System Care Antivirus is a rogue antivirus, which is a program that looks like common antivirus, but detects non-existing infections only and asks people to pay for a  full version of the scam. This scareware is distributed using exploits or social engineering tactics. The exploits target outdated PC software like old Flash players or Java [...] Read more on How to remove System Care Antivirus?

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Delta Search Hijacker is a malicious program that causes redirects to Delta-search.com website. The program is categorized as a browser hijacker as it seeks to boost traffic to a specific website and get profit this way. The money is generated by displaying various advertisements in each search results in hopes that you click them. It [...] Read more on Delta Search Hijacker removal guide

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File Restore virus is a malicious program that was designed by computer hackers who are responsible for the huge family of FakeHDD programs. Some of you may already be acquainted with File Recovery. This one works exactly the same way as the latter: it imitates functions of system optimization tool although it’s not able to [...] Read more on File Restore (virus) removal instructions

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FBI Moneypak Virus is one more dangerous ransomware that blocks targeted computer systems and tries to get money from their users. It uses the name of FBI and blames you for breaking the law by watching and distributing pornographic content files. According to the message of FBI Moneypak, you have to pay a fine of [...] Read more on FBI Moneypak Virus removal instructions

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Ukash Virus is an aggressive group of ransomware scams that tries to swindle your money from you. It is a very convincing virus because it uses alerts presented as given by an official institution, e.g. local or country’s police. It locks your computer completely therefore the only thing you can do is to see the [...] Read more on How to remove Ukash Virus?

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FBI Ransomware is a new scam that has been spreading on the Internet lately under the title of The FBI Federal Bureau Investigation. It’s an alert claiming that your PC is blocked due to several reasons. For example, violating Copyright and Related Rights Law (Video, Music, Software) and illegally using or distributing copyrighted content, viewing [...] Read more on Stop FBI ransomware from harming your PC

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Delta Search has become one of the most annoying hijackers these days and many users consider it to be undesirable because of dishonest methods it uses to get into computers and the issues you have to deal with when it performs its activity there. www1.delta-search.com is a website that is used as a homepage and [...] Read more on www1.delta-search.com - Hijacker Website to Avoid

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SafeSearch is a browser hijacker that changes browser settings of the infected machine and causes lots of inconveniences and disturbs your work. It usually gets installed mainly with some free tools without users’ knowledge. The program is meant to earn money for its creators by promoting various websites. However, it is considered to be an [...] Read more on How to remove SafeSearch?

Browser Hijacker

B1 is a free file archiver which is available for all popular OS. You can get it from its official website however its toolbar can be installed to your computer bundled with other programs. If installed this way, B1 Toolbar can change your homepage and search provider to search.b1.org without your consent. Although you are [...] Read more on Stop B1 Toolbar from harming your PC

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České Republik Police virus is a ransomware program that, as you understand from its name, targets computers located in Czech Republic. It’s a program that comes inside computers secretly with a help of Trojan viruses and makes it completely impossible to track it at the stage of infiltration. Once inside, České Republik Police virus displays [...] Read more on České Republik Police virus removal instructions

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Swagbucks is a Toolbar that once installed causes your home page, default search engine and new tab page to be changed to search.swagbucks.com. It might also be called the SBTV Toolbar or Swag Code Toolbar. Swagbucks.com allows web users to earn virtual currency by searching the web, shopping at their favorite retailers, engaging in other [...] Read more on How to remove Swagbucks?

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“Jumcar” is the name for a malware detected in Latin America and particularly in Peru. It is programmed to steal financial information from computer users who use home-banking services of major banking companies. According to the research 89% of the operations are channeled in Peru through phishing strategies based on cloning the websites of six [...] Read more on A Dangerous Malware Steals Financial Data from Peruvian Home Computers

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Luxembourg Police Grand-Ducale Virus is an application that hijacks your computer in order to get money from you. It displays a message that states you computer is locked because of law violations and asks to pay 100 euros if you want to unlock it. As you see the program uses a name of Luxembourg Police [...] Read more on How to remove Luxembourg Police Grand-Ducale Virus?

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Latvijas Valsts Policija virus is a a virus that belong to a group of Ukash payment related viruses that uses a name of some police institution to scare computer users into thinking that they have done something illegal and make them pay a fine for that. This time, the program targets users from Latvia. The [...] Read more on Stop Latvijas Valsts Policija virus from harming your PC

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Politie Office Central virus is a ransomware that seeks to get money from random computer users in Belgium. The program enters computers with a help of Trojan viruses that ensure the infiltration will be secret until finished. Once inside, Politie Office Central virus makes some changes in your system which lead to blocking your computer [...] Read more on Stop Politie Office Central virus from harming your PC

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SmartPCFix is a system optimizer that promises to scan your computer, identify threats and fix them in order to make it function quicker and more efficient. Yet it does not find any true viruses, Trojans or other malware. Moreover, it might mark harmless files as malicious, removing of which would even damage your computer‘s functioning. [...] Read more on SmartPCFix removal instructions

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Ib.Adnxs virus is an advertising platform that is used o displays malicious pop up messages on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. The program is distributed to computers using several methods. Usually it happens through malicious websites or spam emails that have infected attachments. Another way it by convincing computer users that it’s [...] Read more on Ib.Adnxs virus removal guide

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The uStart virus is a browser hijacker that causes redirections to uStart.org or other sites that it promotes. Once installed to an infected computer it replaces default search engine, home page and new tab page with uStart.org. Navigating the Internet and especially performing searches becomes very difficult. When one gets search results, these are mixed [...] Read more on How to remove The uStart Virus?

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Kontera is an adware that displays promotions based on keywords which pop up while you hover over text on web pages. It is a java script in text advertising platform just like Text Enhance. Usually it gets installed to an infected computer without its user’s consent or knowledge. Once in the system it creates registry [...] Read more on Kontera removal guide

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Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section virus is another ransomware program that has been developed by cyber criminals in order get money from you. The program uses a name of police institution although it has nothing to do with it. It blocks infected computer and displays one message claiming that you have done something illegal [...] Read more on Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Virus removal instructions

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Zwangi is and adware that changes your browser’s performance by displaying tons of annoying pop ups and ads, interrupting your normal activity. The applications gets into computers bundled with freeware and shareware applications. It is rarely seen by the user before the installation. This happens because the users don’t always pay enough attention to the [...] Read more on Zwangi removal guide

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