Malicious Advertisers Employ Authentic Ad-Networks
AdXpansion is an advertising network mainly targeted at the adult market. The ads presented via this network are usually displayed on porn sites, or they are employed to promote sites of this kind via other websites. Unfortunately, the ad network has been exploited by cybercriminals who may use malicious advertising (or malvertising) to open up security backdoors and infiltrate dangerous computer infections. ...
SW-Sustainer 1.80
SW-Sustainer 1.80 is recognized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) which could be run in an intrusive manner. Genuine P Software, Certified Toolbar, and PremiumSoft are a few companies which may publish the application alongside SW-Booster. Unfortunately, regardless of the company, you will not know when the suspicious piece of software enters the system. ...
Celebrity Alert Ads
If you install Celebrity Alert on your computer, you will definitely experience an onslaught of Celebrity Alert Ads. These pop-up advertisements are supposed to inform you of the latest celebrity gossip, but the reality is that Celebrity Alert Ads display a lot of commercial third-party content as well. ...
Cinplus
Cinplus is one of the many adware applications that are supposed to enhance your online video watching experience. Unfortunately, that is not really happening when you install Cinplus on your computer. That is right – users install this adware application onto their computers willingly albeit unwittingly. Afterwards, they need to face various consequences of having a potentially unwanted program on board. ...
Win32/Crowti
If the Windows antivirus tool presents you with a warning telling you that Win32/Crowti Trojan is active on your system, you should act as quickly as possible, because the Win32/Crowti warning alert indicates the presence of a ransomware infection on your operating system. In most cases the Win32/Crowti security alert signifies that CrytoWall, Cryptodefence, or Cryptolocker is running on your PC. All of the mentioned applications are extremely dangerous as they are crafted by cyber criminals in order to profit by encrypting valuable files on your operating system. ...
Searchassist.net
If you often indulge in downloading applications from third-party websites, do not be surprised if all of a sudden your default homepage changes to Searchassist.net. It is a search engine that gets bundled with a number of freeware applications widely available for download all over the web. It is clear that Searchassist.net is supposed to be a browser hijacker, although a rather sluggish nature allows us to question that. ...
ClickCaption
ClickCaption is an advertisement-supported program. This should not be a surprise if you have downloaded the application from the official website clickcaption.com. The information on the website clearly states that the application is supported by third-party advertisers, and so it should not surprise you that the program is followed by the suspicious in-text advertisements. Unfortunately, most ad-supported programs are considered to be risky, ...
Poweliks
Poweliks is a clandestine Trojan that does not need permission to enter your operating system. If authentic malware detection and removal tools are not installed to protect you and your virtual security, the devious infection will be infiltrated without any of your notice. According to our malware researchers, the Trojan is usually spread using spam emails with corrupted attachments. ...
System Defender
System Defender is a fake scanner that might appear on your screen if rogue infection enters your system. In most cases, this happens without user’s permission; thus, it is not surprising if it seems that it has appeared out of nowhere. System Defender seems like a normal scanner; however, we do not recommend trusting it because it is completely useless and has just been published in order to convince you that there are threats on your system. ...
SuperCrypt Ransomware
SuperCrypt Ransomware is a dangerous computer infection that gets distributed by a Trojan. This ransomware program targets on Windows 2003 and Windows Server operating systems, so it is obvious that the infection looks for a considerable prey. Just like most of the ransomware infections, SuperCrypt Ransomware intends to force users into giving away their money, but the disturbing fact about this infection is that it usually succeeds in its plans. ...
