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How to remove Browsersecurecheck.com hijacker
10.03.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Browsersecurecheck.com has been identified as a hijacker that takes over one’s browsing and redirects a user to fraudulent payment web pages. Typically, people run into diverts to Browsersecurecheck.com if their systems get jacked up by backdoor trojans that hinder normal web-surfing. The common symptoms of Browsersecurecheck.com hijacker’s presence on your computer are as follows: Internet connection problems and inability to visit any websites other than the URL in question itself. Initially, victims get redirected to Browsersecurecheck.com/block.php which appears to notify them about the blocked Internet attack. In its turn, this falsified warning page redirects to a script meant for selling Antivirus 7 rogue anti-spyware which we analyzed yesterday (please check the link to learn more about this threat). Consequently, the hijacker involves you into the permanently repeating loop of browser redirecting activity. This is really annoying and hazardous in a way. The security hole opened by this hijacker will be potentially used by other infections to get inside. What is more, Browsersecurecheck.com will keep you from having normal Internet sessions unless you eliminate this problem by deleting the trojans that cause this whole issue in the first place. It sure goes without saying that Antivirus 7 which is being pushed through Browsersecurecheck.com must not be purchased. It is crimeware that tries to get hold of your money and run. All details as to the recommended actions in case Browsersecurecheck.com hijacker hits you are provided further.
How to remove Av-guru.microsoft.com hijacker
06.03.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
The only case you hit Av-guru.microsoft.com domain is if your computer is infected with phony anti-spyware. As a matter of fact, the technical background behind the URL in question might seem confusing to you first so allow us to provide info as comprehensive as possible. Av-guru.microsoft.com is not a real website in fact, it’s targeted simulation of trustworthiness associated with Microsoft. In other words, one is not able to visit Av-guru.microsoft.com if this URL is simply typed in the browser address line. The explanation lies in the scope of Antivirus Soft scareware being capable of modifying Windows HOSTS file on the infected Operating System. This sort of activity turns your web-surfing upside down as you will not be able to visit websites. When you try to go to some site of your own, you will keep getting Av-guru.microsoft.com instead. Now, let’s take a quick insight into what this page looks like. It’s a counterfeit warning site that poses as Internet Explorer alert. It tells you that some unsafe Internet activity has been intercepted so you will be recommended to click one of the options available on the bottom. Once you do you will get to see another site associated with Antivirus Soft. It’s Av-guru.net and it appears to be Antivirus Soft official website. That’s exactly where hackers intended Av-guru.microsoft.com to direct you. Av-guru.net prompts people to register Antivirus Soft licensed copy but you should not do that. Or else you will simply waste a pretty sum of money and put your PC in big jeopardy. This is all why we advise you to treat Av-guru.microsoft.com site with caution. It’s a browser hijack implementer that ought to be avoided. In case your browser is taking you to Av-guru.microsoft.com, it’s necessary to perform a system scan with a trusted antivirus application to find and eliminate all unwanted parasites.
How to remove Av-guru.net hijacker
05.03.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
What’s particular about Av-guru.net is the fact that it appears to be one of the multiple domains involved in promotion of scareware. Actually, it’s quite safe to visit Av-guru.net through typing its URL in your browser address field; if you do you can see that it’s about Antivirus Soft which is stated to be a really useful tool for one’s computer protection. Even the slogan “Protecting every second” implies that Antivirus Soft is safe and reliable. But that’s just the first impression which can often turn out misleading. The software being pimped on Av-guru.net is in fact rogue anti-spyware which targets workstations to eventually make people pay some money. This website under analysis turns into a real bug if you go there resulting from a browser redirect implemented by Antivirus Soft after it infiltrates your computer. In that case, you are very unlikely to be able to surf the Internet in a regular unhampered way. A random site you will try to go to will be automatically replaced by Av-guru.net. By the way, a certain URL extension of Av-guru.net may bring you to a bogus alert page which is shown on screenshot 2 below. The overwhelming idea of Av-guru.net and sibling insecure domains is to artificially generate traffic to online pages that distribute the paid commercial version of Antivirus Soft. So first, this rogueware scares you to make you start thinking something is amiss. Then, it’s Av-guru.net’s turn to make the finishing strokes and tell you that Antivirus Soft is the right tool for you to use for spyware defense (which is beyond doubt a deceitful statement). So if you get forcibly navigated to Av-guru.net it means you have some trojans on board. Resolving this issue is possible through a system cleanup procedure which will eliminate all threats that could potentially be causing this disgusting browser activity.
