Virus and Spyware Removal Guides, uninstall instructions

What is crypt-protection[.]com?

crypt-protection[.]com is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into downloading and installing a potentially unwanted application (PUA), which supposedly removes viruses that this site has "detected" on devices.

You should ignore crypt-protection[.]com and similar sites - the virus notifications (or other messages) that they display are fake. Note that users do not often visit pages such as crypt-protection[.]com intentionally.

What is Esexz?

Esexz ransomware encrypts files and appends the ".esexz" extension to filenames. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.esexz", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.esexz", and so on. Esexz also creates a ransom message within the "readme.txt" file, which is stored in all folders that contain encrypted files.

What is Registry Medic?

Registry Medic is software, endorsed as a system registry error removal and optimization tool. Due to the dubious techniques used to proliferate this application, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Note that PUAs can have undisclosed, unwanted and possibly dangerous capabilities.

What is techmobionline[.]com?

techmobionline[.]com is a deceptive site designed to promote scams. At the time of research, this web page promoted two different schemes. One of the scams claimed that visitors' browsers are infected (which is impossible for any website to detect), whilst the other promoted the necessity of a VPN.

The purpose of these types of scams is to endorse various software products. While legitimate applications may be promoted using such techniques, they are more commonly employed to proliferate untrustworthy and even malicious content (possibly, disguised under the names/appearances of genuine products).

For example, schemes like those run on techmobionline[.]com often promote fake anti-viruses, adware, browser hijackers and similar Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs), as well as Trojans, ransomware and other malware.

Deceptive/Scam websites are typically accessed via mistyped URLs, redirects caused by intrusive advertisements or by PUAs already installed on the system.

What is hipermovies[.]website?

Typically, websites such as hipermovies[.]website are promoted via deceptive ads, other dubious websites, or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). I.e., users do not often visit these bogus websites intentionally. More examples of similar pages are thgworldwideblog[.]com, novaidea[.]biz, and purplemedia[.]biz.

What is Hrdhs ransomware?

Hrdhs is malicious software, which is part of the Snatch ransomware family. This malware is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for decryption.

During the encryption process, compromised files are appended with the ".hrdhs" extension. For example, a fie originally named something like "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.hrdhs", "2.jpg" as "2.jpg.hrdhs", "3.jpg" as "3.jpg.hrdhs", and so on. Once this process is complete, ransom-demand messages named "README_HRDHS_FILES.txt" are dropped into affected folders.

What is "Your Apple iPhone is currently under virus attack" scam?

Generally, this type of website attempts to trick unsuspecting visitors into believing that their devices are infected and into installing potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that will supposedly remove viruses, Trojans, or other threats. In summary, these sites use deception to promote rogue software.

Note that users often visit these web pages intentionally.

What is HelperService?

HelperService is an untrustworthy application, which is classified as adware. Additionally, this piece of software has browser hijacker traits. Following successful installation, HelperService runs intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e. delivers various ads) and makes modifications to browser settings to promote fake search engines.

Due to the dubious methods used to proliferate this app, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Most PUAs (regardless of type) monitor users' browsing activity.

Note that HelperService has been observed being proliferated through DLVPlayer's installer.

What is ManagerAnalog?

ManagerAnalog has two purposes: to generate ads and promote a fake search engine address. This app is classified as adware and as a browser hijacker, however, it might also be a data collector.

ManagerAnalog is distributed by a fake Adobe Flash Player installer and, therefore, users are likely to download and install this app unintentionally.

What is thgworldwideblog[.]com?

thgworldwideblog[.]com is a rogue website, visitors to which are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other untrusted/malicious pages. The internet is full of similar sites including, for example, novaidea.biz, myniceposts.com, check-the.news and thefreshposts.com.

People usually access these web pages unintentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). This software does not require explicit permission to infiltrate systems, and thus users may be unaware of its presence.

PUAs operate by causing redirects, delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gathering browsing-related data.