Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
CouponJumbo ads is a program, that may conceal some indirect risks to users, report security researchers. This PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application) may be installed onto users systems in order to gather various information about the users’ browsing behavior. Based on…
URL by the name of pctech-notice.com is reported to be associated with numerous Potentially Unwanted Programs. It may not be malware. However, it is similar to other low-level security threats to the PC, which could be created to bring profits…
There have been several reports, regarding ‘HELP_DECRYPT’ named files on the users’ desktops that are .png , .url, .txt and there is also an HTML page being reported. These files may be an indicator that there is a CryptoWall 3.0…
Reports have increased, regarding a potentially unwanted application, going by the name of Clicktheapp. Some users claim that this is probably an ad-supported browser extension that may display pop-up advertisements, arranged via the possible usage of cookies on the victim…
If you have seen a pop-up in the form of an antivirus program that resembles some of the most widely used ones with attached ‘1-855-596-2695’ phone number to it, there is a good chance that this is an attempt to…
Many users have complained about pop-up advertisements that were interrupting the browsing process with the text ‘Ad by Coupmania’ or similar. Coupmania Ads is believed to be a Potentially Unwanted Application that may or may not collect different information from…
In case you see annoying advertisements that has a caption similar to ‘Ads by Banana Phone’ or ‘Powered by Banana Phone’, chances are, you may have installed a bundled PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) on your computer. PUPs are usually believed…
‘Ads by DealShopSave’ – in case you see something similar on top of pop-up interruptive advertisements, chances are you may have an ad-supported PUP installed on your computer. DealShopSave may be situated on your computer in the form of a…
Amazon Virus a malicious worm-like application that is reported to replicate automatically and infect a vast number of systems via email. Once on the user computer, the application may have a set of tools that it might use in a…
Privacyfence.info is a domain, listed by most leading antivirus programs as a social engineering type of malware that has two threats to the computer. Some antivirus programs define it under the name of HTML:Script-inf. There are many things that this…
MyRadioAccess Toolbar is a legitimate browser extension that helps users listen to radio via their web browser, using Flash Player. However, it has been developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, famous for making useless PUPs that they disregard as insecure. Mindspark…
A new winlocker has appeared that may block access to a machine and then force the user to complete various tasks to grant his access back to the computer. It is ransomware, that was made to be smarter in some…
A toolbar, developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, called AutoPcBackup has emerged recently on the PUA scene (Potentially Unwanted Application). Such programs may be unsuitable for use and some of them may use cookies to gather user information and slow the…
BlockTheAds is a suspicious program that may have tricked users into installing it, possibly with hoax promises to block annoying advertisements. However, this potentially unwanted program (PUP), has been reported by some security experts to do exactly the opposite –…
Br Media Player is often regarded as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program), reported by many users to be adware. Some complain that the program may not be an extension and that it did not figure in the programs list in…
Topdealmaster Ads is a suspicious browser add-in that claims to improve your online shopping experience by comparing prices for various products connected with top online retailers. However, when we installed the questionable extension, we have discovered that it may collect…
RespectSale Ads is a potentially unwanted program that may collect various types of information from your computer to probably display different targeted advertisements that may be redirects to third-party websites. Some of those third party sites may open the PC…
KellysToys is yet another Potentialy Unwanted Program (PUP) that is believed to be a possible menace by some security experts. The most often way such programs arrive in the user PC is in combination with other free programs that are…
Alpha Shopper is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is reported by some to be a shopping assistant providing the best promotions in the online market. However, the software is believed to add possibly unwanted processes in the Task Manager…
EasyDocMerge Toolbar is a suspicious browser extension, developed by Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. and is considered by some security experts to be a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). The toolbar can be added to one of the widely used browsers (Chrome,…
