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Monthly Archives July 2013
GARDA Virus
GARDA Virus is a ransomware infection which can infect your PC if you browse the Internet carelessly. The threat can penetrate into the system via drive-by downloads, email attachments, corrupted links and many other ways. The name of the category to which the threat belongs already suggests that the threat requires the user to pay a particular sum of money. ...
Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information virus
Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information virus is a Trojan infection known as ransomware and targeted on the computer users in French. The infection bypasses all security applications and locks the PC. In order to threaten the user and make him or her pay money, Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information virus generates a full-screen warning that contains the logos of well-known French institutions. For example, the warning contains the emblems of ANSSI, the National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie nationale), and the national police. ...
Safe Saver
Safe Saver is a computer application which, like other price comparison applications, is aimed at helping the user to save his/her money. The program is installed as a browser add-on, which works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. If you want to remove Safe Saver from the PC, you have probably installed it by mistake. It may happen so if Safe Saver is bundled with freeware. ...
Trusted Saver
Trusted Saver is a browser add-on which is said to save your time and money. The application provides the users with the latest deals that are available at online shops. According to the official website trustedsaver.com, a there are a lot of partners which work jointly with Trusted Saver to provide the lowest price possible. The websites, or online shops, which are known to be related to the browser add-on in question are Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, and many others. However, some malware researchers label this application as adware because of the contents it provides. ...
Australian Communications and Media Authority virus
You log onto the PC and find a warning whose headline reads “Australian Communications and Media Authority”. Do not panic, your will not be arrested as the warning you see is generated by Australian Communications and Media Authority virus, which is a scam, and which you should remove from the PC as soon as you can. The suspicious warning contains some other sub-headings and logos of famous institutions in Australia, but the fact that they are given in front of you should not encourage you to follow the instructions provided in the warning. ...
AFP Crime Commission virus
Should you find your desktop blocked by something that pretends to be the Australian Communications and Media Authority, do not be so hasty as to follow all of its instructions. You have been infected by AFP Crime Commission virus that is a ransomware program. True to its classification, AFP Crime Commission virus holds your computer hostage demanding a ransom fee. The fee is called a “fine” which you have to pay for a supposedly committed crime. It is more than obvious that you owe nothing to this infection and you need to remove AFP Crime Commission virus immediately. ...
Serios Organised Crime Agency Virus
A lot of computer infections pretend they are official programs or representatives in order to trick computer users that they are obliged to spend their money on fines or some software product they do not even need. If your desktop is blocked by Serios Organised Crime Agency Virus, then you need to restore the access immediately and remove Serios Organised Crime Agency Virus from your computer before this ransomware program manages to push you paying a fine for something you have not even committed. ...
websearch.greatresults.info
At first glance it might seem that websearch.greatresults.info is a legitimate search engine, because it has a sleek design and a huge search box. However, you should be alarmed by the huge flashing advertisements under the search box at once. Unfortunately, there is nothing good about websearch.greatresults.info, and you should remove it from your browser and your computer at once. This search engine comes with a browser hijacker that modifies your browser settings, and it in the long run it may result in a serious computer security breach. ...
Coupon Matcher
Coupon Matcher is a browser add-on which is said to bring coupons to your browsers. The application is available at coupon-matcher.com, and it is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Moreover, Coupon Matcher can be bundled with free applications, so whenever you launch an installer, read all the information you are provided with in order to avoid the installation of optional programs. ...
Antivirus System
Antivirus System is a fake anti-virus program which is capable of deceiving gullible computer users into thinking that the target computer is severely afflicted by various computer infections. The bogus program does not differ from other applications visually – it shows system scans, generates security alerts, which are all falsified, and like any other reliable security tool, starts running once the Windows operating system starts. ...
