Viro Ranasomware
If your wallpaper has been changed to the image of a random guy looking like Jesus Christ, there is basically no doubt that the infection Viro Ranasomware has successfully entered your system. Unlike a bunch of other ransomware infections, this HiddenTear-based ransomware infection does not work in the background. Instead, it immediately applies changes after its malicious file is launched. We cannot say that it is a typical ransomware infection either. Research has shown that it does not encrypt any files on victims’ machines, but it still demands a ransom, so specialists have made a decision to put it into the category of ransomware. ...
Search.hwatchtvnow.co
Search.hwatchtvnow.co is a new try from the well-known Polarity Technologies Ltd team to make some easy money through promoting affiliates that may not always be trustworthy. This team has created dozens of identical and similar featured search websites, including Search.searchwos.com, Search.trackmyflight.co, and Search.searchfzlm.com, which all have been categorized as browser hijackers after careful research and testing. This hijacker offers you easy access to online TV and streaming movie sites on its fake toolbar, which you can easily bookmark in your browsers anyway. ...
Search.hemailaccessonline.com
Search.hemailaccessonline.com is a search engine that can be set as the home page of your browsers, including the Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Finding that your browsers have been modified without your permission might be frustrating, because such changes usually means that something or someone has violated your privacy. The Search.hemailaccessonline.com browser hijacker alters browser settings surreptitiously; hence, it should be removed from the computer like any other unsolicited malware program. ...
Pdfconvertsearch.com
If you are searching for a tool that would convert files from and to PDF for free, Pdfconvertsearch.com is not a tool you should trust. Although it might be promoted to you in an attractive manner, in reality, it is good at one thing only, and that is showcasing sponsored content. It cannot even help you search the web efficiently as normal search engines should. Our suggestion for you is to remove this browser hijacker from your operating system as soon as possible, and if you have no idea why that is so, you should continue reading this report. We discuss the distribution and the activity of this threat. ...
Oopslocker Ransomware
If you ever encounter a program known as Oopslocker Ransomware, be sure to avoid it at all costs. Having it up and running on your personal computer could have disastrous outcomes, to put it lightly. That is so because this program like any of its counterparts can lock vast amount of files on the affected computer. It is important to note that applications of this classification are mostly used to make illegal profits by their creators. For further information about the malicious functionality of this malware, make sure to read the rest of our article as we present our researchers' further findings. ...
Picpac.info
Picpac.info is not exactly a reliable search provider. Specialists know it better as a browser hijacker because it usually shows up on users’ browsers without permission. Specifically speaking, it changes the main settings of all browsers so that it could open when browsers are launched. If you already see Picpac.info when you open your browsers, it does not mean that you cannot change this. According to our security specialists, users should go to remove this suspicious search tool they have encountered as soon as possible because its presence on their browsers might result in serious problems. ...
Search.hemailloginnow.com
Have you let Search.hemailloginnow.com in yourself? If you have not, it must have corrupted your browser illegally. On Google Chrome, this threat hijacks the New Tab, and it changes the startup settings to open New Tab. On Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers, the hijacker takes over both the homepage and default search provider. New Tab might be corrupted as well. According to the findings of our research team, most users can delete Search.hemailloginnow.com by eliminating an add-on called “Email Login Now.” Internet Explorer users will find it installed as a computer application instead of a browser extension. ...
Scorpio Ransomware
Ransomware programs are here to stay, at least for now, since they are extremely profitable tools that cyber crooks use to extort enormous quantities of money from unsuspecting users. Therefore, being aware of their existence and keeping your PC safe at all times is crucial. One such application has been noticed in July of 2017. It has been dubbed as Scorpio Ransomware. If you ever encounter it while browsing the web, make sure to avoid it. That is essential since it can cause harm on a large scale; meaning that it can encrypt and even compromise data on the infected computer. ...
Mr403Forbidden Ransomware
Mr403Forbidden Ransomware is a ransomware-type infection that was discovered in mid-July, 2017. This application is semi-functional, and the good news is that it is incapable of encrypting your files. Therefore, you can remove it, and you will not have to deal with encrypted files that you could not decrypt for free. This ransomware’s developers want you to pay them money for a decryption key. However, paying a ransom is not necessary because you do not need a decryption key. In any case, whether or not this program encrypts your files (because it can be fixed) you should not cave in and pay because the price for a decryption key may not be worth your files. ...
SoLucky
Have you downloaded SoLucky yourself or has it slithered in without your permission? Needless to say, if the latter is your situation, you should be concerned about the removal of this strange and unfamiliar piece of software. And if you have let it in yourself, you must be uncertain about this extension; otherwise, you would not be researching its removal. According to our research, the add-on can record information using tracking cookies, and it might show advertisements and surveys. These are the main reasons to delete SoLucky from your operating system. Of course, since this extension is not identified as a threat, you have to weigh all risks yourself. ...
