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.
PricePeep is an add-on that can be installed on the popular browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, etc. PricePeep is supposed to improve your online shopping experience by presenting you with different advertisements in the form of pop-ups, banners,…
GetDiscountApp is an add-on compatible with the popular browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, etc. GetDiscountApp is supposed to enhance your online shopping experience by displaying different advertisements in the form of pop-ups, banners, coupons, etc. The presented ads…
CheapNEnjoy is a browser extension designed to help users enhance their experience as they browse online shopping websites by displaying different discounts, deals, and coupons. Although these features may seem quite useful to some computer users, security experts categorize CheapNEnjoy…
ZoomIt is a browser plugin promoted as a useful tool that allows users to zoom into any image on a website. Despite the fact that many users may find this functionality quite appealing, experts categorize ZoomIt as a potentially unwanted…
AZLyrics.A (also PUP.Optional.AZLyrics.A) is categorized as a potentially unwanted program and adware because of its ability to inject numerous pop-up advertisements in the web pages the user visits. AZLyrics.A affects the commonly used web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,…
A new and improved variant of the CryptoWall ransomware has been infecting computers worldwide in the past few days. The new CryptoWall 3.0 uses a localized ransom message and passes traffic to a website where the victims can pay for…
Fun For me is a browser extension created by Jabuticaba Ltd that has been designed to help users enhance their online shopping experience by displaying different discounts, deals, and coupons as they browse online shopping websites like eBay, Bestbuy, and…
Dragon Coupon is promoted as a useful tool that will help you save money by displaying discounts, deals and coupons selected according to your interests and preferences and enhance your online shopping experience. Although these features may seem quite appealing…
MetaSearch (or MetaSearch Search Engine, MetaSearch hijack, MetaSearch redirect) is a search engine, classified by experts as a browser hijacker, because of its ability to manipulate the search results it presents and redirect the user to predetermined web pages. Most…
Developed by Software Refresher LP, the Software Refresher application has been designed to improve the productivity of your system. The application is ad-supported so that it could provide free system features. Security experts classify Software Refresher app as PUP (potentially…
Cryptorbit ransomware is an infection that locks the screen of the compromised machine and denies access to the desktop until a fee has been paid. Cryptorbit has practically the same behavior as other known ransomware like CryptoLocker and Prison Locker,…
Consumer-feedback.net has been categorized as a browser hijacker because of its browser settings changing capabilities. Consumer-feedback.net affects computers running different versions of Windows OS and is compatible with the commonly used web browsers – Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer,…
The domain bestones.net is connected to adware that injects different advertisements in the websites the user views, and potentially unwanted programs. The adware associated with Bestones.net also displays pop-up windows with various ads that may interfere with the user’s browsing…
This article informs users about the impacts caused by Search.fbdownloader.com and provides help for the removal process of this potentially undesired program. As the name reveals, Search.fbdownloader.com is a subdomain of a website promoting Facebook utility that has the same…
DiscouNNtExtensi 7.2 is a browser add-on categorized as PUP (potentially unwanted program) because of the numerous pop-up ads, banners, deals coupons, etc. it displays as the user browses the Web. Expert report that DiscouNNtExtensi 7.2 may lead to issues related…
Ads by ZoomPic is promoted as a useful online shopping tool that is supposed to improve the user’s browsing experience by displaying various coupons, deals, offers, pop-up and banner ads as the user views online shopping websites like Amazon. This…
A variant of Net-Worm.Win32.Kido computer worm, Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih is being spread through removable storage devices or local networks. As soon as Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ih is activated on a computer, it will copy itself to remote PCs and create a temporary file that has…
Ad.yieldmanager.com (yieldmanager.com, adyieldmanager.com) is a tracking cookie created to collect information about the user’s browsing activities online, such as IP address, browser type, how many times a certain web page has been visited by the user or how long did…
Circulating for the past few weeks, Buyunlockcode.txt is ransomware that encrypts your files and requires ransom payment in order to unlock them. What Is Buyunlockcode? Buyunlockcode is a typical ransomware, belonging to the same group of infections as Cryptographic Locker,…
DNS Changer is a Trojan trying to alter the DNS settings on the compromised machine in order to serve malicious purposes. Personal information theft and browser hijacks are often part of the DNS Changer attacks. Experts report that banker Trojans,…
