WordPress-crew referrer spam is a type of spam aiming to drive hoax traffic to third-party websites. The site itself leads to a WordPress management service that is shady and does not have any privacy policies. This spam is mainly seen…
There is a new referral spam redirect circling around the Web and messing with various websites and Google Analytics. It boosts the internet traffic of its affiliate websites by infecting as many targeted websites as possible. That is how the…
A very intrusive browser hijacker using the suspicious search engine, called s(. )coldsearch(.)com has been reported to slither onto user PCs to display interruptive advertisements. The questionable application is also believed to collect personal information and process it and may…
A toolbar going by the name Free Game Zone is actually a browser extension with over 2 million users, devloped by BANDOO MEDIA, INC. This particular extension is regarded as a PUA(Potentially Unwanted Application) and virus researchers outline it as…
“Yes Searches” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to all browsers, change their homepage, new tab page and search engine. The user may be redirected to websites with potentially malicious…
“Price Master” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to a browser, and could display various advertisements, banners, message boxes and commercial content. The user may be redirected to suspicious sites…
Snip(.)to is yet another referral spam that is reported to have a high impact on Google Analytics statistics. Security engineers recommend that website publishers immediately add a filter of Snip.to since the website being spammed all over the websites is…
Sound+ Ads is classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) and it is highly recommended to scan your system for malware in case you come across advertisements with the Sound+ name associations. The software is portrayed as a useful program…
“Ads by SecurityPatchUpdater”- In case you have seen pop-ups by this program that is reported to be advertised as a useful application to protect users during their online browsing. However the application is ad-supported and has been as a PUP(Potentially…
Adnetechy.com is a suspicious URL that is regarded as unsafe and is reported to download malicious content onto an affected computer, experts claim. The IP address of the website is reported to be originating from a server in Germany. Since…
“Olcinium Browser” is an adware campaign, that after affecting a computer will attach itself to a browser, and could display various advertisements, banners, message boxes and commercial content about Olcinium Browser and other malicious programs. The user may be redirected…
A browser hijacker extension that is reported to set a suspicious search engine called search.emaildefendsearch.com has been outlined as indirectly dangerous by virus researchers. The questionable extension performs various activities on the user PC. The extension is believed to collect…
Fastoplayer.exe is a process that has been identified to be run by a program, called Fastoplayer. This program portrays itself as a legitimate application that helps users to perform various useful activities on their computer, some of which may be…
This article aims to show you how to remove Ace Stream Media completely from your computer and protect it against future infections as well. Ace Stream Media is a company that creates different software some of which is identified as…
A Google Chrome and Firefox extension, called AS Magic Player has become a reason for security concerns, virus researchers report. The extension claims to provide online playback of both video and audio content via a BitTorrent protocol using well known…
“Quicky Translator” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to a browser, and could display various advertisements, banners, message boxes and commercial content and the like. The user may be redirected…
“Terra.im” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to a browser, change the homepage, the new tab page and the search engine. The user may be redirected to websites with potentially…
Passwordlogic is yet another toolbar developed by Mindspark incorporated which essentially has the same purpose and extension name as another Mindspark product, called SmarterPassword Toolbar. What is particularly interesting about this toolbar is that it has been reported to administer…
A chromium based web browser going by the name TheBrowser is belived to hijack the user’s PC setting itself as a default browser and displaying a custom search engine. Security researchers outline this cyber threat as a potentially unwanted and…
“Internet-start.net” is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that after being installed on a computer will attach itself to a browser, change the homepage, new tab page and the search engine. The user may be redirected to sites with potentially malicious…
