NetProgress is a hijacker virus designed to serve advertisements and promote fake search engines. Virus works by tracking personal data to launch intrusive ads to get your clicks. NetProgress changes certain browser settings in order to download third-party programs without your knowledge. These programs can cause significant harm to the system. Users cannot cancel all downloads and other changes because their system is under the control of fraudsters.
PersonalSearch is an ad-type application for Mac. PersonalSearch has the features of a browser hijacker infection. Virus can be found in some free applications. By downloading some free application you run the risk of catching a virus. Usually, virus attaches itself to free applications because they are downloaded much more often than paid ones and the likelihood of penetrating a Mac is much greater.
Convert Files Tools is a typical browser hijacker. Browser hijackers are malicious applications that attack and modify system settings. Convert Files Tools positions itself as a tool for quick access to services for converting file formats. However, virus is intended solely to infect the system.
To install and run Windows operating system on a Macbook Pro you have two options: install Windows via Boot Camp Assistant or create a Windows virtual machine using virtualization software. In the first case Windows and macOS will be installed side-by-side. In the second case Windows will be installed inside a virtualization app (like Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion and VirtualBox). This article describes both methods and their advantages and disadvantages.
Mol13.biz is a dubious website that attempts to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Mol13.biz claims that users have to click Allow on a “Show notifications” dialog box if they wish to watch a video, verify that they are not robots, confirm that they are of age, and so on. If someone does click Allow, Mol13.biz notifications will begin popping up in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen if it is a PC or on the lockscreen if it is a phone. Mol13.biz notifications will appear from time to time with ads, clickbait links, software offers, etc. If Mol13.biz site keeps opening on your browser by itself, you may have adware installed on your machine. This step-by-step guide will help you get rid of adware and remove Mol13.biz pop-ups and notifications from your browser.
If Hipermovies.casa site keeps opening on your browser without your participation, that may be a result of adware getting installed on your system. Hipermovies.casa is one of many sites that try to trick users into allowing these sites’ browser notifications. Browser notifications are little pop-ups with messages from sites that appear in the lower-right corner of the screen on Windows, in the top-right corner of the screen on macOS, and on the lockscreen on Android. Hipermovies.casa may tell users that they have to allow its notifications in order to open a page, play a video, solve a CAPTCHA, etc. Once allowed, Hipermovies.casa notifications will start showing up time and again with links to shady sites, prompts to download suspicious programs, fraudulent offers, and so on. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall adware and remove Hipermovies.casa ads and notifications from your PC or smartphone.
If your browser redirects you first to search.desktopactivity.com and then to search.yahoo.com when you enter search queries into the address bar, you probably have a browser hijacker installed on your Mac. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions/add-ons. They can get installed on your Macbook along with a free app or with a fake software update (when you get redirected to a page warning you that your Flash Player or your browser is out of date and providing you with a link to download a new version; that’s not true: most browsers nowadays update automatically, while Flash Player will stop being supported very soon, and most websites don’t use it anymore). A browser hijacker can change default search engine, homepage and some other browser settings to redirect users to search engines they promote and consequently increase ad revenue for those. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove search.desktopactivity.com from your Macbook.
PracticalRemote is a malicious ad app with the features of a browser hijacker. Virus enters the system by bundling. Bundling is a method of infection in which virus attaches itself to some free application and when you open it, PracticalRemote enters the device and starts infection. This site is called adware because it works by launching intrusive advertisements. Throughout the work on the Internet, pop-up windows will appear on the screen and overlap the necessary information.
TiNx ransomware is a ransomware from the Xorist family. Virus encrypts files illegally in order to further use them as decoys. It adds the extension “.TiNx” to names of the encrypted files. Extension marks the inaccessibility of files for use. That is, you cannot open an image, listen to music, watch a video, or open a document. After entering the system virus changes the browser settings. For example, TiNx ransomware changes the desktop wallpaper without your consent. To collect clicks and views scammers display pop-ups, ads, banners.
Now News Online browser hijacker is a typical hijacker. This type of Now News Online browser hijacker is very common. Users every day complain about an infected device and inability to restore settings. Now News Online browser hijacker promotes the fake search engine hnownewsonline.com. This virus changes address of the search system and changes it. Now News Online browser hijacker injects ads in large numbers. To make the injection more effective Now News Online browser hijacker collects personal information (IP-address, passwords, geolocation)