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Monthly Archives July 2020
MusicStreamSearch
MusicStreamSearch is one of those potentially unwanted programs that claim they provide the best way to search. However, users should know that the application’s provided search engine might redirect their search queries to a modified Yahoo search engine. Thus, the results you get could be gathered and displayed by a modified Yahoo search engine. Also, users should know that this extension might ask for your permission to view their browsing history. It might do so to see the websites that you visit, your search keywords, and data alike. To learn more about how the potentially unwanted program works, we invite you to read the rest of this report. ...
Onlybestpushnews.com
Onlybestpushnews.com is an adware server or a website that might show advertisements from different third parties. Our specialists say that the website might be able to display notifications with ads on your screen if you click Allow like it asks. Naturally, if you are not fond of advertisements or think that seeing them on your screen would be too annoying, we recommend against clicking Allow. If you want to learn more about the adware server before deciding what to do, we encourage you to read the rest of this report. We can offer our removal instructions located below too. ...
Aminedreg.info
Aminedreg.info appears to be an adware server. Specialists say that users who visit it might be asked to click Allow to continue or prove that they are no robots. However, the message that displays the Allow button states a different thing. It says that the website wants to show notifications. Thus, it is vital to understand that clicking the Allow button like the site asks might enable it to display announcements on your screen. If you want to know more about the website or the content that it could show you, we encourage you to read the rest of this report. ...
Zeromax Stealer
Zeromax Stealer can slip in on your system and leak your sensitive information, such as banking details. Our specialists say that the threat was classified as a Trojan as it can enter a system without a user realizing it. Also, the malicious application belongs to the category of spyware. It can obtain various information and provide hackers with remote access to the targeted device, which might make it possible to spy on victims. If you want to know more about it, we encourage you to read the rest of this article. If you believe that this Trojan settled in on your computer, we advise you to take immediate action. ...
SearchProConverter
SearchProConverter might not look like much, but it is a potentially unwanted application that is compatible with the Chrome browser. The application is supposed to improve your web search experience, but users often don’t understand how SearchProConverter enters their computers. It is very likely that this extension gets added to your browser accidentally. If you didn’t plan to have this app on-board, you might as well remove it right now. For more detailed guidelines, please scroll down to the manual removal instructions that you will find at the bottom of this description. ...
Smpl Ransomware
Smpl Ransomware can ruin the day of anyone who gets to face it. This malware is not shy about encrypting all personal files that are found on the system it infects, and that often leaves victims locked out of important documents, photos, projects, presentations, archives, videos, and audio files. Has this happened to you? If it has, you should see the “.id-{unique ID}.[crimecrypt@aol.com].smpl” extension attached to your files’ original names. Unfortunately, your personal files cannot be restored by changing the name or removing the extension. ...
Search Pro
Search Pro is advertised as a tool that can provide users with “Quick Access to top trusted search results and daily search trends.” Our specialists say that the application might also hijack your browser by changing its homepage and default search engine and that it could show advertising content from different third parties. Therefore, the extension was classified as a browser hijacker. If you do not like how it works or its content, you could erase it. If you want to remove Search Pro manually, but do not know how to do it, you should look at our deletion instructions located below. ...
Easy Steps DIY Tab
Easy Steps DIY Tab might look like a harmless extension, but our team of researchers identifies it as a PUP – potentially unwanted program. If you have it installed on your Google Chrome browser, we strongly recommend that you read this report in full to understand why trusting it and leaving it installed is a terrible idea. Have you already decided to delete Easy Steps DIY Tab? If that is the case, we have a few tips and options for you. Before you continue reading, employ a legitimate malware scanner and run a full system scan. ...
C-emoney.com
C-emoney.com is an adware server that tries to get permission to show users notifications by asking them to click the Allow button. It says that clicking it will allow users to watch a video. If you visited this website and clicked Allow without realizing that you would start seeing this website's notifications, we have good news. You can eliminate C-emoney.com notifications either manually or with the help of a reliable antimalware tool. If you pick the first option, we can offer our deletion instructions located below that explain how to deal with the adware server step by step. ...
StreaminSearchs
StreaminSearchs is an extension that might be introduced to you as a superior search tool. Well, if that were the case, we would not identify it as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, for short. PUPs are often identified as threats because they can put their users at some sort of risk. While some PUPs are known as threats because they are set up to trick users into paying money for the promoted services – which is the case with, for example, useless system optimizers – other PUPs are known as threats because they use their users for a monetary gain with nothing in return. ...
