Step-by-Step Malware Removal Instructions

Searchandshopping.org Redirect
Browser Hijacker

Searchandshopping.org Redirect

Searchandshopping.org is a fake search engine. In most cases, fake search engines are promoted through browser hijackers designed to make changes in the settings of the hijacked browsers. Users often install apps of this type inadvertently. For this reason, they are called potentially unwanted app

Sweepstakessurvey.org Ads
Notification Spam

Sweepstakessurvey.org Ads

Sweepstakessurvey[.]org is an untrustworthy website designed to load dubious content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable and malicious) pages. There are thousands of such rogue sites on the Web; fresh-content.biz, allactualjournal.com, alert-defen

Sasmotia.com Ads
Notification Spam

Sasmotia.com Ads

Sasmotia[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to open other dubious sites and to lure visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. It is uncommon for pages of this type to be visited intentionally. A couple of examples of other similar sites are fresh-content[.]biz, allactualjournal[

Dark Place Adware
Adware

Dark Place Adware

Dark place is a rogue browser extension promising to create a dark mode for simple websites. Instead, this piece of software operates as adware. Due to the questionable methods used to distribute adware-type products, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). A

Encoded01 Ransomware
Ransomware

Encoded01 Ransomware

Encoded01 (also known as Sugar) is ransomware that encrypts files and creates the "BackFiles_encoded01.txt" file containing instructions on how to contact the attackers. It also appends the ".encoded01" extension to filenames. For example, it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.encoded01", "2.jpg" to "2.jpg

V4cnyy Ransomware
Ransomware

V4cnyy Ransomware

V4cnyy is a piece of malicious software categorized as ransomware. It is designed to encrypt data (render files inaccessible) and demand ransoms for the decryption. Affected files are appended with a ".v4cnyy" extension. For example, a file initially named "1.jpg" would appear as "1.jpg.v4cnyy",

Ytop1.com Suspicious Website
Adware

Ytop1.com Suspicious Website

Ytop1[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to allow users to convert videos from media platform links (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, etc.) - to downloadable audio (MP3) files. This site infringes copyright laws, but it also employs rogue advertising networks as a monetization technique. These net

Protectnconnection.icu POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Protectnconnection.icu POP-UP Scam (Mac)

The purpose of protectnconnection[.]icu page is to trick its visitors into downloading (and then installing) a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that is supposed to remove detected viruses. Protectnconnection[.]icu is an untrustworthy page that uses a scare tactic to promote questionable so

UnitNetwork Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

UnitNetwork Adware (Mac)

UnitNetwork is a rogue app classified as adware. It also operates as a browser hijacker. Since most users inadvertently download/install such apps, they are also considered to be PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). Adware can display pop-ups, banners, coupons, and other intrusive a

AddSystem Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

AddSystem Adware (Mac)

AddSystem displays advertisements and changes web browser's settings to promote a fake search engine. This app functions as adware and a browser hijacker. A big part of apps of this kind gets installed unintentionally. Thus, AddSystem and similar apps are categorized as potentially unwanted appl