How to remove Avcommand.net hijacker
01.03.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Avcommand.net website has been an issue of many PC users’ concern lately. The seemingly harmless and quite appealing site in question is in fact an aggressive malvertiser of fake security software. Avcommand.net is pushing Antivirus Soft program – a nasty rogue anti-spyware application. So basically if your browser is redirecting you to Avcommand.net it means there is a more serious parasite on your computer than this hijacker alone. Antivirus Soft scareware breaks into your private cyber life without asking for any permission, and does that using trojan horses of backdoor types. It’s these tiny infections to blame for HOSTS file distortion and browser settings modification. You will consequently have some hard time trying to browser the Internet because almost every site you attempt to visit will be substituted by Avcommand.microsoft.com and, in the long run, Avcommand.net, the former being a counterfeit warning page in no way related with Microsoft (it’s just a product of manipulation with some web-surfing settings) and the latter – the official domain supporting Antivirus Soft scam. Your browser is being thus impudently rerouted in order to force you into eventually purchasing Antivirus Soft licensed version which goes in three different variations depending on the period of this license and some additional features. But you should never expect any real virus protection services from programs like Antivirus Soft. Rogue anti-spywares do not help defend your PC at all, you know. To prevent this malware from diverting your web sessions to Avcommand.net, you need to spot and delete the trojans that cause this whole mess. And chances are you’ve got Antivirus Soft trialware on your machine by this time already, so you might want to check your PC for that crimeware concurrently.
How to remove Generalscansite.com hijacker
27.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Generalscansite.com is another scam site that conceals a downloader of Live Enterprise Suite rogue software. Generalscansite.com is quite tricky since it can jack up your Internet Explorer home page and make you visit its domain regardless of whether you feel like it or not. It’s the job of sneaky trojan horses to cause this browser redirect phenomenon. Once you visit Generalscansite.com you get a bunch of pop-ups that tell you about some sort of malware activity found. Then, you see ‘its majesty’ online scan which is nothing but a dummy animation targeting credulous people’s conscience. This scan supposedly runs in real time and, when through, gives you a full picture of security status of your system. It certainly makes no sense at all believing a single one of the spyware detection reports triggered by Generalscansite.com. The numerous trojans, worms and other risks are not on your workstation for real. This type of deceptive activity pursues the aim to get you hitting the button that suggests you to get rid of these threats. Once you do that, Generalscansite.com will connect to the fraudulent server and start extracting files of Live Enterprise Suite scareware. So this whole browser hijack activity implemented by Generalscansite.com is nothing but a cunning attempt to make you install and eventually purchase Live Enterprise Suite malware. If you are getting forcibly navigated to Generalscansite.com, here is what you should refrain from doing. Do not click any options there except ‘Cancel’ and the browser x button which closes the tab/window. You should be quick though because the ads will be permanently popping up. Another advice which is essential is to get your system cleared from Generalscansite.com related trojans.
How to remove Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz hijacker
27.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
This article is to inform our readers that Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz is a dangerous website which is full of embedded trojans and encouraging rogue software downloads. The site in question is one of the many domains distributing Security essentials 2010 fake antivirus program. The principle of Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz activity has no particular novelty. Once the above rogueware secretly enters your Operating System, it hijacks the web browser to subsequently divert your Internet sessions to a fake scan that supposedly checks your workstation for unsafe malware activity in real time. Unfortunately, Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz doesn’t really scan your PC for infections. It’s a primitive HTML script that displays the exact same ‘picture’ each time people hit it. We have ventured to visit Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz from our lab machine, and here is what we got. If you pay attention at the snapshot right below here, you can see that the image is a resemblance of My Computer Windows interface. And that’s the trick – Security essentials 2010 scare tool tries to make it appear as if you were seeing a scanner which is really running through your computer’s drives. It’s not true though. Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz will always display the identical scan report regardless of the computer it ‘runs’ on. It only frightens you into thinking that your computer is in danger. Then, Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz recommends you to launch the setup of Security essentials 2010, and if you fall for this you will get yourself a big problem which is hard to get rid of. This rogueware won’t stop until it gets you buying its full commercial version. Anyway, you must not let the scammers damage your system and get your money. So do avoid adhering to any instructions you might receive on Mega-scan-pc-new14.biz. If you are having a browser redirect issue, remove the hijacker using our tips listed under this post.
How to remove Secure-your-pc.info hijacker
26.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Please avoid Secure-your-pc.info (or Scanner.secure-your-pc.info) website since it is a fraudulent one. Secure-your-pc.info is known to have relation with the counterfeit anti-spyware application with a very tricky name – it’s called Antivirus. Since this program has nothing at all to do with the computer security ensuring, it can’t possibly spread in any way other than blackhat SEO and hence browser hijack activity. Scanner.secure-your-pc.info is one of such targeted sites, being in fact a bogus scanner page (see the corresponding screenshot below). There is basically only one way for a user to hit Secure-your-pc.info, and it’s trojan-originating browser settings reconfiguring. The nasty trojan horses modify your browser configuration making you visit sites you don’t want to visit. Each time you stumble upon Secure-your-pc.info browser redirect, you get to see some pop-ups first. These admittedly falsified alerts are trying to warn you of some security risks found on your computer. Whichever option of these ads you chance to click, you’ll inevitably end up seeing a scan which insinuates that you have a number of critical malware issues that have to be taken care of. Secure-your-pc.info will prompt you the remedy of its own for your problems, which is the full version of Antivirus. Keeping in mind that, like we mentioned above, Antivirus is scam software posing as a genuine anti-malware solution, you must not believe any prompts recommending you to pay for that one. Not only will Antivirus help you none, it will as well affect every PC-related process you run and aggravate your overall security situation. Secure-your-pc.info is a must-delete hijacker so do not linger and get rid of it.
