Malicious URL blocked – removal instructions

Malicious URL Blocked

When avast! a message shows like “Malicious URL blocked” – avast! Network Shield has blocked a harmful site the you have visit a malicious websites or your browser automatically redirect to that domain. The Web Shield in avast! Antivirus monitors real-time your Internet activity and blocks URLs of known malicious websites before your computer completely loads them in your browser. This protection shield prevents any risk of infection from these… Read More »

Hijack.StartMenuinternet – removal instructions

Hijack.StartMenuInternet

Hijack.StartMenuInternet is a malicious modification in the Windows registry that is made by malware, in some cases Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is not able to restore this entry’s, one of the causes is active malware or other security software which does not allow any changes are made in the registry. Registry Data Items Infected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command\(default) (Hijack.StartMenuInternet) -> Bad: (“C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\nmq.exe” -a “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”) Good: (firefox.exe) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command\(default) (Hijack.StartMenuInternet) ->… Read More »

Infected with sirefef.Gen!C – [Removal Guide]

ZeroAccess removal

If your computer is infected with Sirefef.Gen!C, Win32/Sirefef, patched.b.gen, or Conedex then you have to deal with the ZeroAccess infection. This malware is also known as “ZeroAccess” or “Max++” and ESET detects all the different variants of this rootkit as Win32/Sirefef. This threat is also capable of downloading other malware on to the compromised computer, some of which may be Misleading Applications that display fake information about threats found on the… Read More »

SnapDo browser hijacker – removal instructions

SnapDo browser hijacker

SnapDo is a malicious browser hijacker, which is bundled by free downloads, and once installed it will add the  SnapDo Toolbar to your browser, and will change your browser default homepage and the default search engine to search.snapdo.com. The SnapDo Search browser hijacker will redirect your search results and shall display advertisements and sponsored links, and this adware is also able to collect search terms from your search queries. When… Read More »

Ad.Adserverplus pop-up virus – removal instructions

Ad.Adserverplus is an advertising platform, which is used by adware and other Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP/PUA) to display popup ads from Ad.Adserverplus.com within Internt Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. This adware infection is especially designed to make money. It generates a lot of web traffic, collects sales leads for other doubtful websites, and will display advertisements, redirects  and sponsored links within your web browsers. Once this malware is installed on a computer,… Read More »

Ad.Xtendmedia – removal instructions

Ad.Xtendmedia - Removal Guide

Ad.Xtendmedia is an advertising platform, which is used by adware and other Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP/PUA) to display popup ads from ad.xtendmedia.com within Internt Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. This adware infection is especially designed to make money. It generates a lot of web traffic, collects sales leads for other doubtful websites, and will display advertisements, redirects  and sponsored links within your web browsers. Once this malware is installed on a… Read More »

Microsoft Security Essentials – Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.

Microsoft Security Essentials - Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.

When you try to open Microsoft Security Essentials and you got the message “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.  You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.” then your computer is probably infected with the ZeroAccess rootkit. The new variants of this rootkit will alters the junction points for Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender.  Causing either program not to be able to be accessed,… Read More »

Decrypt files with Decrypt_mblblock.exe – Decrypt Protect

Decrypt_mblblock.exe [Decrypt Protect virus]

If your computer is locked by Decrypt Protect [MBL Advisory], and you are seeing a message like “You have lost control over your computer” or “You have 48 hours left to enter your payment” then your computer is infected with ransomware. With HitmanPro.Kickstart you can easily remove the ransomware but after removing you will see that all your files are encrypted. The files that are encrypted are mainly, documents, videos,… Read More »

Malware infection – What can I do best?

How to Fix a Malware Infected Computer

An malware infection is not the end of the world, and in the most cases there is always a way to recover a compromised computer. First of all do not panic and keep calm, getting rid of malware from a computer can be very frustrating and also a difficult job because many malware can be hard to detect and removing as well, but with some useful tips and the correct… Read More »

Emsisoft Anti-Malware free license with the Referral Rewards Program

With the Emsisoft referral rewards program you can extend your Emsisoft Anti-Malware license easily when you win new Emsisoft Anti-Malware users, for every new user you will get a bonus of 1 month up to 6 month for free. It does not matter you use the 30 day free trial or a paid license, with both, it is possible to take advantage of the Emsisoft Referral Rewards Program. If you… Read More »