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…
Part of AdSupport adware, Compatibilitychecksvc.exe is adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP) whom malware researchers recommend removing. What Is Compatibilitychecksvc.exe? Compatibilitychecksvc.exe is a typical adware that, once installed, will slow down your computer as it will be using 40%…
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…
Although Adware.Plus-HD does offer certain benefits to its users and is not a PC threat, experts recommend its removal due to invasive and annoying behavior once installed. What Exactly Is Adware.Plus-HD? Adware.Plus-HD is adware compatible with the major browsers Google…
Gamersinfo.org is adware that experts consider a PUP (potentially unwanted program) due to its capabilities to interfere with your browsing experience, monitor your browsing activities, and expose your system to threats from the Web. How Does Gamersinfo.org Work? Gamersinfo.org is…
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,…
FindingDiscount is classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) and adware that is distributed via bundled downloads of freeware and shareware. FindingDiscount is known to serve targeted advertisement in the form of coupons, deals, offers, pop-up and banner ads as…
Malicious ads leading to a ransomware infection have been served to the visitors of a few popular websites, among them gamezone.com and the Huffington Post in last days of the year. The malvertising campaign was first spotted by researchers at…
Homepage.com.tr is a browser add-on that malware experts categorize as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). How Does Homepage.com.tr Work? Although Homepage.com.tr is a browser add-on and not a virus, experts consider it a PUP and a browser hijacker. Homepage.com.tr is…
Chromebrowser.windowsdesk.net is a website used by adware authors to deliver different advertisements and install PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) on random PCs. Chromebrowser.windowsdesk.net popup message may appear at any time as you browse the Web using Google Chrome and alert you…
