Checkspeedsearch.com
If your Mozilla Firefox ever starts opening a new website looking like an ordinary search provider – Checkspeedsearch.com, there is no doubt that a browser hijacker has entered your system, and, following a successful entrance, has changed the settings of your browser against your will. The website set is not a legitimate search tool even though it looks like one, so its removal should be your top priority. Never trust websites that appear on your browsers without your consent. There is basically no doubt that such pages have not been set on your browsers to enhance your browsing experience. ...
TV Stream Now New Tab
TV Stream Now New Tab is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that is supposed to allow you to watch streamed movies. However, testing has shown that it replaces the default homepage and new tab page to its featured search engine but does that without your knowledge or consent. Therefore, we have classified it as a browser hijacker and recommend that you remove it. Like most browser hijackers, TV Stream Now New Tab features modified search results that include promotional links supplied by shady sources. It can also collect anonymous usage and technical information about you to present you with personalized, region-specific links to generate more ad revenue. ...
Magala
Magala is a new Trojan infection that is indeed a so-called “clicker” that generates false web traffic to promoted sites. This Trojan can be linked to Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc who is mainly responsible for creating bad toolbars, i.e., potentially unwanted programs, including OnlineWorkSuite Toolbar and OnlineMapSearch Toolbar. This malware infection uses such a toolbar featured search website to generate clicks through certain hard-coded search queries. While this may not cause too much threat to you personally and directly, it certainly uses some of your system resources and Internet band width. ...
Azer Ransomware
Azer Ransomware is a new danger that may sneak onto your system and encrypt all your important files. We have found that this vicious program is a new variant coming from the CryptoMix Ransomware family. Although basically its operation is very similar, there are some minor differences when compared to the earlier versions. Unfortunately, there is no way for you to recover your files for free for the time being; in other words, malware hunters do not seem to have found a way to crack this ransomware infection. Of course, this does not mean that a free file recovery tool cannot surface in the near future. ...
Noob Ransomware
Noob Ransomware is one of those ransomware infections that currently do not have a public decryption tool available. Therefore, it is very important to avoid getting infected with it. And if you happen to have this program on your computer, you need to remove Noob Ransomware immediately, and then look for ways to restore your files. Please bear in mind that it might be impossible to retrieve some of your files, especially if you do not have them saved elsewhere. The only thing you really mustn’t do is pay the ransom fee that the program demands you to transfer. ...
AslaHora Ransomware
AslaHora Ransomware, also known as Malki Ransomware, is a newly discovered ransomware that was designed to not only encrypt your files but also lock the PC and deny you the ability to use it. The odd thing about this ransomware is that this it does not provide you with the information necessary to pay a ransom and get control over your computer back. It seems that it encrypts your files for the sake of encrypting them. We do not recommend that you comply with the cyber criminals and remove this program immediately. You can close its lock screen but, unfortunately, there is no way you can decrypt your files. ...
Chill Tab NewTab
You should never install programs and extensions just because they are introduced to you in an attractive manner. Chill Tab NewTab might seem like an attractive and useful tool, but, in reality, it is a browser hijacker that deserves removal! Have you installed this suspicious extension onto your Google Chrome browser? If you have, you already know that chill-tab.com has taken over your homepage, default search provider, and even the New Tab page. In fact, you will face search.chill-tab.com/?q=, and it is represented as a normal search engine. Unfortunately, there is nothing normal about it, and you might be doing yourself a great disservice by interacting with it in any way. ...
Convertpdfsearch.com
You are right if you think that Convertpdfsearch.com is a browser hijacker that should be removed as soon as possible. This hijacker was created by Hopebest Inc., and our researchers inform that this company is well-known for creating hijackers and unreliable, potentially unwanted programs. Although it is important to stay away from products created by unreliable companies, this, of course, is not the main reason we are suggesting that you delete Convertpdfsearch.com. This browser hijacker was found to redirect to a third-party search engine without one’s permission, which is a huge offense. ...
Exte Ransomware
If your files have turned into random strings of letters and numbers with .EXTE filename extensions, you must have Exte Ransomware active on your computer. Without a doubt, it has entered your PC illegally. Although ransomware infections try to enter systems unnoticed, they do not work in the background like other malicious applications. Because of this, users find out quickly about the successful entrance of Exte Ransomware. This infection has been set to encrypt users’ files not to make them angry. Most probably, it performs the encryption of users’ personal files right after the successful entrance so that it would be easier for cyber criminals to get money from users. ...
Xxlecxx
If your screen suddenly turns purple with a ransom note locking your screen, it is quite likely that Xxlecxx ransomware has managed to slither onto your system. As you may know, ransomware programs are probably the most dangerous threats as you can lose all your important files, including your photos, videos, audio files, archives, and databases, in such an attack. But before you start panicking, let us tell you the good news: This version does not actually encrypt your files even if it claims so. For this reason, we can assume that this is not a finished product or your attackers are rookies and want to make easy money by tricking you. ...
