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Onlinecareerjournal.2014-com.co also known as 2014-com.co is classified as a fake website that may try to trick users into sharing their personal details through bogus claims such as promises to make money online. Onlinecareerjournal.2014-com.co pop-up windows may have been generated by…
CamStudio is a free-of-charge open source program that is ad-supported and may impose the user to security risks. CamStudio is promoted as a useful tool that helps users record all screen and audio activity and create industry-standard AVI video files.…
BestVideoConverter is a free software product developed by Fantastic Tech. Even though the product is legitimate, it may cause several issues because it is supported by advertisements. BestVideoConverter is promoted as a versatile file converter, but it may be regarded…
MVPlayer is a media player that has been classified as a potentially unwanted application (PUA or PUP). Even though the media player is a useful program, it may cause several issues on a system and lead to system security breaches.…
Cooking up Coupons is classified as an ad-supported browser extension and potentially unwanted program (PUP). Once installed, Cooking up Coupons may start displaying unwanted advertisements that may redirect the user to harmful pages. Cooking up Coupons may be available for…
Security researchers at Checkpoint have recently discovered a new ransom threat dubbed Troldesh. It is also known as Encoder.858 and Shade, and is a Trojan and crypto-ransomware variant. It has been created in Russia and has already affected numerous users…
One of the latest updates released by Microsoft Windows for Windows versions 7 and 8 has raised a red flag in online security communes. Several users have complained and shared experiences through forum posts. Their primary concern is they have…
Discountwith.me pop-up ads belong to an adware application. It may also be referred an ad-supported browser extension most probably suitable with Explorer, Chrome, and Mozilla. Discountwith.me is possibly presented as a useful tool developed to help the user while shopping…
Finally Fast is a legitimate application developed by Ascentive. However, it may be regarded as a rogue application. Once installed, Finally Fast may perform various tasks on the computer to extort money from the user. The suspicious application may be…
Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.Jk is classified as a Trojan horse that has been detected by prevalent number of AB solutions. The Trojan has various aliases. Microsoft detects it under the name TrojanDownloader:W97M/Adnel. A list of other names of the malicious threat is provided…
GoGoGo Radio is a legitimate application developed by Puredirect LLC. However, the application is ad-supported meaning that it may have been bundled with other free software apps. Such applications are known to flood the user with unwanted advertisements created to…
PUM.Security Hijacks is classified as a potentially unwanted modification (PUM). PUM.Security Hijack may also be found under the aliases PUM.security hijacks.disable virus, PUM.security hijacks.disable chromeupdates, Security.Hijack, PUM.Hijack.Regedit, PUM.Security.Hijack. The threat may be considered similar to PUM.Hijack.StartMenu. PUM.Security Hijacks refers to…
Pop-up windows brought by chromebrowser.windowsdesk.net should not be trusted. The domain is considered ad-supported and is mat also have browser hijacker components. The displayed pop-ups may be trying to convince the user that his PC has been infected. To make…
Downloader.Picproot is a recently discovered Trojan horse that is detected by Symantec. The Trojan affects the Windows operating system. Even though its threat level is considered low, Downloader Picproot should be removed timely so that severe consequences are avoided. A…
I-worm.dumaru.c or as some users refer to it – Dumaru Worm is an Internet worm that has been around for quite some time. It spreads via corrupted email attachments. If the user opens the email attachment and executes the file,…
Security researchers have detected TopAntiSpyware as a serious threat, a type of a Trojan horse. Even though more research is needed to confirm that TopAntiSpyware is a Trojan, it is already clear that TopAntiSpyware is a malicious application. Once installed…
ICQDecrypt.c is classified as an AOL parasite designed to steal passwords, perform DoS (denial-of-service) attacks or employ exploit kits. ICQDecrypt.c targets users of AOL’s instant messengers such as AIM, and ICQ. The application is considered dangerous and, once detected on…
Cclaw.exe or just Cclaw is defined as a legitimate process that originates from the Norman Virus Control and Norman Virus Control Plus published by Norman ASA. Norman ASA is a legitimate software company located in Lysaker, Oslo, Norway. The cclaw.exe…
Razor Web Ads also known as Ads by Razor Web or Razor Web is a typical adware that generates numerous unwanted advertisements. Clicking any of the given content may cause unsafe browser redirects followed by malware contamination. Moreover, ad-supported browser…
Several AV programs have detected https://filesspot.co.il/ as a malicious website. The domain serves unwanted and possibly malware-driven advertisements. Once attached to the browser, the user may start experiencing various issues such as difficulties when surfing online and worsened Internet speed.…
