Monthly Archives: January 2016

Constant Fun

Posted by on January 29, 2016 No comments
Constant Fun

If you believe Constant Fun to be a reliable program, you are in trouble. This seemingly beneficial app is actually an advertising-supported program that will flood you with all kinds of ads that might promote unreliable installers and fictitious shopping deals. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the creator of this adware cares about the content it introduces its users to. All that this creator seems to care about is showing as many profitable ads as possible. This is why we consider this program to be dangerous, and it is our recommendation to eliminate it as soon as possible. We have tested this piece of software in our Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab to understand fully and completely how it works. If you want to learn what we found, continue reading. If you want to remove Constant Fun as soon as possible, check the instructions below. Read more »

Search.joygame.com

Posted by on January 29, 2016 No comments
Search.joygame.com

Search.joygame.com is a questionable Turkish search engine that can show up in your browsers after you install some software from the joygame.com website that promotes web browser and mobile games. The presence of this search engine as your home page in your browsers suggests that a browser hijacker has landed on your computer. This hijacker is capable of changing certain browser settings; in this case, it only seems to be the home page settings. Most users have reported this hijacker to appear in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, but it is also possible that it affects Mozilla Firefox as well. According to our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, not all of the joygame installers offer the home page change, so it might take place without your knowledge, too. Read more »

Search2000s.com

Posted by on January 29, 2016 No comments
Search2000s.com

Search2000s.com is a browser hijacker, and it means that this program enters your system uninvited. Some computer security experts say that such programs are malicious infections that can seriously jeopardize your system’s security. It is rather discouraging that users often allow this program to enter their systems without realizing. Thus, prevention is just as important as removing Search2000s.com from your system, and you should be really careful whenever you browse the Internet. For any tips on how to protect your computer from potential malware infections, please feel free to leave us a comment. Read more »

LeChiffre Ransomware

Posted by on January 29, 2016 No comments
LeChiffre Ransomware

LeChiffre Ransomware is a recently discovered ransomware-type Trojan that has the ability to encrypt your personal files and obtain full control of your computer. It should automatically remove itself after encrypting your files, but the person who is in control of it might decide to leave it. Thus, you should delete its executable if it were to remain after the encryption was completed. The goal here is to extort money from you by offering a decryption key that you can only get after paying the ransom. This ransomware uses the most robust encryption algorithm that is impossible to crack using third-party software. However, we urge you not to pay the ransom as these hackers will only continue to make money of infecting users with ransomware. Read more »

iGive Button

Posted by on January 28, 2016 No comments
iGive Button

If you have heard about donating money to charities while shopping online, iGive Button could be a potential browser extension that can help you with that. This application claims that you can use its button in over 1700 online stores and donate 3% of your spending on the average to a charity of your choice. While it all may sound awesome today in a world full of helping hands, you should know that our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized this as an adware program. The reason is simple: This application is capable of showing potentially harmful third-party advertisements on your screen. These can be pop-ups, coupons, and best offers. However, clicking on these may hold unexpected redirections to unreliable websites. It is also possible that this malware shows up on your computer along with other malicious software installers, which may also expose you to unwanted and unsafe third-party web content. That is why we think that you should delete iGive Button as soon as you notice its presence on your computer. Read more »

Universalsearches.com

Posted by on January 28, 2016 No comments
Universalsearches.com

Universalsearches.com is a recently created search engine; unfortunately, it is not a useful tool since our researchers classified it as a browser hijacker. It acts on its own in your system, as it injects your browser with unwanted ads that might be unsafe for your computer. However, it does not take any responsibility for its actions; as a result, we advise you not to trust this search engine. We will tell you all you have to know about this infection, including what it does and why it is dangerous. Importantly, we will provide detailed step by step removal instructions, so you could easily get rid of the browser hijacker when it infects your browsers. Read more »

Didisearch.com

Posted by on January 27, 2016 No comments
Didisearch.com

Didisearch.com is a browser hijacker that is yet to be released massively, so you still have time to prepare and protect your PC from it. This search engine already works, but it has not been widely spread yet and still we believe that it might become popular. If it enters your computer, it will bring you annoying adds that will not only disrupt your browsing, but might also damage your system. We have no doubt that Didisearch.com is a dangerous browser hijacker and we will explain you why you should stay away from it. We hope that this article will help you prevent Didisearch.com from entering your system or remove it if it manages to settle on your PC. Read more »

Search.myradioxp.com

Posted by on January 27, 2016 No comments
Search.myradioxp.com

Search.myradioxp.com is not a regular browser hijacker. This one is unlikely to corrupt your browsers without your permission. However, this search tool can change your browsers’ settings when you install software associated with it. Although this tool has an interface of a regular search engine, it certainly does not act like one. If you try using it as a regular search tool, you will find yourself redirected to a third-party page, such as search.yahoo.com. Unfortunately, some users ignore this “flaw” thinking that it is useless because of the links it provides. CNN, Salem Radio, Spotify, and Soundcloud are amongst the services that this strange hijacker provides links to. Do you enjoy having access to all of these services from one spot? Well you can easily attach links to them to your browser’s bar or a legitimate toolbar. You do not need some unreliable hijacker for it. In fact, we believe it is crucial to remove Search.myradioxp.com. Read more »

MiniBrowser Crawler

Posted by on January 27, 2016 No comments
MiniBrowser Crawler

MiniBrowser Crawler is a strange potentially unwanted program (PUP) that can enter your operating system without your permission, run silently in the background, and possibly steal sensitive information. Anyone reading this should realize that this is an incredibly malicious infection. Unfortunately, it is difficult to realize this if you do not even know that a threat of this kind exists. We have found that this PUP can enter your PC and run silently without your knowledge, and this is its strength. The removal of MiniBrowser Crawler is straightforward, and you do not need to be experienced to eliminate this undesirable program successfully. However, identifying it can be quite challenging. Continue reading this report to learn how to notice this malicious PUP and eliminate it from your operating system. Read more »

Splendor Search

Posted by on January 27, 2016 No comments
Splendor Search

Splendor Search is another ad-supported program that has replaced such applications as Bronze Aid, Discovery App, High Stairs, Wander Burst, Blazer Deals, Gravity Space, and Jungle Net. Research has shown that all of its files (they can be found in the Splendor Search folder in %PROGRAMFILES% or %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%) are signed by Edge Essence. We are sure that this signature belongs to some kind of company that publishes untrustworthy software. It seems that Splendor Search is not the only product it owns. This adware itself is not an extremely bad program; however, it might still act in an undesirable way, so it would be better to remove it from the system. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have noticed that Splendor Search is very similar to adware programs that belong to the SuperWeb family. Luckily, it means that it will be possible to erase Splendor Search via Control Panel too. Read more »