Rush Music Search
Rush Music Search is a new browser extension specialists working at 411-spyware.com have come across recently. It does not have any malicious features, research confirmed that, but you should ask yourself whether you really want to install a program that specialists do not consider 100% reliable before hitting the Download button. No, Rush Music Search is not considered harmful, but, according to specialists, it cannot be called fully reliable software either because it configures Google Chrome settings upon the installation and, on top of that, it might be spread using alternative distribution methods that are definitely not used to promote fully reliable applications. ...
Xnxx
If you see a cookie called Xnxx on your browser, it means you or someone using your computer has visited an adult website called xnxx.com. It places the mentioned cookie on its visitors’ browsers so it could gather their search keywords. Our specialists say the application does not record any other information or do anything else. Therefore, if you were worried whether it could be dangerous, you should be relieved to know Xnxx is not malicious. The only reason why we would recommend erasing it is if you do not want the mentioned website to track you while you browse it. ...
Perfect PC Cleanup
If your Windows operating system has slowed down, you might install Perfect PC Cleanup in the hopes of fixing the issue. Although this application is not a critical threat, our research team recommends deleting it because its services are pretty much useless. On top of that, money is requested in return for them. Until you pay the requested sum (at the time of research, it was $19.99 per year), you will run the “trial version,” and it will only list a bunch of items that, allegedly need fixing. If you pay for the license key of the potentially unwanted program (PUP), all listed items will be eliminated, but it is highly unlikely that your operating system will speed up. ...
Gator
Gator is an older tracking cookie. Even though it was detected back in 2010 for the first time, specialists suspect that some users might encounter it these days as well. Theoretically, some websites might still use it to keep some information about users even though it seems that the company behind it has already been closed and its official website (http://www.gatorcorporation.com/) is down too. Of course, we suspect that it is not longer as prevalent as it used to be some time ago. In fact, there is a possibility that only a handful of users, especially those who have been using the same web browser since 2010 and have never reinstalled their OS, will encounter Gator these days too. ...
GamingHub
GamingHub provides shortcuts to Facebook games and a search bar. After installation, this content appears every time the user opens a new tab page. While the application might look useful if you like playing the mentioned games or want to have a search engine as your new tab page, but you should know the software falls under the classification of a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Apparently, the extension might record information related to the user’s browsing or even personal data if the user submits it himself. ...
Doppler Weather Radar
Do you wonder about the weather when you wake up in the morning? Maybe you check it on your mobile app? Doppler Weather Radar is one of those applications that promise to help you find the latest information about the weather in your location. However, it works only on Firefox and Internet Explorer, so unless you turn on your computer in the morning, you may not have much use of it. In fact, if you did not intend to have this application, you should remove Doppler Weather Radar today. Please check out the removal instructions below this description. ...
Targetnet
Targetnet is an old tracking cookie that was created in 2009. Old cookies are not necessarily dead these days; however, researchers who have analyzed Targetnet suspect that users no longer encounter it because the company behind it, which we suspect is some kind of advertising company that used to deliver advertising campaigns, is no longer alive judging from the fact that its official website (Targetnet.com) is down. Of course, if you are using the same computer and the default web browser for years and have never reinstalled your Windows OS, it is very likely that you have found the same tracking cookie (Targetnet) which was dropped on your system years ago. ...
ZEDO.com
If you have accepted cookies from the ZEDO.com advertising network, there are a few things you need to think about. These cookies are programmed to collect information, and you might be uncomfortable with that, considering that the services are not really worth putting your virtual security at risk for. Now, we do not claim that the cookies used by the advertising network are malicious, but, without a doubt, there are things you need to think about. For example, do you want the company and its partners to know what you search for or what sites you browse on? ...
WebtrendsLive
Do not freak out if you have come across WebtrendsLive. It is not the name of malicious software, we can assure you that. Instead, this name belongs to one of the tracking cookies possibly developed by the Webtrends company (https://www.webtrends.com/). Answering your main question – no, WebtrendsLive is not really malicious; however, some tracking cookies might be associated with privacy-related problems and provide more information about you to third parties (even cyber criminals!) than you wanted to. Speaking about WebtrendsLive, it is far from being malicious, but if you feel uncomfortable knowing that it has been dropped on your system without your knowledge, feel free to delete WebtrendsLive at any time. ...
Sicck Ransomware
Sicck Ransomware is somewhat similar to the vicious threat known as WannaCry Ransomware that infected many devices worldwide in 2017. This newer malicious application exploits the same system vulnerabilities to enter the computer and encrypts files located on it by applying a secure encryption algorithm. Unfortunately, files affected by it become unusable and to get them back the threat’s ransom note might offer decryption tools in exchange for paying 1 Bitcoin, which currently is a bit more than 6 thousand US dollars. Needless to say, we would not recommend taking any chances when the price is so high. ...
