Author: Antario Phelps

Jan 23

How to remove Mynewtabs.com

Tips for Mynewtabs.com removal Mynewtabs.com is a fake search engine that supposedly enhances the web browsing experience by providing fast search result and easy access to popular sites. However, it is promoted by a browser application named New Tab Search. This app is available on Chrome web Store as well in bundled software packages. Therefore, it easily enters inside a device. Once installed, it modifies the settings of installed browsers and assigns the homepage, new tab page and default search engine to control the users’ web browsing activities. A quick glance of Mynewtabs.com Type – Browser Hijacker Symptoms -Default homepage, new tab page and search engine of the infected browser shown by a different domain name, users are repeatedly redirected to this domain (belongs to hackers) when open their browsing tab/Window and search queries on the search box Distribution methods -software bundling, fake software updates/Flash Player installers, Deceptive pop-up ads Read more

Jan 23

How to remove Msearches.com

Complete Msearches.com removal guide Msearches.com is a fake search engine that a browser hijacker named mSearches Startpage promotes to by changing the settings of installed browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Additionally, it tracks users browsing session and collects the data related to their browsing activities. It is worth mentioning that users tend to download and install such browser hijackers unknowingly and for this reason such apps are also called potentially unwanted program or PUP. Following to the successful infiltration, mSearches Startpage sets Msearches.com to the URL address of the homepage, new tab page and default search engine of the installed browsers including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. It injects various browser helper objects that prevent users to revert the settings to the default. In other word, the users left with no choice than to visit Msearches.com when they open the browsing tab and Read more

Jan 23

How to remove Sawhitpew.site

Easy Sawhitpew.site removal guide Sawhitpew.site is one of the many sites that redirect users to various questionable pages, or load questionable content. Typically, users come to the site via deceptive intrusive advertisements or by potentially unwanted programs that are already installed on browsers and/or systems. Such PUPs intrude in without users’ consent. Besides redirecting, they can collect data to users’ browsing activities and serve intrusive ads as well. Usually, websites like Sawhitpew.site get opened in a new tab/Window. When opened, they load questionable content and/or open up untrustworthy pages. This behavior of the sites depends on users’ geo-locations. The websites determine the locations by checking IP addresses of the visitors. Developers use these sites to increase the views and visits of their commercial content so as to get monetized.  Thus, all the contents and the pages that users are displayed to are sponsored, affiliated that could be malware laden and Read more

Jan 23

How to remove Streamoverlyquickprogram.com from Mac OS X

Complete Streamoverlyquickprogram.com removal guide Streamoverlyquickprogram.com is a rogue website that claims that users Flash Player is out-of-date and recommends updating it. Users should keep this thing in mind that this site is rogue one which is designed to promote bogus products that lead untrustworthy programs or even malware installation. Typically, users visit this page via a redirect form intrusive advertisements or by PUPs that already installed inside their device. There are a number of variants of Streamoverlyquickprogram.com scam. One of the variant displays a number of pop-ups in quick succession, which state that visitors’ Flash Player is out of date. The large pop-up at the middle provides information why Flash Player is necessary and list out its various features. Through this, users are encouraged to update the browser plug-in soon. At the button of the page, another pop-up provides the similar message in different style. The other version of this Read more

Jan 22

How to remove Resadvantco.info

Tips for Resadvantco.info removal Resadvantco.info is categorized as a potentially unwanted program due to its deceptive ways of its infiltration inside a computer system. it is of adware-type that causes unexpected changes on default homepage and new tab sections of installed browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox to forcibly redirect users to sponsored, affiliated pages and display pop-ups and notifications. When clicking, such ads increase the views of related pages that can get monetized. Resadvantco.info is a site of questionable reputable and should be avoided soon if you met online. You might visit the site occasionally or by a redirect from porn or torrent sites and this does not mean an adware infection. You can manage from a particular risk just by not clicking on anywhere on the page. However, if the redirect to the said domain happens constantly, you can surely say the some adware Read more

