Guides — page 26
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- Internet_ExplorerPatch.hta popup warnings removalhistorical
A new browser hijacking infection has been attempting to promote malicious software under the pretext of rolling out an Internet Explorer patch. The attacked users repeatedly get p…
- Remove redirector.gvt1.com malware in Chrome, Firefox, IE
Malicious software proved to be really good at masquerading itself, making computer users take the outer manifestation of its wrongdoings for granted. Peddling harmful code through…
- Remove Techsnab (chromelauncher.exe) adwarehistorical
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Techsnab, also known as Adware/Techsnab, is a malicious program tasked with a number of disruptive functions. It promotes other threats onto a computer by lev…
- Remove Yoursite123 search virus in Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and IEhistorical
The two major areas that the global cybercrime has been busy covering over the last several years are browser disruption and the abuse of cryptography for ransom-related purposes. …
- TeslaCrypt 2.0 removal: Howto_RESTORE_FILES.txt (.html/.bmp) and .vvv extensionshistorical
Viruses that take their victims’ files hostage are categorized as “ransomware” and are at the very forefront of cybercrime for the time being. Rather than dupe users into purchasin…
- .VVV file extension ransomware virus removalhistorical
It takes a few swift, imperceptible steps for the TeslaCrypt ransom infection to intrude on a computer system, but it’s an extremely nontrivial task to make the encrypted data acce…
- Remove istartpageing.com search homepage in Chrome, Firefox and IEhistorical
The ostensibly innocuous site parked at istartpageing.com domain happens to denote a rather massive issue pertaining to web browser functioning on multiple infected PCs. The malici…
- Remove akamaihd.net virus in Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
Anyone using popular social networks like Facebook or Twitter have encountered akamaihd.net as a transitional server name when viewing or uploading data. In fact, this URL denotes …
- Remove eDellRoot certificate vulnerability on a Dell computerhistorical
Months after the scandalous exposure of the Superfish adware app being pre-installed on Lenovo laptops, Dell machines sold since July 2015 were found to be shipped with a digital c…
- Remove Flirchi virus ads in Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorerhistorical
Characterizing Flirchi as “the fastest-growing online discovery network”, its creators might have a point, but projects like that should ideally bring an exciting experience and pl…