Cybersecurity April 4, 2013 5 min read

How To Remove SavingsAddon Virus – Savings Addon Malware Removal Instructions (Adware)

SavingsAddon or Savings Addon is malware categorized as adware, and is often referred to as the SavingsAddon virus or Savings Addon virus. The SavingsAddon virus utilizes browser hijackers including browser add-ons, extensions, plug-ins, and toolbars in order to display Savings Addon advertisements. Savings Addon advertisements are often green coupon and deal based adverts that pop-up as a tab in the top right of the browser, or as a scroll menu on the bottom right of the screen. The Savings Addon tab on the top right often states the commuter user has a certain amount of coupons to use while browsing the website, especially while visiting deal or retail based websites such as Amazon.com

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Cybersecurity April 3, 2013 8 min read

How To Remove Smart Address Bar Virus – Search.smartaddressbar.com Redirect Malware Removal Instructions

Smart Address Bar, often referred to as the Smart Address Bar virus, search.smartaddressbar.com redirect, or Smart Address Bar browser hijacker, is essentially malware, categorized as a browser hijacker, that is used to change internet browser settings, most notably settings that cause the internet address bar to act suspicious with or without consent of the computer user. The Smart Address Bar virus (Smart Address Bar malware) changes the home pages, default search engines, managed search engines, and browser shortcuts of popular internet browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and IE, causing the infected browsers to start up on and redirect to search.smartaddressbar.com, home.smartaddressbar.com, start.smartaddressbar.com, and other potentially unwanted websites as well as suggest unwanted websites and keywords in the affected browser’s address bar.

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Cybersecurity April 3, 2013 6 min read

How To Remove Coupon Cactus Malware (CouponCactus Virus Removal Instructions – Adware)

The Coupon Cactus virus (CouponCactus virus) is a term for malware categorized as adware. The Coupon Cactus virus, alike other advertising serving platforms focuses on unethical coupon and deal type advertising, utilizes browser hijackers, such as a standalone Coupon Cactus add-on and extension, or third-party attachment, as well as other forms of software and files, to attach to internet browsers and alter internet browser settings without consent of the computer user. Coupon Cactus malware causes advertisements to pop-up while browsing the internet (CouponCactus pop-up), often when browsing deal based and retail websites such as Amazon.com.

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Cybersecurity April 3, 2013 6 min read

How To Remove The Govome Virus – Govome.com Redirect Malware (Hijacker)

The Govome virus is a term used for potential malware, categorized as a browser hijacker. The Govome virus changes internet browser settings, causing infected internet browsers to redirect to govome.com and other potentially unwanted websites Furthermore, the Govome virus may affect internet browser home page settings and shortcut icons, causing internet browsers to continuously start up on govome.com, even after removing the http://www.govome.com/ search engine from internal browser options. If you are infected with Govome malware, use the free Govome removal instructions provided in this article to remove malware affecting your system and stop your browsers from redirecting to govome.com.

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Cybersecurity April 2, 2013 4 min read

How To Remove The Coupon Caddy Virus – CouponCaddy Malware Removal (Adware)

Coupon Caddy is malware categorized as adware and is often referred to as the Coupon Caddy virus, CouponCaddy virus, Coupon Caddy browser hijacker, and other terms. The Coupon Caddy virus utilizes browser hijackers, including third-party browser add-ons, extensions, and toolbars to display pop up advertisements that display suspicious coupons and deals while browsing the internet. Just like other forms of adware, it has been reported that removing a third-party browser add-on or extension has also removed Coupon Caddy advertisements, or stopped CouponCaddy ads from popping up.

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Cybersecurity April 1, 2013 8 min read

How To Remove The Eazel Search Virus (Search.Eazel.com) – Remove EazelBar Malware (EazelBar Helper Browser Hijacker)

The Eazel Search virus, also referred to as the Eazel virus, Eazel malware, or Eazel redirect, is potentially malware categorized as a browser hijacker that causes internet browsers to redirect to search.eazel.com, eazel.com, and other websites. Eazel Search, or search.eazel.com is the search engine used by popular but suspicious download website Eazel.com. The Eazel Search virus may “infect” a computer without consent, often attaching the Eazel browser hijacker(s) Eazelbar, Eazel Smartbar, Eazelbar Helper, and other add-ons, extensions, and toolbars to popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer.