Jan 22

How to remove Dreviousform.info

Easy Dreviousform.info removal guide Dreviousform.info is a potentially unwanted program that generates revenue by redirecting the web traffic to sponsored/ affiliated pages. This program also injects various intrusive advertisements to each visiting page. Such ads trigger redirects and generate views on the pages that can get monetized. These are the indication of machine getting infected with some adware-type intruder. Dreviousform.info site is one of those pages that attempt to trick people into revealing their information to scammers or installing useless tools, programs on the device. PUPs also arrive from such pages. However, mostly they come bundled with other software using software bundling method. In this method, stealth installation of unwanted apps takes place with regular software download when users do not pay much attention during the download and skip through most of the install steps. If you got redirected to Dreviousform.info once or twice, there is no particular risk, if Read more

Jan 22

How to remove [[email protected]] BWNG ransomware

Complete [[email protected]] BWNG ransomware removal guide [email protected]] BWNG ransomware is a variant of Matrix ransomware family. It encrypts files stored on compromised host machines and demands ransom for the decryption. As BWNG encrypts, the filenames of the encrypted files are assigned are assigned with a definite pattern -[[email protected]].[random_string].BWNG. Soon the encryption process is completed, the ransomware creates 5 files named “!BWNG_INFO!.rtf”, “ALL_dmp.fldp”, “bad_337D896C84DC0BCE.txt”, “LFIN_337D896C84DC0BCE.txt”, “log.txt” and “NWjsyZ8e.exe”. The “!BWNG_INFO!.rtf. The “!BWNG_INFO!.rtf” file contains the ransom demanding message. As explained in the ransom note, victims have to use some software and unique decryption key to decrypt the encrypted data. The keys are stored on remote server that can be accessed by cybercriminals. Victims are asked to establish contact to them via provided email addresses to get instructions on how to purchase the decryption tool/Software. The victims are offered to attach three encrypted files less than 5 MB in aggregate with the Read more

Jan 22

How to remove [[email protected]].Z9 ransomware

Easy [[email protected]].Z9 ransomware removal guide Z9 or otherwise called [[email protected]].Z9 ransomware is a file-locking virus belongs to Dharma ransomware family. Cyber security researcher, Raby discovered this variant. As a rule, ransomware type programs encrypt stored files, change filenames and create ransom note which contains ransom demanding message for the data decryption. As Z9 encrypts, the filenames of the encrypted files will receive .Z9 extension plus victims’ associated ID number (that is unique for each victim) and [[email protected]] email – that belongs to the crooks behind the ransomware. A file myphoto.jpg will become myphoto.jpg.id-1E857D00.[[email protected]].Z9. To provide ransom demanding message, the ransomware creates FILES ENCRYPTED.txt file and displays a pop-up window. The .txt file states that files have been encrypted and that the victims have to establish the contact t o the developers behind [[email protected]].Z9 ransomware via email address provided. This is what the FILES ENCRYPTED.txt file says: all your data has Read more

Jan 21

“Fleeceware” apps overcharge users even after the uninstall

Researchers from SophosLabs discovered that Fleeceware app overcharges users for providing its services when the short trial period got expired even if the app is uninstalled. The Fleeceware phenomenon was discovered on September last. Google took down this app due to such unfair practices. But, security experts found more culprits and the number of installers of the app exceeds 600 million. Users lose their hundred of dollars The trial period of Fleeceware app operated on opt-out basis, which means users who signed up to the apps had to cancel the trial before they get charged. The users who acquired the trial-based application and soon uninstalled the apps from their device do not get charged as developers assume that the product does not satisfy the customer.  However, some developers did not play all that fair and they charged users even if they uninstall the apps from their phones or tablets. “As Read more

Jan 21

How to remove Go.romedy.pro

Complete Go.romedy.pro removal guide Go.romedy.pro is a rogue website that uses social engineering technique to trick people into subscribing to its site so that it can send unwanted advertisements on computer directly on the desktop even when the browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are not in operation. Such ads are for adult sites, free online games, unwanted apps or even malicious programs. However, users’ visiting such domains is already an indication of some PUPS of adware belonging in their device.  Although this is not the rule, as sometimes users may come to the site occasionally or by a redirect from pirated sites. However, if the Go.romedy.pro redirect happens more than once or twice or frequently during the browsing session, there is a major chance of adware infection. Such apps intrude in without users’ consent, following which, conducts certain malevolent changes on the installed browsers such Read more