Step-by-Step Malware Removal Instructions

TheVideoSearch Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

TheVideoSearch Browser Hijacker

TheVideoSearch browser hijacker promotes thevideosearch.com, the address of a fake search engine, by changing browser settings. It also collects browsing data. Typically, users download browser hijackers unintentionally and, for this reason, TheVideoSearch is categorized as a potentially unwanted

Datingbasedspot.com Ads
Notification Spam

Datingbasedspot.com Ads

Sharing many similarities with captchatopsource.com, holanews.biz, yourwownews.com, and countless others, datingbasedspot[.]com is an untrusted website. It operates by presenting visitors with dubious content and redirecting them to other dubious and possibly malicious pages. Users rarely enter t

FireMovieSearch Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

FireMovieSearch Browser Hijacker

FireMovieSearch is a browser hijacker promoting firemoviesearch.com, a fake search engine. It operates by making modifications to browser settings, which result in redirects to firemoviesearch.com. It is likely that FireMovieSearch also has data tracking capabilities, which are employed to monito

XD Locker Ransomware
Ransomware

XD Locker Ransomware

Discovered by Emmanuel_ADC-Soft, XD Locker (also known as XD LOKER) ransomware prevents victims from accessing their files by encrypting them and keeps files inaccessible unless a ransom is paid. It also renames each encrypted file by replacing its filename with random digits and the ".XL" extens

AD&POP Block Adware
Adware

AD&POP Block Adware

AD&POP Block is rogue software, promoted as an online advertisement blocker. According to its promotional material, this browser extension is supposedly capable of blocking ads from more than fifty thousand sources - particularly on Google results and YouTube videos. Additionally, the tool pr

Mp3 Ransomware
Ransomware

Mp3 Ransomware

Mp3 ransomware is a malicious program that encrypts data and changes the filenames of affected files in order to demand payment for decryption. This malware is a variant of TeslaCrypt ransomware. During the encryption process, files are appended with an ".mp3" extension (not to be confused with th

Peachsecureus.com POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Peachsecureus.com POP-UP Scam (Mac)

The peachsecureus[.]com website attempts to trick users into believing that it might be unsafe to browse the internet and someone might be monitoring them (tracking their browsing activity). It displays a message stating that visitors should encrypt their web traffic and change their IP addresse

CacheImprovment Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

CacheImprovment Adware (Mac)

The CacheImprovment app displays unwanted advertisements, changes certain browser settings, and possibly also collects browsing-related (and other) information. In this way, CacheImprovment functions as adware and a browser hijacker. Apps such as CacheImprovment are categorized as potentially u

Power_user_jo Ransomware
Ransomware

Power_user_jo Ransomware

Power_user_jo refers to malicious software classified as ransomware. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption. During encryption process, affected files are appended with a seemingly random character string, which is the unique I

Vovalex Ransomware
Ransomware

Vovalex Ransomware

Vovalex is a form of malware that encrypts files (prevents victims from accessing them) and demands ransom payments to restore access. It also renames each encrypted file by appending the ".vovalex" extension. For example, "1.jpg" is renamed to "1.jpg.vovalex", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.vovalex", and so o