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Image Source: surfspeedmonitor.com Users who do not secure their browsers and systems often encounter unwanted advertisements while surfing online. The reason for those advertisements is most likely adware or PUP that has been installed on its own or in a…
If the user is seeing advertisements that are brought by Sponsored Ads, his browser is most likely affected by a potentially unwanted application or adware. Even though PUPs are not malicious threats, the ads they generate may turn into an…
CryptoWall – the King of the Ransomware Kingdom CryptoWall can easily be defined as the most successful ransomware that continues to target both businesses and users on a global level. The techniques CrytoWall employs to target systems vary in sophistication…
STF researchers have already reported about URL:Mal detected in svchost.exe. The number of affected users has increased, as visible by their complaints. However, it is now known that the infection is associated with the URL wpad.browserupdatecheck.in/wpad.dat. Keep in mind that…
A Trojan-Ransom program has been detected in the wild. As a matter of fact, the threat was first discovered in 2011, but has been recently revived. It is dubbed Trojan/Win32.Rector.a[Ransom] and allows attackers to steal important information from the attacked…
WebSearcher or www.websearcher.eu is a legitimate add-on for Mozilla Firefox, possibly other browsers as well. The add-on is available for download on addons.mozilla.org. However, it hasn’t be rated yet (as of July 2, 2015). WebSearcher may also be included in…
Image Source: weblayers.co The Web is full of browser add-ons and extensions that promise the user various useful services. Nonetheless, they are often referred as PUPs – potentially unwanted programs. Most of them are aimed at active online shoppers, promoting…
Image Source: www.bit-search.com If the user notices that his homepage has been changed without his knowledge he should be alarmed that a browser hijacker may have entered his system. In that relation, if the homepage has been changed to www.Bit-Search.com,…
Users often refer to ad-supported software as a virus because of its intrusive and annoying behavior. The same goes to SuperAdRemove browser extension and the ads it displays – Ads by SuperAdRemove. The extension may be promoted as a tool…
Image Source: QQovd.com If you have landed our page, it is quite likely that QQovd.com has been set up as your homepage without your permission. When the STF team researched the search engine, we discovered that it’s developed by 123.rede.com…
WebPick Internet Holdings Ltd. is a company that was established in 2010. It is most likely based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Not much information can be obtained about WebPick, since the company’s official website is currently under construction. However, an…
Adware and potentially unwanted programs have been on the rise recently. Great Find also known as Great Find Ads is considered one of them. As reported by Enigma Software researchers, the extension’s official website doesn’t provide many details on what…
MusicBox Toolbar is believed to be a browser hijacker, and it is often installed on PCs in combination with another freeware, downed from the web. The suspicious toolbar has also been reported by security researchers to change the browser homepage…
Trojan.Multi.TaskRun.a has been recently detected by some antivirus programs while performing a full system scan as a Trojan horse. The threat may have entered the system via spam emails or drive-by downloads. Several malicious email campaigns have been reported spreading…
Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are considered a possible threat to users because they can be downloaded unknowingly. Despite the fact that the user consented to download a certain program, possibly unwanted software may have been downloaded as well by choosing…
Browser Secure is classified as a potentially unwanted program, most likely promoted as a tool that protects the browser from hijacking. Potentially unwanted apps are often installed together with other freeware available for download on legitimate websites. Browser Secure is…
Fresh Outlook is most likely a potentially unwanted program. PUPs are usually installed alongside other freeware programs downloaded from legitimate pages. The application may not be malicious but it may cause certain issues on a system. If the PUP is…
My Coupons XP by SaferBrowser is a legitimate application that offers coupons and deals to the user. It may be available for download on various legal freeware pages. Users should keep in mind that My Coupons XP is most likely…
Shop for Rewards is classified as an adware application, or an ad-supported browser extension. Adware is usually designed to be compatible with widely used browsers such as Explorer, Firefox, Explorer, and Safari. Once running on the system, Shop for Rewards…
Sail Deals also known as saildeals.net is a legitimate websites developed by SuperWeb LLC. Sail Deals offers an ad-supported browser extension that can be downloaded from the official website. It may also be available for download on freeware/ shareware pages.…
