Akkreditivsearch.net presents itself as a global search engine, but a lot of users online complain that a third party program that is directly related to the website is redirecting their searches and changes their homepage to Akkreditivsearch.net. As a result it is possible to categorize this program and the site as browser hijacker, considering that user searches are being redirected. It is highly recommended to remove Akkreditivsearch.net as soon as possible, because it might be responsible for distributing other types of malware onto your computer. Read more »
Metropolitan Police Total Policing Virus
Posted by Max Lehmann
on February 1, 2013
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Metropolitan Police Total Policing Virus is a ransomware infection which is installed on your PC without your consent. The threat disables your access to the system and displays a bogus message claiming that you are being monitored by the Metropolitan Police using a program developed by Police Central e-crime Unit. In order to unlock the PC, you are asked to pay a release fee which has to be transferred via Ukash. Read more »
2YourFace Adware
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on February 1, 2013
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2YourFace is a browser add-on which is said to help you save money as with this application you can make free video and phone calls on FaceBook and play one-on-one games. However, everything is not as good as it seems. 2YourFace can provide you with advertisements redirecting you to other websites, which may cause you a drive-by download which can result in the infection of the PC. Anti-Spyware-101.com Read more »
Iminent Community Toolbar
Posted by Max Lehmann
on January 31, 2013
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Iminent Community Toolbar is a browser extension developed by Conduit. It installs a toolbar on your browser, and it can be applied for all main browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The toolbar provides user with radio application, bookmarks and a list of emoticons user can choose from to use them instant chats and email messages. Based on which version of the Iminent Community Toolbar you install on your computer, you can also get a new search engine and receive news announcement pop-ups on your desktop. Read more »
Disk Antivirus Professional
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on January 31, 2013
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Right after you notice that Disk Antivirus Professional is running on your computer – you have to act quickly in order to delete this vicious Windows infection. The application resembles a real, authentic malware detection and removal tool; however, it actually is the newest cyber criminals’ product. The devious program could be slipped onto your PC via bundled downloads, spam email attachments, social engineering cams and other security backdoors. Read more »
MIXI.DJ Toolbar
Posted by Max Lehmann
on January 30, 2013
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MIXI.DJ Toolbar is a browser add-on which you have to remove from the PC if you want to get desired search results while using the browser. This toolbar can be installed alongside your free programs which are very likely to have been downloaded from insecure websites. Anti-Spyware-101.com team has tried to test this toolbar on different browsers and found out that Mixi.DJ Toolbar is compatible which such browsers for Windows as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The removal instructions are presented below but keep in mind that a system scan using SpyHunter is recommended to make sure that no new threats are downloaded to the system. Moreover, the scanner is free of charge, so you can download it right now. Read more »
Searchiu.com virus
Posted by Max Lehmann
on January 29, 2013
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Searchiu.com virus is a browser hijacker that presents itself in the form of a search engine webpage. When you get infected with this computer threat, your default home page gets changed immediately to searchiu.com and this page is opened whenever you open your Internet browser. Searchiu.com virus intends to make you use this customized search engine instead of your default one. This way, it can check your browsing history, and also increase its own web traffic. Needless to say, that the search results displayed by Searchiu.com virus are forged, and it does not present you with accurate search results. Read more »
Iminent Search
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on January 29, 2013
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Iminent Search is a search engine which belongs to the Iminent browser extensions and which can be installed after downloading the toolbar published by the French app developer SIEN S.A. The main product to which the search engine is attached to is the IMinent toolbar which offers emoticons for your social networking sites and email. The toolbar is available from iminent.com and is compatible with the most popular web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Read more »
Smart Security
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on January 28, 2013
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Smart Security is the name of a fraudulent spyware removal application which is attributed to the Rogue.WinPCDefender family. As the ultimate goal of this rogue application is to get your money by deception, various scare techniques are employed. This program does not scan the PC but pretends to do so by displaying fake security warnings and scans which you should pay no attention to. Why? If you pay the money for the licensed version of Smart Security, you do not get anything in return as the system remains vulnerable to computer infections. Read more »
Coupons by QuickShare
Posted by Sarah Stewart
on January 28, 2013
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Coupons by QuickShare is a computer application which can cause you a lot of trouble. More precisely, Coupons by QuickShare is a browser add-on which is supposed to save your money as it displays various offers, deals, and advertisements while you are browsing the Internet. It is installed as QuickShare Widget and you can find it as a browser add-on on your browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Some malware analytics call it adware because of the advertisements which are constantly generated and you might treat this add-on as an unwanted application at it can be bundled with various free programs. Read more »
