Appnewtab is a virus that has the infection traits of a browser hijacker. Specifically, Appnewtab infects the system by hijacking and changing settings. Settings are changed in order to introduce and promote fake programs without the consent and knowledge of users. This implementation happens through redirects and advertisements
LogarithmicRecord is a dangerous application for Mac. It is classified as an ad-type virus because it infects Mac by injecting advertisements. These will be banners, pop-ups, notices and other types of advertising
AssistiveModule is an application for infecting Mac devices. Developers of AssistiveModule are scammers who receive income from the infection of virus through advertising. These adware applications act as tracking tools for victim data. Virus collects information about your passwords, geolocation, frequent sites and even bank accounts and then sells this data to other scammers.
SearchTheConverter belongs to browser hijackers. This name given to malware that penetrates the system through free applications and hijacks the system settings. It changes browser settings to promote the fake search engine searchtheconverter.com to redirect to virus-promoted sites. Usually, these sites infect the system, but it is impossible to undo the redirects because all actions are controlled by SearchTheConverter. Hijacker has the ability to track victim data for effective ad injection. Ads will appear so often that you will click on them unintentionally. Advertising and redirects overload the system, therefore, performance will noticeably deteriorate
Net04.biz is a dubious website which attempts to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Net04.biz claims that users have to allow its notifications in order to watch a video, open a page, confirm that they are not robots, etc. If a user does allows Net04.biz notifications on his or her machine, those will begin popping up in the top-right or lower-right corner of the screen if it’s a PC and on the lockscreen if it’s a smartphone. Net04.biz notifications will advertise untrustworthy websites or prompt users to download some programs. Net04.biz site may open on a browser after a user follows a shady link, however if the site keeps opening by itself there is likely adware installed on the computer. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall adware and remove Net04.biz pop-ups and notifications from your browser.
If Ussoneve.pro site keeps opening on your browser asking you to enable its notifications, then you likely have adware installed on your computer. Ussoneve.pro may tell you that allowing its notifications is necessary to access a page, play a video, solve a CAPTCHA, download a file, or for some other reason. If you do allow Ussoneve.pro notifications, those will begin showing up time and again in the top right hand or bottom right hand corner of your screen . Ussoneve.pro notifications will spam you with ads, clickbait links, invitations to visit untrustworthy websites, software offers, etc. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of adware and remove Ussoneve.pro pop-ups and notifications from your computer.
Search.playgamenowtab1.com (Play Game Now) is a fake search engine that redirects users’ searches to search.yahoo.com. Search.playgamenowtab1.com may become your browser’s new tab page or default search provider as a result of Play Game Now browser hijacker getting installed on your PC. A browser hijacker is a program or a browser extension that can set search engine, homepage and similar browser settings to a specific site. That is done to increase the site’s Internet traffic and consequently its ad revenue. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer after a user installs some free program without opting out of extra programs’ installation. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall Play Game Now software and remove Search.playgamenowtab1.com from your browsers.
If your browser’s New Tab Page have changed to Package Tracker Guru page all of a sudden, or your searches started getting redirected to https://hp.hpackagetrackerguru.com and then to Yahoo, it seems you have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter some browser settings (default search engine, homepage, and the like) to make users visit promoted search engines time and again. Sometimes hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits and show them ads based on their interests. A browser hijacker may get installed on a PC together with a free program or game, or with a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Package Tracker Guru from your Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera browsers.
AIM ransomware is a malicious program that has the type of infection of a typical ransomware. AIM ransomware like all ransomware encrypts documents on the victim’s computer and adds the “.aim” extension to them. Files with this extension are unusable
Connection-protect.com is a dangerous site that implements various fake promotion schemes for Apple users. Connection-protect.com infects the system by cheating. It makes these false claims to trick users into installing or buying software that is ultimately malicious.