Virus and Spyware Removal Guides, uninstall instructions

What is erewasnos[.]xyz page?

Erewasnos[.]xyz displays a fake CAPTCHA to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and opens other untrustworthy sites. Erewasnos[.]xyz is pretty similar to expensivesurvey[.]live, offersworld4u[.]online, onemacusa[.]com, and many more. Users do not visit websites of this type on purpose.

What is Spydr ransomware?

Spydr is the name of ransomware that is a variant of another ransomware called Babuk. Spydr encrypts files and provides a ransom note (creates the "RESTORE FILES.txt" file). It also renames encrypted files by appending the ".spydr" extension. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.spydr", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.spydr".

What is the expensivesurvey[.]live site?

Expensivesurvey[.]live is an untrustworthy website sharing similarities with offersworld4u.online, dnsvibes.co, eneedande.online, othemyinetere.space, and many others. It operates by loading questionable content and/or redirecting visitors to various (likely unreliable or malicious) pages.

Sites like expensivesurvey[.]live are typically accessed via redirects caused by rogue webpages, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is Seismology Lab adware?

Seismology Lab is supposed to provide information about earthquakes. It is known that this app displays advertisements. Thus, it is classified as adware (advertising-supported software). Also, Seismology Lab can read and change data on websites that users visit while this app is present.

What is SportSearchNow?

SportSearchNow is a browser hijacker promoting the sportsearchnow.com fake search engine. Since most users inadvertently download/install browser hijackers, they are also classified as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is the 1337x[.]to site?

1337x[.]to is an untrusted Peer-to-Peer sharing website, which supposedly enables users to share various files (e.g. software, audio, video, etc.). The content is downloaded using magnet links and/or torrent files. The material shared on such websites often infringes copyright laws and is commonly used to proliferate malware (e.g. disguised as or bundled with normal content).

Note that 1337x[.]to employs rogue advertising networks, and thus visitors to it can be redirected to other untrusted and malicious web pages. Therefore, you are advised against visiting or using this website.

What is Key Tab browser hijacker?

The main purpose of the Key Tab browser hijacker is to promote a fake search engine (keysearchs.com). It changes the web browser's settings to promote that search engine. Most users install browser hijackers inadvertently. Thus, Key Tab is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

What is Crm ransomware?

Part of the VoidCrypt ransomware family, Crm is a malicious program designed to encrypt data (render files unusable) and demand ransoms for the decryption.

Affected files are renamed according to this pattern: original filename, cyber criminals' email address, unique ID assigned to the victim, and a ".crm" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.[poytemol@gmail.com][MJ-YM7982451360].crm". Afterwards, a ransom note - "Read_this.txt" - is dropped onto the desktop.

What is Udacha ransomware?

Udacha blocks access to files by encrypting them and modifies their filenames by appending the ".udacha" extension. For instance, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.udacha", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg.udacha". Udacha also creates the "ReadMe_Instruction.mht" file, a ransom note.

What is the offersworld4u[.]online website?

Offersworld4u[.]online is a rogue site sharing traits with onemacusa.com, smartcaptchasolve.top, life-change-about.me, and thousands of others. It is designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to various (likely unreliable or malicious) webpages.

Users typically access such websites via redirects caused by suspect pages, intrusive adverts, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).