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The tb_mywebsearch.exe process belongs to the MyWebSearch toolbar. The executable has been detected by several AV programs as suspicious, potentially unwanted. According to the detection ratio on VirusTotal, the toolbar has a lot to do with the infamous Conduit hijacker.…
PicZoomer is yet another potentially unwanted program that may have been installed in a bundled download. On the other hand, PicZoomer’s installer may prompt you to install additional software that you don’t actually want or need. To avoid additional/ recommended…
Facebook scams have been around since Facebook became viral. We have seen crooks trying and often succeeding in making people click on corrupted videos, images, and links. The latest Facebook scam, however, involves the much anticipated ‘dislike’ button. As you…
Ransomware has turned out to be a most effective way to make money online. Many of the recently detected ransomware threats share the same basics, with slight differences such as the targeted files and encryption keys used. Shade Ransomware also…
There is a single sixteen string code that can successfully crash your Google Chrome browser in an instant. If you don’t want that to happen – do not type it in, click it, copy it or even hover over it…
Every single day, millions of users around the globe are ‘infected’ with adware and PUPs. Potentially unwanted software is not a virus infection, even though it can be quite annoying and intrusive. ConsumerInput is an application of that type. It…
Several reports by AV researchers have been issued regarding a process called wdsmanpro.exe. According to experts, the executable is related to an adware/ PUP application published by DTools LIMITED and signed by Cherished Technology Limited. The wdsmanpro.exe process has been…
Adwares-support(dot)net is a suspicious domain that is associated with the display of fake alerts. The scam ‘works’ on iOS machines, but it may be compatible with Windows OS as well. If your browser has enhanced protection settings, you may witness…
After the initial discovery of a few Cisco routers being infected with a new type of malware, new scans indicate that almost 200 Cisco devices across the globe have a malicious IOS image put in place of the legitimate one.…
Do you have an application called Note-Up installed on your PC? It may have entered your system in a bundled download via freeware installers. Or you may have downloaded it from its official website – note-up.com. Note-Up may also be…
As we have written multiple times, the different types of malware can exploit executable files, and they often do. According to research, the ejemidvlf.exe process belongs to Daugava – an adware application that generates advertisements and tracks users’ online activities.…
Many useful application turn out to be ad-supported. Ad-supported software, or adware, is not dangerous but it may cause issues in several ways. Express Media Converter may be an application of that type. Note that its free version is ad-supported.…
Rogue antivirus software called PC Maximum Cleaner is believed to display exaggerated system error detections to use fear in users to purchase licensed versions of the software. Security researchers identify PC Maximum Cleaner as an unwanted program and strongly advise…
DesktopClock is another ad-supported application that collects personal information from users and administers different forms of advertised content. This Potentially Unwanted Program can be obtained in various ways, and it originally serves as a program that allows the user to…
Ads by Recommendationbox is yet another browser add-on claiming to improve your online shopping experience by administering recommended offers and discounts for your products. However do not explicitly rely on it, because it may deceive you into opening suspicious third-party…
‘Ads by CandyBox’ – in case you see advertised content with similar logo on it in your machine, you may have an adware program on your computer, administering it. CandyBox is associated with the suspicious website, going by the name…
A new version of the adware, called DNS Keeper has surfaced, affected users report. DNS Keeper is an ad-supported application that may slow down user PC and display annoying pop-ups and various advertisements. The potentially unwanted program (PUP) is believed…
WAPageViewer has been classified as an ad-supported program and PUP (potentially unwanted program). Once WAPageViewer has sneaked into the user’s system, it may start generating advertisements not related to the visited pages. Interacting with them may also be considered unsafe…
ToppyPop is an ad-supported browser extension that generates advertisements and may affect the browser’s performance. This is what the official description says (from toppypop.net): →ToppyPop provides you with a much easier & comfortable way to browse the web. Great for…
It has now been discovered that even after a year of patching the cryptographic software library OpenSSL, changing passwords, and other security measures applied, the Heartbleed bug still poses a big threat. Thousands of devices are still prone to the…
