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.
AVC Plus is a rogue antivirus program part of the Breviax/FakeVimes rogue family. AVC Plus is promoted as a legitimate security program but its main purpose is to generate profit to its creators. AVC Plus displays fake security notifications and…
Mobogenie is an Android synchronization application that allows the user to transfer music, pictures, and videos from his phone to his computer. Mobogenie has many useful features for both PC and smartphone. The application can be downloaded from its official…
OffersWizard is an advertisement-supported program, created to save time and money while shopping online. The add-on delivers coupons, discounts and deals, as the user visits various product websites, such as Amazon. Despite the fact that OffersWizard is not a malicious…
Adware.JS.Agent.Q is considered a potentially unwanted program and adware. Adware.JS.Agent.Q injects numerous pop-up and banner ads that interrupt the user’s browsing activities. The presented third-party advertisements may direct the user to potentially unsafe web locations if clicked on. Adware.JS.Agent.Q may…
Adware-FOO!96AD8E2F26E1 is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and is a computer threat usually detected by anti-virus programs such as AVG, Avast, ESET, Microsoft Security Essentials and more. How Big of a Threat Is Adware-FOO!96AD8E2F26E1? Adware-FOO!96AD8E2F26E1 is adware designed…
What Is Infostealer.Gampass? Infostealer.Gampass is a Trojan that is capable of lowering the security settings of the affected machine, allowing numerous infections to enter the computer. Infostealer.Gampass is specially designed to open a backdoor on the PC, which allows the…
CostMin is a browser add-on that provides the users with special deals, discounts and coupons, helping them to save money while visiting online-shopping sites, such as Amazon, Walmart, Ebay, etc. The application is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and…
iStart123.com is an authorized website presenting users with searching capabilities and links to social networks and popular webpages. Often redirects to iStart123.com are the result of the installation of diverse toolbars, plug-ins and add-ons to the default web browser. Although…
What Is HTML/Fifex.A? HTML/Fifex.A is an ad-supported browser extension compatible with the most used browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. HTML/Fifex.A is classified as an adware application because of its ability to interrupt the user’s browsing activities…
Gate Snapper is an adware program which initiates different pop-up advertisements on the users’ desktops. Gate Snapper adware appears as an add-on compatible with the most used browsers – Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Safari. While you’re surfing…
Fast and Safe is classified as an adware application that interferes with your browsing activities by displaying various pop-up advertisements. This particular adware is published by Globaldev and gets installed on the user’s computer through bundled freeware. Fast and Safe…
SupTab is a legitimate application that can be installed in the form of a plug-in for Internet Explorer. The browser helper object can be quite useful, though it may be considered a potentially unwanted program because it may interfere with…
Home Malware Cleaner is known as a rogue anti-spyware program which displays multiple fraudulent security messages only to scare you into purchasing the full version of it. Security experts warn users to be careful what programs they download from the…
KEYHolder is a typical ransomware infection. Once in the system KEYHolder encrypts certain files on the compromised machine and demands $500 in order to restore them. KEYHolder scans the affected computer for documents, images, videos and other files in could…
OphionLocker, a brand new file-encrypting malware relying on ECC (elliptic curve cryptography) has been spotted in the wild. This public-key crypto method uses two keys – public and private one. The public is used for locking the files, and the…
PriceChop is a shopping assistant tool, compatible with a great number of the top online merchants like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, etc. The browser add-on analyses the sites the user accesses and displays relevant coupons, deals and special offers, when a…
Oxy Torrent is an application developed by Excolade Solutions LTD that despite its useful features is classified as а PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). It comes as a built-in torrent client for the Oxy Browser, which is a version of the…
22Find is an online search site that is considered a potentially unwanted program and browser hijacker. 22Find aims to provide the user with search functionalities and a toolbar with multiple links to other popular sites, such as Yahoo, YouTube, Twitter,…
The ads by Cyber Monday Deals are usually displayed as the user visits popular online shopping sites like Ebay, Amazon, etc. Cyber Monday Deals offer different discounts, coupons or promo codes, but clicking on them will redirect you to commercial…
YouPorn is a pornography website which, although not malicious by its nature, has been known for using cookies in order to track your browsing routine. Specialists, therefore, advise users to be careful with this website, check their system for YouPorn…
