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Scams 3 min read

Facebook Scam: Facebook Red Scam (Change Your Facebook Template R3D Scam)

One of the most <em>popular <a title="http://botcrawl.com/tag/facebook/" href="http://botcrawl.com/tag/facebook/">Facebook</a> <a title="http://botcrawl.com/tag/scams/" href="http://botcrawl.com/tag/scams/">scams</a> in early 2013</em> is the change your Facebook red scam, also referred to as the Facebook Red Scam, Facebook R3D scam. The Facebook Red scam works different ways, be that clicking a link associated with Facebook Red and Facebook Red posts may <strong>install malware to the computer system</strong> and internet browser including adware, browser hijackers, and spyware. The Facebook Red scam may even direct the Facebook user to an unwanted survey, direct the Facebook user to a website hosting additional malware or drive-by download website, and/or simply not perform as advertised, meaning the Facebook Red <strong>will not actually turn your Facebook template color from blue to red.</strong>

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Cybersecurity 4 min read

How To Remove The UK Police Virus – Fake United Kingdom Police Ransomware Removal Instructions

The UK Police virus, also referred to as the United Kingdom Police virus, or Police Central e-crime Unit virus, is malware categorized as ransomware that illegitimately disguises as the United Kingdom Police (UK Police) and blocks access to the infected computer system using a full screen page, which alleges the PC is blocked due to violating Copyright and related laws (infringing Article 128 of the Criminal Code of Great Britain , viewing or distributing prohibited pornography (including child Porn/Zoophillia article 202), and other laws, including simple computer negligence. Cyber criminals utilizing the UK Police virus and ransomware in general use this tactic of unethical social engineering to persuade unsuspecting victims to pay a minimum fine between 200€ and 500€ using Ukash or Paysafecard credit voucher services.

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Cybersecurity 8 min read

How To Remove The Fast Address Bar Virus – Stop Search.fastaddressbar.com Redirect – Uninstall Fast Address Bar Add-on

Fast Address Bar, also referred to as the Fastaddressbar virus, Fast Address Bar virus, and search.fastaddressbar.com redirect virus, is malware categorized as a browser hijacker that voluntarily or entraps victims to change existing Internet browser settings such as the home page and default search engine, causing internet browsers to start up on and redirect to search.fastaddressbar.com and other websites.

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Search Engine Optimization 3 min read

Email Phishing Alert: Fake AT&T Customer Care “Your AT&T wireless bill is ready to view” email spam

Be on the look out for fraudulent emails sent by cyber criminals, attempting to disguise as AT&T in order to persuade unsuspecting victims to click links contained in the fake AT&T Customer Care email. The dangerous email contains links that initiate the installment of malware, including spyware and Trojans, or direct the victim of the phishing attack to unwanted websites that may contain additional malware, or promote the victim click-through links in order to generate an unethical revenue stream via third party platforms and programs.

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Search Engine Optimization 5 min read

Malware Phishing Alert: Fake “Payment Confirmation” Email Spam

Cyber criminals behind the fake Payment Confirmation email utilize malicious black hat tactics including email phishing, in which the attackers send fraudulent email messages to their victims in attempt to persuade them to click malicious links or download malicious files in order to infect a computer system with malware, such as spyware and Trojans that are used to collect sensitive information, including credit card numbers and identification information, and minuscule data such as browser activity and browser history (in order to accommodate a potentially undetected adware campaign).

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Cybersecurity 7 min read

How To Remove The BearShare Virus – Instructions To Uninstall BearShare Browser Hijacker Malware

BearShare (bearshare.com) is malware (often refered to as the BearShare virus), categorized as a browser hijacker, allegedly used to download free music. The downside to using the BearShare music application is that BearShare primarily bundles with third party malware and utilizes unethical black-hat tactics, including social engineering to persuade unsuspecting victims to download and use the BearShare or download the Bearshare application to the computer system without permission, in order to collect sensitive information, redirect users to search.bearshare.net, start.bearshare.com, home.bearshare.com, default.bearshare.com, bearshare.net, ask.com, and/or install additional third party software, such as adware, spyware, worms, and Trojans.

