Monthly Archives: August 2013

Titan Antivirus 2013

Titan Antivirus 2013

Titan Antivirus 2013 is a rogue antispyware application that looks like a genuine computer security tool. However, this sophisticated design is there to trick you into thinking that the program is a real antivirus application and it is there to protect you from harm. Unfortunately, the only thing that Titan Antivirus 2013 cares about is money, and it tries to get its hands (figuratively speaking) on your credit card information in order to tap into your financial funds. You need to remove Titan Antivirus 2013 if you want to protect your money and your computer from dire consequences. Read more »

Windows заблокирован virus

Windows заблокирован virus

Windows заблокирован virus is a dangerous computer infection that installs itself the user’s consent and makes unauthorized changes within the system.  When Windows заблокирован virus infects a computer, the screen is locked and a fraudulent full-screen warning is displayed. Our experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com teams recommend that you remove Windows заблокирован virus from the PC as the warning, which looks as if it was sent by Microsoft, is a scam. Read more »

Freemake Video Downloader

Freemake Video Downloader

Freemake Video Downloader is a feeware application that allows users to download videos from such websites as YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo and others. It is a legitimate program that can be useful by a great number of users, but there are several security issues related to the application that should not be overlooked. The thing is that you cannot ignore the fact that the program comes bundled with additional browser extensions that can seriously impair your browsing process. Either you remove Freemake Video Downloader from your computer, or simply disable the browser extensions that came with it; otherwise you may experience various problems in the near future. Read more »

Facebook Message Virus

Facebook Message Virus

Facebook Message Virus is a computer infection that is responsible for hijacking Facebook accounts and sending out fake spam messages to all the “friends” of the hijacked user. According to various news reports, this new infection could spread at around 40,000 attacks per hour, and more than 800,000 Google Chrome users have been affected so far. Such fast distribution of the infection calls for extreme cautiousness. Be careful when you browse Facebook, and do remove Facebook Message Virus as soon as you can, otherwise this infection may be responsible for a big personal data leak that you definitely would want to avoid. Read more »

Contenko.com

Contenko.com

Contenko.com is a search engine which you may come across via freeware or shareware. It can be set as your default search provider, which means that you will have to use it instead of Google or any other safe search engine.   Among the results provided by contenko.com you may find some irrelevant hits, which are likely to be presented in order for the owners of various websites to earn money by employing the pay-per-click model. It is advisable to take immediate action to remove contenko.com from the browser, be it Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla Firefox, in order to regain access to the formed search provider. Read more »

Smileys We Love Toolbar

Smileys We Love Toolbar is a browser add-on which alters the settings of the browsers so that the user can make his or her online chats more interactive. The application works on Facebook, Gmail, and other social networking websites. You can choose from a wide range of emoticons and animated characters, which are supposed to make your experience online funny and entertaining. Smileys We Love Toolbar is available at smileyswelove.com, but it is important to mention that Smileys We Love Toolbar is bundled with Delta Search toolbar, which is already flagged as potentially unwanted by the majority of computer security tool.  The unwanted toolbar is installed if the user selects the Express installation instead of the Custom installation, which enables the user to prevent the installation of the Delta Toolbar. In any case, it is advisable to remove Smileys We Love Toolbar, as well as Delta Toolbar. Read more »

EZPowerAds

EZPowerAds is the name of an advertising platform which you may come across if some adware application is installed on your PC. Due to the presence of EZPowerAds on your PC, all the browsers display various pop-up advertisements, coupons, offers, and so on. All these unwanted pop-up messages can appear on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and if you want to browse the Internet without being disturbed, remove EZPowerAds from the PC as soon as you can. Read more »

Police Nationale Francaise Virus

Police Nationale Francaise Virus

Police Nationale Francaise Virus is a dangerous ransomware infection which installs itself without the user’s approval and makes unauthorized changed in the Registry and overall system. The infection is known as a screen locker as it disables access to the desktop and you cannot perform any function on the PC. A full-screen warning is displayed by Police Nationale Francaise Virus, whose ultimate goal is to convince the user that the warning is real and that he or she has to pay the fine given in the notification. It is crucial that you remove Police Nationale Francaise Virus as it is a scam as well as a bunch of its predecessors, including Jandarma Genel Komutanligi virus, Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, and many others. Read more »

Fake Flash Player Ads

Fake Flash Player Ads is a term that is used to refer to pop-up and display ads that are generated by a fake flash player that is accessible at Google Docs. The application works on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari. The extension provides the user with a hyperlink leading to the supposed publisher’s website, which may convince the user that Flash Player 11 is a legitimate application. If you have noticed that different websites provide you with obtrusive browsers and pornographic pop-up ads, scan the PC for malware, especially if you are not sure where the malicious program is located. Read more »

Shareaza Toolbar

Shareaza Toolbar, also known as the Music Toolbar is a browser extension which could be classified as potentially unwanted application. Its primary installation website is at shareaza.com, where they offer you to download their P2P client, and the toolbar is automatically selected during the installation for Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. However, to know that you are installing it you would have to actually stop and read during the process, so it is entirely plausible that you may want to remove Shareaza Toolbar simply because you did not even want it in the first place. While this extension from Bandoo Media Inc cannot be called malicious, it can quite understandably be a nuisance and its functionality is questionable at the best. Read more »