How to remove Total-scan.com hijacker
25.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
The abnormal site assigned Total-scan.com URL is not safe to visit. It has been noticed to promote dangerous software disguised as a real antivirus solution. This pseudo AV application in question is called Security Tool, and it is in no way associated with computer defense providing function. Security Tool does a lot of things that regular programs of its kind never do. It breaks into your computer without asking if you object to that. It is simply a matter of trojan horse employment to go ahead and compromise a random PC without the user’s acknowledgement. Security Tool has the following mission: to make you think something is seriously amiss with your workstation. It displays untrue spyware exposure reports so as to intimidate you. Among these side effects of this rogue’s activity, browser hijack is one of the basics. You web surfing appears to be hacked up and frequently redirected to deceptive scan websites, Total-scan.com being one of them. Do not get scared or surprised to see alarming pop-ups at Total-scan.com that tell you about some signs of malware presence on your computer. Well, to some extent those alerts are true but only regarding the concealed fact that your PC is injected with Security Tool, i.e. the scareware which is directly affiliated with Total-scan.com. The domain in question is designed to look like a scan running in real time and sort of seeking viruses and other potential threats on your computer. At the end of this misleading scan, there’s always a downloader pop-up which, if clicked, leads to installation of Security Tool and subsequently purchasing its license. Be smart and abstain from taking Total-scan.com scan results for granted. That’s a scam site promoting fake anti-spyware. Total-scan.com hijacker deletion procedure is described further.
How to remove Antivirus-power.com hijacker
23.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
The malicious thing about Antivirus-power.com website lies in the depth of what kind of software it promotes. Actually, that domain is safe by itself, which means you can visit it without any particular probability of getting infected. It gets worse though if you are being redirected to Antivirus-power.com. We do mean it – people might experience forcible browser navigation diverts to the site under analysis. For what reason might that be happening? In order to advertise Antivirus Live 2010 scareware and push people into buying it. So let’s describe the whole underhand procedure from the very start. First, it’s an issue of a trojan virus compromising your computer system. Amongst the rest of its activity, this trojan horse affects those system parameters which are in charge of browsing specificity. These are the Hosts file, browser settings and perhaps even proxy configuration. This sort of preliminary action will result in some unwanted web-surfing changes. Your browser will start acting up and take you to websites that are associated with rogue security programs. Antivirus-power.com is one of the URLs involved. That site appears to advertise Antivirus Live 2010 as ‘the ideal security solution for businesses’. None of this is true though. Antivirus Live 2010 is anything but a working defense tool; it is incapable of fulfilling what it promises and does nothing to actually protect your computer from malware out there. Oh, and one more thing: don’t ever fall for the appeal of websites you visit. Judging a site by the way it looks is wrong. Antivirus-power.com actually seems neat and trusty, which it’s not at all in fact. Visiting Antivirus-power.com domain at random is some troubling news. If so, you should remove this hijacker, i.e. delete the trojans redirecting your browser.
How to remove Av-protect.com hijacker
23.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Av-protect.com (aka Av-protect.microsoft.com) is not just some domain name amongst millions of others; it stands aside being also a vicious computer infection that blocks Internet access and makes you visit unwanted and potentially contagious websites. This hijacker is being employed to maintain the belligerent malvertising of Antivirus Soft program. To get things more clear here, allow us to provide a really brief description of the software we mentioned. Antivirus Soft is rogue. This means it comes into your system without invitation using trojans. Once in there, Antivirus Soft does its best to have your computer system act up. You will get your Registry corrupted, your files messed up and your web access much restricted. Not to mention the numerous fake ads and phony scanners that keep annoyingly telling you that your machine is at great risk and needs a fix. Now, let’s get back to the main issue of this particular entry. Antivirus Soft tends to modify Windows HOSTS file and enters its own information there. The rogueware will assign Av-protect.microsoft.com URL to an IP address registered by cyber criminals to promote their worthless tools. Of course, Av-protect.microsoft.com is not a domain that actually exists. It’s only accessible from a computer which is Antivirus Soft struck. After all the above-mentioned manipulations are complete, you will get to experience serious browsing problems. Whenever you try to go to random sites, you will end up on Av-protect.microsoft.com/block.php which tries to warn you about insecure Internet activity. In its turn, Av-protect.microsoft.com redirects to Av-protect.com proper – and that is the site where you will be suggested to fill out some credit card details so as to get yourself a licensed copy of Antivirus Soft. So this looks like some sort of a loop, doesn’t it? In order to cease these troubling browser redirects, you must remove the trojan horses that settled down deep in your system and keep on playing havoc with your web-surfing.
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