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Windows 4 min read

How to block advertisements and malicious resources with Windows hosts file

Specially crafted entries in Windows hosts file and additional custom replacement hosts files (relating to size and performance) can be utilized to block online advertisements, or the domains of known malicious resources and servers that contain, consist, or relate to adware, spyware, botnets and other forms of malware and cyber criminal activity. Blocking malicious sources can be achieved by adding entries into the hosts file for the malicious domains to redirect requests over to another domain that does not exist or to a harmless destination such as a localhost or security tracker.

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Cybersecurity 8 min read

How To Remove The FBDownloader Virus – Search.fbdownloader.com Redirection Virus – Uninstall FBDownloader Malware

The FBDownloader virus is a common term used to describe FBDownloader malware, also referred to as the FBDownloader redirect virus. The FBDownloader virus is malware categorized as a browser hijacker that changes existing browser settings without permission of the computer owner and user, causing infected internet browsers to redirect to search.fbdownloader.com, start.fbdownloader.com, home.fbdownloader.com, and other fbdownloader.com web addresses, as well as associated third party domain names. The FBDownloader virus also changes the home page of affected browsers, which in turn causes browsers to start up on search.fbdownloader.com and similar addresses detailed above.

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Cybersecurity 6 min read

How To Remove The MaxWebSearch Virus – Maxwebsearch.com Redirection Virus Removal Instructions

MaxWebSearch.com (also referred to as the MaxWebSearch virus) is an unethical website, and malware categorized as a browser hijacker, that poses as a legitimate search engine in order to extort or generate a revenue stream by bundling with third party malware applications, including adware, spyware, and browser hijackers, or by displaying extraneous sponsored search results and links, as well as utilizing cost-per-click affiliations without principal.

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Cybersecurity 5 min read

How To Remove The Smart Security Virus – Uninstall Rogue Antivirus Software (Smart Security Malware)

Smart Security is a fake and malicious Antivirus program considered rogue software or Scareware and is often referred to as the Smart Security virus, or the designed to protect virus. The Smart Security virus uses social engineering to cause the perception of computer issues and threats, in order to target unsuspecting victims into purchasing fraudulent “full time protection” by activating Smart Security. In other words, the rogue Smart Security program displays fake notifications, alerting the computer user of issues and threats that do not exist, including messages that urge the user to activate the Smart Security program due to a low protection level, firewall issues, malware, and a series of fraudulent computer requirements. Fake notifications displayed by Smart Security may pop-up on the bottom right of the desktop, appear in a pop-up window, or simply be displayed on the fake software’s interface.

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Cybersecurity 4 min read

How To Remove The Child Pornography Virus – Child Porn Malware Removal Instructions

The Child Porn virus is a term used to describe a form of malware categorized as ransomware that utilizes Trojan horses to infect a computer system in order to restrict access to the operating system, display a full-screen page or window that states the computer was used in illegal online activity involving the collection and/or distribution of child pornography, and demand a fine be paid in order to gain access to the computer system again via credit card and credit services and vouchers such as Moneypak, Paysafecard, Ukash, and Ultimategame cards.

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Cybersecurity 5 min read

How To Remove The Onewebsearch Virus – Onewebsearch.com Redirection Virus Removal Instructions

Onewebsearch, referred to as the onewebsearch virus, or onewebsearch.com redirection virus is the symptom of malware, categorized as a browser hijacker. Onewebsearch utilizes browser hijackers and black-hat techniques to attach to or infect a computer system and internet browser without permission, which in turn causes internet browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer to redirect to onewebsearch.com, search.onewebsearch.com, home.onewebsearch.com, start.onewebsearch.com, related web pages, and third party domain names.

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