Author: Antario Phelps

Jul 18

Remove central-messages.com –complete uninstall guide

Simple central-messages.com removal instructions central-messages.com is a malicious website used by Cyber Criminals to feed users with unreliable content and to redirect them to suspicious sites. According to Cyber Security experts, users visit this site unintentionally –they are redirected to this site by some potentially unwanted programs or intrusive advertisements displayed on some other malicious sites. Besides causing redirect, the PUPs deliver intrusive advertisements and gather users’ web browsing data. Potentially unwanted programs are designed to force open new browsers’ tabs and Windows and redirect users to central-messages.com. This dubious site either causes unwanted redirects or displays certain content, with each click. This behavior is determined after checking victims’ geo-locations by trashing IP addresses. In any cases, users are end up into encountering content is malicious. Thus, redirection to/from central-messages.com can result into several other malware infiltrations. Additionally, as mentioned in the introduction, the PUPs show intrusive advertisements (ads, coupons, Read more

Jul 18

How to remove PathBrand from PCs

Step by step PathBrand removal instructions PathBrand is an adware application that redirects users to questionable website that in turn redirects to Google search engine, whenever users enter search query into the URL bar. Besides that, it shows numerous annoying, deceptive and intrusive advertisements and gathers crucial stored information. Users mostly install PathBrand application unintentionally with some other software download when they do not pick the correct downloading/installation method and skip crucial installation steps. Following to infiltration, the PUP or potentially unwanted program conducts numerous malicious modifications on the browser and set a definite module on the settings. Irrespective of what the browser you are using, if you get victimized of the adware virus, your queries on the browser get manipulated and redirect to some dubious site and further redirect to Google search engine. This adware has various strains of viruses that promote other browses such as Yahoo and Bing. Read more

Jul 18

Remove Herad Ransomware –complete uninstall guide plus data recovery instructions

Herad Ransomware removal instructions Herad is yet another Djvu/STOP ransomware family virus and another discovery of Michael Gillespie. Its behavior is almost common with its predecessor. The only difference is that the appendix that it marks on the stored files after doing encryption process. The encrypted files by this ransomware will receive .heard extension. After the process is completed, the ransomware generates a text fie readme.txt and a copy in almost every existing folder. The .txt file contains a ransom demanding message which is exactly the same with other such messages delivered by other ransomware of this family. The message basically states that the files are compromised and thus victims have to contact the ransomware developers, if they want the files to get in accessible condition. It also states that a unique key is required for each victim for the data restoration. This is true; a ransomware encrypts files by Read more

Jul 18

How to remove Berosuce file extension ransomware virus and recover encrypted files

Complete Berosuce file extension ransomware virus removal instructions The Berosuce file extension ransomware virus encrypts your files stored on PC and then demands a ransom to make them accessible one again. The encrypted files will receive .berosuce extension. After the encryption process completed, the ransomware generates _readme.txt – a ransom message – and drops it on each folder containing encrypted files. This virus is a variant of the most popular ransomware family name Djvu/STOP ransomware. The ransomware note states that the ransomware has encrypted all your files including databases, documents and etc by using some strong cipher encryption algorithm. It has yet not known the exact algorithm the ransomware uses to encrypt the files. But, it is certain that decryption require a unique key without which you cannot access your files. The problem is that the developers hide the decryptor under some remote server and then start blackmail victims for Read more

Jul 17

How to remove [[email protected]].harma ransomware and recover encrypted files

Easy step by step [[email protected]].harma ransomware removal instructions [[email protected]].harma  or otherwise harma is a ransomware virus belongs to Dharma family. It encrypts almost all the files stored on a PC and appends the filenames by using .harma extension plus victims’ ID number and developers’ email address. For example, a file named Original.jpg after encrypted by this ransomware gets renamed as Original.jpg. [[email protected]].harma. Soon after the encryption, the ransomware generates a text file and drops it on each folder containing encrypted files. According to the short message on the file, the victims have to purchase a decryption tool from the developers of the ransomware, if they want to restore the data. As per the note, the files are encrypted via using RSA-1024 algorithm which allows developers to create a unique password. They hide the password on some remote server and then blackmail the users to pay ransom fee for the exchange Read more

Jul 17

Remove Windows Was Blocked Due To Questionable Activity POP-UP Scam

“Windows Was Blocked Due To Questionable Activity” removal guide Windows Was Blocked Due To Questionable Activity POP-UP Scam is a scam message delivered by deceptive websites is used to extract money from novice users. It states that system has been blocked and then recommends the recipients to contact tech support via provided number. Since it is a scam, the recipients should not believe on it. What they need to do is to ignore the message. However, the displaying of the “Windows Was Blocked Due To Questionable Activity” message on the screen is an indication of presence of some potentially unwanted programs. Apart from showing false browser notifications like this, the PUPs cause redirects to some suspicious websites and promote certain contents. Additionally, they can gather users’ browsing related data.   As mentioned above, “Windows Was Blocked Due To Questionable Activity” is a scam message states that OS has been blocked Read more

Jul 17

How to remove Adf.ly Ads from PCs

Complete step by step Adf.ly Ads removal instructions Adf.ly Ads is a site that provides you URL-shortening service. To visit desired site through it, you have to see a 5-sec advertisement. On sharing the URL-shortening links, if you are a registered user of the site, you will be paid. Nothing is wrong with the site. The problem is that the advertisements that it displays might redirect to the websites that promote potentially unwanted programs and show numerous browser notifications. PUPs intrude with some adware or browser hijacker application that usually delivers intrusive advertisements, causes unwanted redirects, modifies the browsers settings and collects browsing data. These behaviors significantly downgrade the web browsing experience and can result into some severe malware intrusion and huge risk of privacy (the collected data could be shared to potent Cyber Criminals). Browser notifications also cause redirect to suspicious sites. Some tricks people that their PC has Read more

Jul 17

How to remove Fiterhedthinin.pro from PCs

Easy step by step Fiterhedthinin.pro removal instructions Fiterhedthinin.pro is a rouge website that Cybercriminals use to feed users with questionable contents and to redirect them to other unreliable websites. IT experts analyses show, visitors come over this site unintentionally –they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs or intrusive advertisements displaying under other unreliable sites. PUPs intrude inside a PC without users’ consent. Besides causing redirect, the PUPs deliver intrusive advertisements and gather browsing related data. Once getting inside, PUPs conduct numerous modifications on the browsers’ settings to open new browsers’ tab pages and Windows and redirect users to Fiterhedthinin.pro. This dubious site immediately determines the victims’ Geo-locations by checking IP addresses. This determines its behavior on the PC. With a particular geographical area, the site either causes the visitors to redirect to questionable content or displays them certain content or both. However, the result of this is common. The visitors Read more

Jul 16

Remove Spotlight.app Virus –complete uninstall guide

Step by step Spotlight.app Virus removal instructions Spotlight is deceptive application which promotes searchnbaron.com website. It comes under browser hijacker category. Typically, a browser hijacker application changes the settings of the browsers and assigns some dubious site that according to its developers’ choice. However, it is an exception. It does not conduct any modification on the browsers’ settings. It simply causes redirect to searchbaron.com (the definite site) whenever users enter a search query. The Spotlight.app Virus runs stealthily in a system’s background and waits till the users do not search a query. Once done, it starts causing multiple redirects. This app uses Amazon AWS service to redirect users to the searcbaron.com site which further redirects to Bing.com.  For your information, Bing.com is a legitimate search engine and so the redirect does not cause any harm. However, this affects the normal web browsing experiences. Further, the presence of the searchbaron.com for Read more