“Ads not by this site” is an adware that causes various advertisements to be displayed whenever you browse the Internet. It might even alter the layout of websites, such as Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or any other that you visit. The types of ads can be pop-ups, boxes, coupons, deals and many more. You can […]
Free Antivirus 3.3. rogue is a fake antivirus program that imitates your computer scan for viruses. It gets installed to a victim’s PC using social engineering tactics. It means that a computer user downloads it manually thinking it is some update or a useful application. Once in the system, the rogue starts “searching” for viruses […]
The Cheshire Police Authority virus is another ransomware that blocks an infected computer and pretends to be sent by official authorities – Cheshire Police. To make the blocking message look more convincing it displays an infected computer’s IP address and even turns on a webcam if one is installed. The message next to the cam […]
XP Security Cleaner Pro is a fake antivirus program that was developed for Windows XP operating system. As many other rogue antivirus, once injected into PC it starts scanning it Of course this is not a true scan searching for viruses but only an imitation of one. As a rule of thumb, it finds tons […]
System Care Antivirus is a fake antivirus that displays warning messages informing about computer damage. Please note, there are legitimate programs under a very similar name and the alerts that they display are true. Cyber criminals choose names and design for their scam very similar to the legitimate tools on purpose. They aim to confuse […]
22Apple is one of unwanted applications that are responsible for changing an infected computer‘s home page, default search engine and new tab page to the one they promote. In this particular case, if your computer is infected, you will see redirections to 22Apple.com. The latter website is a customized search tool. Although you may use […]
Privitize VPN is a virtual private network application that was desinged to protect one‘s privacy while browsing the Internet. The program is a legitimate one and free of charge therefore its owners thought of another way to earn money which is displaying of advertisements. Moreover, in order to gain more customers unfair application distribution means […]
JollyWallet is an online shopping tool that promises cash back while buying anything on Internet. It also generates discounts and online coupons to be displayed. The JollyWallet toolbar, the JollyWallet Browser Extension Application and the JollyWallet Toolbar Application all are owned and controlled by Radyoos Media Ltd. Although the application itself is not a virus […]
“ System message – Sector Not Found” is a fake security alert that means nothing else but that your computer is infected with System Repair. The latter is a rogue PC optimization utility. It is programmed to display various warnings in order to make its victim believe that her computer is badly damaged. As a […]
“AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert has blocked a program from accessing the internet” is a fake security warning caused to be displayed by a rogue antivirus called AVASoft Professional Antivirus. It as many other rogue applications of the same family uses the same “Firewall Alert” to make victims think their computer is badly damaged. One […]