OnlineRouteFinder Toolbar
Do not rush to install OnlineRouteFinder Toolbar if you only trust the official promotion. At first glance, this potentially unwanted program (PUP) looks quite useful as it promises to provide you with directions and maps for free. However, if you look at things more carefully, you might realize that this is not the best application to use. In fact, you might decide to remove it altogether. Malware analysts working in our internal lab have recently conducted some tests to check out this seemingly useful toolbar, and we advise reading this report to learn more about the findings. ...
Total Deal Search
Total Deal Search is an application that should find the best deals for users thus helping them to save some time. It promises to provide users with the “top shopping and coupon deals online on one easy and simple page”, so specialists do not find it surprising at all that some users are determined to keep this application installed on their computers. Of course, not all of them are happy about the presence of Total Deal Search because they see a new page associated with this piece of software when they open the New Tab page of their web browser. According to the information available on its official website, it is a browser extension for Google Chrome only, so users should notice changes applied on this browser only. ...
FileLocker Ransomware
FileLocker Ransomware is another malicious program that you need to remove if it is ever found active on your personal computer. It is crucial to do so because this intrusive application acts in an extremely malicious manner. Once it gains full access to your operating system, it will lock your personal data without any notification or authorization. It should be quite obvious that having this ransomware active on your personal computer could have devastating outcomes, to put it lightly. In our report, we provide further information regarding overall its functionality along with a few precautionary steps that every security-conscious user should take to have a fully secure and clean operating system. ...
Search.searchbuscar.com
Search.searchbuscar.com is not a search provider that will show you improved search results or allow you to find the necessary information on the web quicker, so if you are looking for a trustworthy search engine, do not trust Search.searchbuscar.com by any means. Specialists at 411-spyware.com have made a disturbing finding that this website, even though it looks and acts like an ordinary search tool, i.e. it returns search results for users, is nothing more than a browser hijacker. There are, of course, several reasons why this label has been attached to it. ...
Search-selector.co
Our security team says that Search-selector.co is a potentially unwanted application, although sometimes you might also find it categorized as a browser hijacker. Either way, this program is not something you would want to keep on your computer, and you have a chance to remove Search-selector.co from your system, do it right away. Potentially unwanted programs are often associated with unreliable third parties, and if users ignore various security issues that arise from keeping such programs, eventually the situation deteriorates, and users need to deal with genuine computer infections. ...
Search.searchwatchos.com
Our specialists report Search.searchwatchos.com could be promoted as a tool for streaming various videos or TV shows online. If such a description is enough, some users most likely download the application without realizing it is a browser hijacker. Sadly, in reality, the tool does not look as useful as it might appear to be. Instead of providing features that would allow streaming videos, the threat places a couple of links to sites where users can watch TV content. What’s more, the browser hijacker could also make your browser load Search.searchwatchos.com every time you open it. ...
Unlock26 Ransomware
Unlock26 Ransomware is a recently found malicious computer infection that can encrypt your personal files and demand that you pay a ransom to get them back. Needless to say, you should remove this ransomware instead because you cannot expect cyber criminals to keep their word. This program is somewhat unique because it is a Ransomware-as-a-Service-type ransomware which means that its developers provide it to other criminals to distribute it and then take a cut of the profits. ...
Dot Ransomware
Do you know why more and more ransomware threats are emerging these days? It has never been easier to create it. Dot Ransomware is an umbrella name for all malicious infections created using the Ransomware-as-a-Service known as Dot-Ransomware. Anyone who knows how to use a CLI-based builder can create their own malicious ransomware infection, and so it is likely that more threats using the same interface will be showing up. The builder was created at the end of February of 2017, and it connects to an IP address located in Sweden. As long as this service is available, new versions of the same ransomware can be created. ...
Search.searcheazel.com
Can you trust Search.searcheazel.com? That is the main question you need to ask yourself before you allow this suspicious search tool to take over your homepage. If you have allowed this hijacker to make the changes without even realizing it or without doing your research first, there are a few things you need to learn about. First and foremost, this search tool can be dangerous for your virtual security, and so you have to be extremely cautious about how you interact with it. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that all users will realize that it is risky to use this browser hijacker, and that is mainly because of the way it looks. ...
Finders Deals
If you are annoyed by constant third-party advertisements while you are visiting online shops, it is possible that Finders Deals has found a way to slither onto your system. This application only seems to affect Google Chrome for the time being. This questionable browser extension claims to provide you with coupons and best deal offers whenever you go shopping online. Unfortunately, our tests show that you should not trust this tool as it might display unsafe third-party ads as well. In fact, we have labeled this infection as an adware program due to its traits. ...