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Scams April 1, 2013 1 min read

Phishing Website: 356688.com

What is 356688.com (http://356688.com)? It has been documented that the domain name 356688.com (www.356688.com) and associated domain names listed on the same A records are used…

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Cybersecurity April 1, 2013 7 min read

How To Remove The Why Do I See This Page Virus – “Why do I see this page?” Browser Hijacker (Redirect)

Has your internet browser redirecting you to a black screen that says Why do I see this page? If so, you are likely infected with malware including a browser hijacker that changed your internet browser settings, and possibly your DNS IP settings. The Why do I see this page virus is a term used for malware that infects Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer, in order to redirect unsuspecting victims to a website that says Why do I see this page or screen or window with the same content. The Why do I see this page virus screen often pops up while browsing popular websites such as Facebook, eBay, Myspace, Tumblr, Twitter, Google, YouTube, IMDB, and many more.

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Cybersecurity March 31, 2013 4 min read

How To Remove Vibrant Media Advertisements

Vibrant Media in-text advertisements are non-malicious in-text advertisements that are potentially a nuisance to internet users. Vibrant Media advertisements appear on websites that have implemented the Vibrant Media code as hyper link text, otherwise known as in-text advertising or in-content advertising. Though Vibrant Media advertisements will not infect a computer with malicious payloads, nor bundle with additional browser hijackers, Vibrant Media takes after many annoying and malicious in-text platforms such as Text Enhance and can cause problems for internet users.

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Cybersecurity March 31, 2013 5 min read

How To Remove DealSpy Adware – Deal-Spy Virus Removal Instructions (Deal Spy Adware)

DealSpy (Deal Spy), often referred to as the Deal Spy virus, DealSpy virus, Deal-spy, or Deal Spy hijack, is malware categorized as adware, used to display unwanted pop-up advertisements. Deal Spy advertisements are usually brown advertisements that contain suspicious featured coupons and deals while the internet user is browsing the internet. The DealSpy virus pop-up advertisements may also contain links to the DealSpy website, possibly coupon-companion.com where Deal-Spy may attempt to persuade infected victims to “opt out” of Deal-Spy advertisements. Do not opt out of Deal Spy, instead remove DealSpy using the free instructions provided in this article. Opting out of any adware platform is never suggested.

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Cybersecurity March 31, 2013 8 min read

How To Remove The HolaSearch Virus – Remove Hola Toolbar (www.holasearch.com Redirect)

HolaSearch (www.holasearch.com) is malware categorized as a browser hijacker, that changes existing internet browser settings without permission of the computer owner, or in a manner that involves targeting and entrapping unsuspecting victims to indirect terms. HolaSearch, also referred to as the HolaSearch virus, iHola virus, Hola virus, Hola Toolbar hijacker, Hola Hola Toolbar, or Hola Search redirect, changes the home page and default search engine of web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. This causes infected internet browsers to redirect to www.holasearch.com and other websites, as well as start up on holasearch.com. A browser will redirect to holasearch.com if the internet user attempts to search the web or input a URL using the address bar (or omni bar).

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Cybersecurity March 30, 2013 4 min read

How To Remove AddLyrics Malware – AddLyrics Virus Removal Instructions

The AddLyrics browser attachment, that can be downloaded from www.addlyrics.net and other websites, is an alleged browser add-on and extension for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome that lets internet users experience music like never before (Their words). AddLyrics claims to let users find and display lyrics to any song on YouTube on the side of the screen. Though the AddLyrics add-on for IE and Firefox and the AddLyrics extension for Google Chrome, Add Lyrics may produce accurate lyrics results, AddLyrics is adware that entraps victims to unnecessary terms. Using downloading and installing the AddLyrics browser attachment will allow potential unethical parties to advertise at will on your computer system. Furthermore AddLyrics may install third-party software such such as additional adware and spyware (as already mentioned) to the computer system.

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