. No doubt such content can be both irritating and potentially dangerous if there is not knowing where it could originate from and lead the user to. More details will be provided further in the text; thus, if you encountered Cancel Tabs Closing or even placed it on your browser without learning more about the application first, we would advise you to do this now. ...
Your Mini Truetest Extension
Your Mini Truetest Extension is advertised as a Google Chrome extension that enables users to open mini versions of websites with the click of a button. It claims that this should help users to save some time because they will no longer need to go to type URLs of websites they want to open. Since this extension is promoted as a beneficial piece of software, we have not found the fact that some users click the Add to Chrome button and willingly install this extension surprising. If you are among those users, you should know that you are not allowed to keep this extension. Undoubtedly, you must remove it also if it has entered your computer illegally. ...
