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Monthly Archives May 2020
Decent Search
If you are looking for a decent search engine the extension called Decent Search might sound perfect. However, our specialists recommend learning more about this tool before deciding whether it is a good idea to get it. If you did not know this yet, the application falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs, which means that some of its functions could be annoying and undesirable. Also, users ought to know that the extension’s provided search tool might not show any search results itself as our researchers noticed that it may redirect to Google search engine. ...
Sealoid
Sealoid is not the program you might believe it to be. It is presented as a tool that optimizes search results, which might make you think that it can enhance your web browsing experience. It cannot do that. This extension was created for an entirely different purpose, it seems. Our researchers have analyzed this extension, and it looks like it was created to help gather user information, which could be used to present personalized ads. You should not see ads in a traditional sense. That means that you are unlikely to find banners or pop-ups. ...
SearchStreams
SearchStreams is meant to offer you a better search experience. This extension claims to “power” and “optimize” Yahoo Search results to help you access the search, images, videos, and news content you need. It does not offer anything else. This is surprising because it is unlikely that many people would be attracted to a tool that simply promises to, allegedly, find better content via Yahoo Search. On the other hand, people might truly believe that this extension is focused on finding the best search results. ...
Access Your Coupons
If you want to find real coupons to save money when shopping online, Access Your Coupons is not the extension you should install. It might make you think that you can use it to save money, but in reality, it is pretty much useless. All it can do is introduce you to Yahoo Search, as well as easy-access links to News (news.yahoo.com), Weather (wunderground.com), and Maps (google.com/maps) sites. It certainly cannot help you save money when shopping online. If you have this strange extension installed on your browser, you must have realized how useless it is. ...
Jope Ransomware
Jope Ransomware attacks Windows operating systems, and it does that silently. Spam emails, social engineering scams, RDP vulnerabilities, clandestine downloaders, and even silent trojans could be used to expose Windows users to the infection’s launcher. If the target’s system has a good security system, the launcher file should be recognized and removed instantly. If a security system does not exist or is weak, the launcher executes and immediately gets on with the encryption of private files. ...
SearchHD
Have you ever wondered how you could improve your web search experience? Perhaps apps like SearchHD look like they might help you, but computer security experts warn about potential security threats that might be associated with such extensions. Of course, the app itself is not a malicious infection, but if it is a potentially unwanted program, it means that it may exhibit a variety of behavioral patterns that might be deemed undesirable. Therefore, if you have this application on-board, do yourself a favor and remove SearchHD right now. ...
GalaxySpin
If you want to be safe online, you have to stay away from programs such as GalaxySpin. It might seem to be harmless, but it is not as innocent as it might appear to be at first. According to our research team at 411-spyware.com, this extension is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), and the main reasons for that are that the extension is useless, that it hijacks the default search provider, that it collects user information, and that it presents sponsored search results by modifying Yahoo Search results. ...
FireBird RAT
If a malware scanner or anti-malware tool detects FireBird RAT on your Windows operating system, you need to remove it as quickly as possible. One minute inside your computer could be enough for this threat to steal sensitive information, capture a video of your private life, hijack your operating system, or enable other threats to do their malicious deeds. Undoubtedly, we strongly recommend that you eliminate this threat from your operating system. If you are worried that you are not experienced enough to remove FireBird RAT on your own, perhaps you should not proceed on your own? ...
Gleguidat.info
Gleguidat.info may ask you to allow you it to show you notifications. Before deciding what to do we recommend learning about what might happen if you allow this website to show you notifications. Also, we believe it is important that you learn more about the website itself. For example, you might not know that it was classified as an adware server. To learn more about this as well as how users might end up on such a website, we invite you to read the rest of this article. A bit below it, you can find instructions showing how to reset popular browsers. ...
Jest Ransomware
Jest Ransomware does not care about your virtual privacy or your personal files. If it gets the chance to invade your operating system, it does that instantly. Usually, that is done using spam emails, unreliable installers, and RPD vulnerabilities. Then, it quickly encrypts files, which is a process of ciphering files to make then unreadable without a decryption/private key. Even though the attackers behind this infection should have the power to decrypt your personal files, they are unlikely to exercise it. ...
