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Total System Care is promoted as an optimization tool. It promises to provide users with a variety of services: boost your PC’s speed, fix errors, protect you against infections, and a few others. So users may think that having it…
JS/Banker.BA is classified as JavaScript Trojan that is currently attacking users and obtaining their banking credentials. What most probably happens is the user logs in his bank account with his password, and his anti-virus program (if any) displays a notification…
Guardbox.net or guard-search.com is a search engine developed by IncrediMail, Inc. It may take over the user’s browser without his permission or knowledge. Hence, it may be regarded a browser hijacker. Guard-search uses results by Bing. However, as explained in…
TakeTheCouPon is an adware programs whose purpose is to show numerous advertisements to users. The application is able to generate these ads on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Adware programs are considered to be intrusive. TakeTheCouPon has most…
Speed Optimizer Guru comes from the family of PUPs or potentially unwanted programs. It is advertised as a utility that enhances the PC’s performance but unfortunately it won’t do much good to the system. On the contrary, Speed Optimizer Guru…
In the past couple of years, ransomware attacks have reached skyrocket levels. To many people, especially security researchers, common tax payers/ victims and corporations, ransomware has turned into a nightmare. Among all of the file-encrypting pieces, there are particularly two…
Vidzy is a free application. It promises that it will provide users with the coolest videos on YouTube without them even having to go to the website. Some users may consider this to be a useful application. However, it has…
A new Russian malware has surfaced the Web. It is called Hammertoss and is a malware strain with backdoor capabilities. Hammertoss is attributed to a Russian group called APT29 and has been discovered by researchers at FireEye Inc. They have…
This type of trojan horse is connected closely with Police Association Ransomware, FBI Moneypak ransomware and ‘Votre ordinateur est bloque en raison du delit de la loi de la France ‘ ransomware infections. It is a mix of different Trojans…
What Are Sendnewupdates.net Pop-Ups? Sendnewupdates.net Pop-Ups are fake update offers. These will try to transfer unreliable or malicious software onto your computer by offering users fake updates for browsers or media players. If these pop-ups appear frequently, then they have…
KB3081424 is a Microsoft’s cumulative update for Windows 10. It has already been blamed to cause issues for numerous users. The update is reported to put systems into a never-ending loop of crashes. Basically, it keeps on trying to install…
Upgrading to Windows 10 may be an easy job… unless you stumble upon an activation error. Many errors of the kind have already been reported by users, attempting to switch to Windows latest. Users that have upgraded for free to…
A Trojan Ransomware called DirtyDecrypt, also known asTrojan.Ransomcrypt.D, Revoyem and dirtydecrypt.exe has been around since July 2013. According to new data, the ransomware has been recently revived. Due to its malicious character, many users refer to the threat as DirtyDecrypt…
Bqszz.super-promo.8155.info is classified as a suspicious domain that may trick users into installing fake Java updates or redirect them to dubious pages. In fact, Bqszz.super-promo.8155.info can be regarded as a browser redirect. Research indicates that when Bqszz.super-promo.8155.info is open in…
Complaints have been made about a new tech support scam imitating Windows Support. Pop-up windows have been appearing on users’ browsers suggesting that a virus called Liam.x has been detected by Microsoft Real Time Web Monitor. The pop-ups are most…
According to security experts, certified-toolbar.com (search.certified-toolbar.com) is classified as a browser hijacker that takes over the browser without the user’s knowledge or consent. It may seem that the toolbar can be downloaded from the official website. However, the download button…
What Is AdPunisher? AdPunisher is a browser extension that promises that it will prevent any pop-up ads from appearing. The program is compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Although this seems like it is a useful application,…
RaaS, or Ransomware as a Service, is a new ransomware that has recently been released in the wild. It is dubbed RaaS for a reason since it allows affiliate parties to generate income by spreading the file encrypting threat. Not…
What is ZoomyLib? ZoomyLib has been identified as an adware application. This means that it will start generating advertisements once it has been installed on your computer. It will do this by attaching to your browser, and it does not…
Windows Update KB3022345, or DiagTrack, was released on May 14, 2015. It raised quite the suspicion since it was set to collect sensitive information from machines it was installed on. Even though the data collection was for diagnostics reasons, many…
